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Top of the line in your mind... GT/CS Vs 5.0 w/Brembos
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<blockquote data-quote="Torch10th" data-source="post: 10340049" data-attributes="member: 15703"><p>Technically, you're correct. All things being equal, the larger swept area of the larger rotor provides additional brake torque which helps stop a car quicker.</p><p></p><p>However not everything is equal. The standard brakes are more than powerful enough to lock up the wheels and tires. Adding bigger brakes just makes it easier to lock up the wheels. You don't actually stop any faster.</p><p></p><p>To actually reduce stopping distance in this situation you have to look at what's actually contacting the road...the tires. In the case of brembo vs non-brembo cars the reason we see about a 4-5 foot difference in stopping distance isn't because of the larger brembo brakes, but because of the stickier summer only tires that are found on that package.</p><p></p><p>Where larger brakes shine over smaller ones is repeatability. The larger rotors and pads can sink and dissipate more heat which means it's harder for them to induce fade. Important for anyone doing repeated harsh stops, like that of an auto x or open tracker. Or anybody that tends to abuse their brakes in public.</p><p></p><p>The multiple piston calipers also tend to provide more even distribution of braking forces thus providing better wear of the pads while also improving feel and creating a more progressive clamping force on the rotors.</p><p></p><p>I know that drag racers like small brakes, but I gotta tell you, I would have upgraded brakes on such a car. I've been in round-robyn situations enough to know that even in drag racing, brakes that are capable of repeated stops with little cool-down can be necessary. Less you like digging your car out of the gravel pit.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Torch10th, post: 10340049, member: 15703"] Technically, you're correct. All things being equal, the larger swept area of the larger rotor provides additional brake torque which helps stop a car quicker. However not everything is equal. The standard brakes are more than powerful enough to lock up the wheels and tires. Adding bigger brakes just makes it easier to lock up the wheels. You don't actually stop any faster. To actually reduce stopping distance in this situation you have to look at what's actually contacting the road...the tires. In the case of brembo vs non-brembo cars the reason we see about a 4-5 foot difference in stopping distance isn't because of the larger brembo brakes, but because of the stickier summer only tires that are found on that package. Where larger brakes shine over smaller ones is repeatability. The larger rotors and pads can sink and dissipate more heat which means it's harder for them to induce fade. Important for anyone doing repeated harsh stops, like that of an auto x or open tracker. Or anybody that tends to abuse their brakes in public. The multiple piston calipers also tend to provide more even distribution of braking forces thus providing better wear of the pads while also improving feel and creating a more progressive clamping force on the rotors. I know that drag racers like small brakes, but I gotta tell you, I would have upgraded brakes on such a car. I've been in round-robyn situations enough to know that even in drag racing, brakes that are capable of repeated stops with little cool-down can be necessary. Less you like digging your car out of the gravel pit. [/QUOTE]
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