Keep in mind the stock 4 piston brakes are absolutely fine for street and autocross. It's really only HPDE where they will show their limitations.Anything further on this? I just got an 18 EB PP and would rather not spend $1500 on the baer two piece rotors or swap most of my braking system for the brembo stuff.
Those still have the vents on the wrong side.How about the Baer Eradispeed rotors?
Here's a set on Ebay right now;Shoulda spent my $700 on PP take offs!
Unless the Baer site has an incorrect photo, the EradiSpeed rotors vent from the inboard side.Those still have the vents on the wrong side.
These things sell for $1000??? To each his own, but I think it's a no-brainer to upgrade to the 6 piston Brembos...for less money. Unless you're competing in some sort of class that requires stock sized components.Unless the Baer site has an incorrect photo, the EradiSpeed rotors vent from the inboard side.
I'm not claiming an economic benefit. I'm the kind of guy who tosses the rotors from a brand new M3 to save 20 lbs of unsprung weight. These EradiSpeed rotors are lighter than stock and can survive reasonable track use with proper pads. They are a viable option for people who don't want to add the significant amounts of unsprung weight that come with the GTPP rotors. Your car won't stop any quicker with GTPP brakes, either.These things sell for $1000??? To each his own, but I think it's a no-brainer to upgrade to the 6 piston Brembos...for less money. Unless you're competing in some sort of class that requires stock sized components.
They do have the incorrect photo. I have seen the actual ones for the non-PP GT brake package.Unless the Baer site has an incorrect photo, the EradiSpeed rotors vent from the inboard side.
I get the unsprung weight argument, especially for competition car. I, on the other hand, am the guy who tossed aluminum S calipers on a 911 to get better pedal feel with iron A calipers. Again, to each his own.I'm not claiming an economic benefit. I'm the kind of guy who tosses the rotors from a brand new M3 to save 20 lbs of unsprung weight. These EradiSpeed rotors are lighter than stock and can survive reasonable track use with proper pads. They are a viable option for people who don't want to add the significant amounts of unsprung weight that come with the GTPP rotors. Your car won't stop any quicker with GTPP brakes, either.
That's the first actual reasoning I've heard for this.The reasoning behind the inverted hat is due to caliper bridge to wheel hub clearance. Creating a standard hat rotor in this application is extremely difficult and compromises the integrity of the rotor hat connection. For the cost of a proper set of rear mounted rotor rings and hats (which is also a compromise) you may as well just change the brake system to the Brembo set-up. This is not an uncommon design in modern vehicles, many manufacturers use the inverted hat designs due to packaging restraints. The rear of Mustangs also use this design.
To be fair, the current stock 4 piston calipers are not quite on par with the 14" Brembo setup you're referring to.That's the first actual reasoning I've heard for this.
But with the 14" Brembo approach proven in the S197 all the way up to the 5.4L GT500 level and still fitting inside factory-available 18" wheels (the necessary spoke contours have been thoroughly debugged at this point) it just seems like a pointless change.
Norm
Wow! These sold for only $530. Hard to beat that.Here's a set on Ebay right now;
https://www.ebay.com/itm/2015-To-20...881560?hash=item520e847b18:g:heQAAOSwS9NbcdXu
Norm,That's the first actual reasoning I've heard for this.
But with the 14" Brembo approach proven in the S197 all the way up to the 5.4L GT500 level and still fitting inside factory-available 18" wheels (the necessary spoke contours have been thoroughly debugged at this point) it just seems like a pointless change.
Norm
Beg to differ ...They do have the incorrect photo. I have seen the actual ones for the non-PP GT brake package.