Evo build help, looking for 650+awhp
May 24, 2012, 09:36 PM
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Are you planning to drag race or will you occasionally want to slow down and turn?
If you're going to track the car, you'll end up much happier balancing your spending in some manner, like 6K for power, 4K in brakes, and 5K in suspension. A responsive 400-450whp track car would be more reliable, streetable, and safer. That's just my assessment, everyone can have their own vision.
If you're going to track the car, you'll end up much happier balancing your spending in some manner, like 6K for power, 4K in brakes, and 5K in suspension. A responsive 400-450whp track car would be more reliable, streetable, and safer. That's just my assessment, everyone can have their own vision.
May 25, 2012, 01:33 AM
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Are you planning to drag race or will you occasionally want to slow down and turn?
If you're going to track the car, you'll end up much happier balancing your spending in some manner, like 6K for power, 4K in brakes, and 5K in suspension. A responsive 400-450whp track car would be more reliable, streetable, and safer. That's just my assessment, everyone can have their own vision.
If you're going to track the car, you'll end up much happier balancing your spending in some manner, like 6K for power, 4K in brakes, and 5K in suspension. A responsive 400-450whp track car would be more reliable, streetable, and safer. That's just my assessment, everyone can have their own vision.
May 25, 2012, 06:22 AM
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Man I am glad I didn't buy brakes where you did. I have Racing Brakes 2 piece rotors and pads for my car and stock Brembo's and it was no where near 4k for them. There is no point on swapping out a 4 piston caliper for anything different being the evo stoppes pretty damn well from the factor, then add the better pads and rotors 10 times better. Just some food for thought.
May 25, 2012, 12:49 PM
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Man I am glad I didn't buy brakes where you did. I have Racing Brakes 2 piece rotors and pads for my car and stock Brembo's and it was no where near 4k for them. There is no point on swapping out a 4 piston caliper for anything different being the evo stoppes pretty damn well from the factor, then add the better pads and rotors 10 times better. Just some food for thought.
For 4K or less, it's possible to get a front BBK (if you wish), slotted rear rotors, pads, SS lines, high-temp fluid, and cooling ducts.
I will be upgrading to stock-sized RB 2-pc front rotors someday, how do you like them?
May 25, 2012, 01:03 PM
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I haven't spent 4K on brakes, that was just a suggestion on how to proportion the 15K of his build budget. I've only replaced the lines and pads on my car so far.
For 4K or less, it's possible to get a front BBK (if you wish), slotted rear rotors, pads, SS lines, high-temp fluid, and cooling ducts.
I will be upgrading to stock-sized RB 2-pc front rotors someday, how do you like them?
For 4K or less, it's possible to get a front BBK (if you wish), slotted rear rotors, pads, SS lines, high-temp fluid, and cooling ducts.
I will be upgrading to stock-sized RB 2-pc front rotors someday, how do you like them?
. I like them alot. The stopping is amazing, but with the ceramic pads they tend to be a bit noisey. I have to respray them with anti squeel so they stop being so loud. If I were to do it over again I would step down on the pads being I don't need that much stopping force. All in all pending on what rotors you go with the 2 piece makes it real easy on the wallet when it comes to just buying the outters. I do not use the ducts being I feel they aren't needed for daily driving, but once the car is where I want it and get to the track I may put them in. All in all A+++++ for brakes 
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