Brembo brake swap w/ pics
06-08-2004, 09:33 AM
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Brembo brake swap w/ pics
Thanks to lotus, FB-350, and packman22 for these. i am now the 4th owner (but only second user) of these brakes. see the sig below for details. exact same set-up lotus used to have.
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06-08-2004, 10:54 AM
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How does they feel? What did you pay? Was it just simple bolt-on?
What the weight difference from stock?
Is it okay for VSC and TCS, I mean systems doesn't know brakes are different now...
What the weight difference from stock?
Is it okay for VSC and TCS, I mean systems doesn't know brakes are different now...
06-08-2004, 12:17 PM
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they feel great. seem to stop harder, but it might just be in my mind. i know the stopping distance numbers where only a couple of feet shorter in tests with the brembos compared to the stockers. however, the real change i am looking for is in track use. i know they will be much better. hell, almost anything would be better.
paid just north of $2000. sounds expensive, but considering it includes rotors which cost $900, lines that cost >$100 and pads that cost >$150, it's not so bad. hell, i have seen people pay up to $2000 just for the original stuff.
it was a direct bolt-on. same mounting brackets, just different bolts on the rear. i wouldn't call it simple, just because it is time consuming and frustrating (esp. if you can't get the old rotors off like me).
weight difference, i don't know. didn't measure. i'm sure it cost me a couple of horsepower, but i'm not concerned.
it has been fine for my TCS. i don't have VDC, so i can't speak to that.
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paid just north of $2000. sounds expensive, but considering it includes rotors which cost $900, lines that cost >$100 and pads that cost >$150, it's not so bad. hell, i have seen people pay up to $2000 just for the original stuff.
it was a direct bolt-on. same mounting brackets, just different bolts on the rear. i wouldn't call it simple, just because it is time consuming and frustrating (esp. if you can't get the old rotors off like me).
weight difference, i don't know. didn't measure. i'm sure it cost me a couple of horsepower, but i'm not concerned.
it has been fine for my TCS. i don't have VDC, so i can't speak to that.
thanks.
sean
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06-08-2004, 02:17 PM
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Your car looks great. $2k for that 4 wheel kit is a great price. They will offer you quite a bit more heat capacity than the base brake system...and they look about 1000 times better. 
06-08-2004, 07:03 PM
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J Ritt...i couldn't agree more. thanks!
dumbcurse...i bought them from a fellow my350z member V35. he had GT-C's or GT-7's and wanted different centercaps. alot of people, including Makin (the US distributor for Volk) said they wouldn't fit the TE-37's. thankfully, they were wrong.
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dumbcurse...i bought them from a fellow my350z member V35. he had GT-C's or GT-7's and wanted different centercaps. alot of people, including Makin (the US distributor for Volk) said they wouldn't fit the TE-37's. thankfully, they were wrong.
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06-08-2004, 07:46 PM
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Originally posted by bigdaddy
J Ritt...i couldn't agree more. thanks!
dumbcurse...i bought them from a fellow my350z member V35. he had GT-C's or GT-7's and wanted different centercaps. alot of people, including Makin (the US distributor for Volk) said they wouldn't fit the TE-37's. thankfully, they were wrong.
sean
J Ritt...i couldn't agree more. thanks!
dumbcurse...i bought them from a fellow my350z member V35. he had GT-C's or GT-7's and wanted different centercaps. alot of people, including Makin (the US distributor for Volk) said they wouldn't fit the TE-37's. thankfully, they were wrong.
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06-09-2004, 07:23 AM
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Thanks guys for the center cap info.
I ordered a set of TE37 with flat center caps not knowing the GT center caps can fit. I don't need to worry about them for now since my dealer told me that the wait could be as long as 12 weeks and it's only been a month since I place the order.
I ordered a set of TE37 with flat center caps not knowing the GT center caps can fit. I don't need to worry about them for now since my dealer told me that the wait could be as long as 12 weeks and it's only been a month since I place the order.
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