That's all good that they "should" be an improvement over stock. What evidence do you have of this? The only brake upgrade I have heard of that many people do is on the BMW M3 (E36) to Porsche calipers and rotors. This is a much beefier unit which cool so well, man M3 owners had to block their stock brake cooling vents because the pads would never get to full operating temperature on the racetrack! Now those R brakes, folks.
I was simply stating that I would like more evidence of the Baer's being a major improvement over stock SVT brakes before I plunked down that kind of money. I guess you guys have the requisite $900-$1200 to pay for new Baer brakes as if its chump change. PLUS, if you really want to speak as if you know what you're talking about here, you need to tack on an average of $2000 for the 17" wheels and tires that you will need to clear these calipers. Sheesh.
I know Dave Z tracks his car significantly so he knows what he's talking about. But anyone else here who does not flog their SVT on the racetrack shouldn't be giving the advice of "well, they're Baer's and they cost alot of money, so they must be good...". I would put my stock brakes with ATE Super Blu fluid, Powerstop rotors or stock rotors, and the track pads I run (Carbotech Panther compound) against the Baer's any day. I would predict they would come very close to the Baer's in stopping ability up until they fade.
AND, with adequate cooling to the fronts to reduce said fade, I would bet they are 90% of the Baer's or more. The average driver is NEVER going to know the difference on the race track, and the average driver is not going to take his car off of the street onto a track.
If you don't believe me on any of this, go to Grassroots Motorsports webpage and read this article on improving brake performance. New pads with adequate cooling can be light years ahead of stock brakes without needing to spend all the money on a whole new setup.
http://www.grassrootsmotorsports.com/brakes.html My 2 cents, and thanks for reading this far.
Originally posted by MLT:
The calipers that come with the 13" rotor are 2 piston, which should be an improvement over the single piston calipers which come stock on the SVT.
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Adam Wilson
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