new brakes
Nice .... congrats 
12-30-2008, 06:10 PM
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the rep said they are better built. that the brembo's on the GTR are OEM brembo, that these are a better performing brake setup. that the aftermarket brembo is not the same as OEM brembo. id have to ask exact specifics.
12-30-2008, 06:53 PM
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I'm not calling you out because if I had the money to buy em I would just to drive to work and back.
12-30-2008, 06:54 PM
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I'd ask for specifics if I were sepnding that cash! They are likely forged from a stronger alloy for extra stiffnes. The only countries that can work this alloy are Japan and those in Europe. China or Taiwan can't produce this product. I have a write up about monoblocks in my blog....
Monoblock Caliper Article
Monoblock Caliper Article
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12-30-2008, 08:21 PM
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I'd ask for specifics if I were sepnding that cash! They are likely forged from a stronger alloy for extra stiffnes. The only countries that can work this alloy are Japan and those in Europe. China or Taiwan can't produce this product. I have a write up about monoblocks in my blog....
Monoblock Caliper Article
Monoblock Caliper Article
Would be nice to see some graphs that show the effects of increased elasticity as aluminum heats up and its effect on braking power, especially using some real world data.
Edit:
Did alil more research on this and if anyone is interested in reading here are some M.E. research papers
http://soar.wichita.edu/dspace/bitst...1/1/t07057.pdf (FEA Analysis of Caliper Material)
http://soar.wichita.edu/dspace/bitst...0/1/t05037.pdf (Thermal Analysis of Caliper)
Interesting note in the second paper the author talks about using a Titanium backing plate on the pads to reduce heat transfer to calipers
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01-02-2009, 07:06 PM
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Great write-up Jet. That article is very informative with plenty of data to back it up.
Would be nice to see some graphs that show the effects of increased elasticity as aluminum heats up and its effect on braking power, especially using some real world data.
Edit:
Did alil more research on this and if anyone is interested in reading here are some M.E. research papers
http://soar.wichita.edu/dspace/bitst...1/1/t07057.pdf (FEA Analysis of Caliper Material)
http://soar.wichita.edu/dspace/bitst...0/1/t05037.pdf (Thermal Analysis of Caliper)
Interesting note in the second paper the author talks about using a Titanium backing plate on the pads to reduce heat transfer to calipers
Would be nice to see some graphs that show the effects of increased elasticity as aluminum heats up and its effect on braking power, especially using some real world data.
Edit:
Did alil more research on this and if anyone is interested in reading here are some M.E. research papers
http://soar.wichita.edu/dspace/bitst...1/1/t07057.pdf (FEA Analysis of Caliper Material)
http://soar.wichita.edu/dspace/bitst...0/1/t05037.pdf (Thermal Analysis of Caliper)
Interesting note in the second paper the author talks about using a Titanium backing plate on the pads to reduce heat transfer to calipers
01-02-2009, 10:07 PM
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Unless you fade your current brakes every time you track, or boil your brake fluid, there is no need for upgraded brakes.
But those look freaking hot. Post installed pics ASAP...
But those look freaking hot. Post installed pics ASAP...
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I'd ask for specifics if I were sepnding that cash! They are likely forged from a stronger alloy for extra stiffnes. The only countries that can work this alloy are Japan and those in Europe. China or Taiwan can't produce this product. I have a write up about monoblocks in my blog....
Monoblock Caliper Article
Monoblock Caliper Article
great article... how to spot 2 piece caliper vs 1 piece caliper with naked eyes? is the 2 piece has more bulge based on the pics you posted?
01-04-2009, 07:36 AM
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Geez, I would love to have OEM brembos! Be thankful you didn't get the stock Nissan brakes on your car originally. There are certainly a lot of ballers on this site that can afford the nice toys! Nice looking stuff for sure.
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Scary stuff, I need an upgrade