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Old Nov 19, 2009 | 03:42 PM
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so havent researched this to much yet whats a good big brake set up? was looking at project mu or brembo
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Old Nov 19, 2009 | 03:46 PM
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define "good"
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Old Nov 19, 2009 | 03:50 PM
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honestly i think that project mu and brembo is over priced. you can get the same or better performance from stoptech. i bought a 4 wheel stoptech kit for my car, but i ended up selling it for personal reasons, gonna ship it out tomorrow...
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Old Nov 19, 2009 | 03:54 PM
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His personal reason is because he was accepted to the tibetan monk academy and he has to shed his worldly possessions...
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Old Nov 19, 2009 | 03:59 PM
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^hey, lets keep that on the DL...
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Old Nov 19, 2009 | 04:13 PM
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hmm interesting
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Old Nov 19, 2009 | 04:20 PM
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Originally Posted by DeusEt
His personal reason is because he was accepted to the tibetan monk academy and he has to shed his worldly possessions...
Dude u r weird!
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Old Nov 19, 2009 | 04:50 PM
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Weird, or awesome?

Awesome... yeah, I know.
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Originally Posted by DeusEt
Weird, or awesome?

Weird... yeah, I know.
fixed for accuracy
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I vote awesome, good BBK is all of the above , it all boils down to bling factor and price/performance for your dollar. If I didn't have the Brembo option on my car I'd probably go for the Stop techs, Mu or Endless. I'd stay away from the clones.. Rotora, Grex.. etc.
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Old Nov 20, 2009 | 11:31 AM
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so you think brembo> rest?
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Old Nov 20, 2009 | 08:13 PM
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I almost bought the PMU kit myself, and that one is my favorite. If you are talking strictly based on performance (in that budget), I would probably go stoptech. I'm a sucker for that teal color though...
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Old Nov 20, 2009 | 08:30 PM
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Originally Posted by ace32x
so you think brembo> rest?
if you're talking about this brembo kit, the yes, but prices start at 15k...

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Old Nov 20, 2009 | 09:52 PM
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looking in the 3k budget
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Old Nov 20, 2009 | 10:06 PM
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i wasn't even able to get my 4/2 piston setup from stoptech for 3k (few hundred over). you can prolly get front only brembo's for 3k...
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what do u feel warrants the big brake kit? I have twin turbos and drive liek a bat out of hell with some occasional auto-x and such events and i still rock stock brakes. Are you going to be taking this vehicle to the track to be doing all out race days, or just want something that looks nice and will help performance? Most likely what u are going to be using it for, a stoptech stage 2 kit will suffice.
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Why dont you go with the new 370z brake kit. There is a vendor that sale them for about 2k

https://my350z.com/forum/brakes/4142...at-1200-a.html
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Old Nov 21, 2009 | 01:05 AM
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Originally Posted by flyinglumpia
Why dont you go with the new 370z brake kit. There is a vendor that sale them for about 2k

https://my350z.com/forum/brakes/4142...at-1200-a.html
Woah, nice.
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Originally Posted by SlowZster
what do u feel warrants the big brake kit? I have twin turbos and drive liek a bat out of hell with some occasional auto-x and such events and i still rock stock brakes. Are you going to be taking this vehicle to the track to be doing all out race days, or just want something that looks nice and will help performance? Most likely what u are going to be using it for, a stoptech stage 2 kit will suffice.
TTing in a bit getting all the other **** in order first
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Old Nov 21, 2009 | 05:11 PM
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i'd go with a stoptech front kit, and some stoptech 2 piece rotors for the rear with oem brembo calipers. that will be the best bang for the buck and give you great performance even compared to kits twice as much. i love my stoptech kit on my gti. that car stops on a dime.
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