New brakes

[jojo4711]

I am going supercharged, looking for 600-650 hp and feel it’s a good idea to upgrade brakes. I have a 19 GT and not opposed to a big brake kit, but they aren’t cheap. Are there any good options less than $2000? If I just upgrade rotors and pads would that be sufficient?

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[Ewheels]

I could absolutely be wrong here but I don't think there is much "bigger" out there than the oem Brembos. I know AP Racing makes a caliper kit but that's more geared towards GT350's to actually downsize so those cars can run 18" wheels.
You could try getting GT350 calipers or even GT500 ones but that might not be worth it.
If you went to a more aggressive pad or even a race pad (not sure if this is a street car or not), that'll definitely give you the stopping power you're after.

PS - rotors are for heat dissipation. They help you brake hard for longer but not necessarily brake harder.

Hope this helps!

 

[blind*guardian]

There's always an option for buying the 6 piston front Brembos and rotors for around $600 on eBay from a donor performance pack car.

 

[NightmareMoon]

If you don't already have the GT Performance Pack Brembos, go get those. They're a big improvement over the base package 4 piston brakes, and take offs aren't that expensive.

Beyond that, brake performance is about heat management. One or two hard stops from high speed are fine for base brakes, but if you accelerate to high speed and then brake hard many times in sequence, that's when you can overwhelm your brake system boiling your brake fluid or overheating and glazing your pads. The GT PPs with factory pads and fresh fluid will tolerate quite a bit. The factory pads also have aggressive initial bite. If you eventually decide to upgrade to more aggressive pads and fluid, there are a bunch of options for the performance pack brakes.

 

[jojo4711]

This is 90% street car. I just have the regular GT, not performance pack so Ill probably look for those GT PP. I dont necessarily need "bigger" brakes, I just want to upgrade brakes since I'm adding quite a bit of power. Seems like a smart thing to do. Thanks guys.

 

[65 falcon]

I am going supercharged, looking for 600-650 hp and feel it’s a good idea to upgrade brakes. I have a 19 GT and not opposed to a big brake kit, but they aren’t cheap. Are there any good options less than $2000? If I just upgrade rotors and pads would that be sufficient?

https://www.americanmuscle.com/powe...-1517-standard-gt-ecoboost-w-performance.html

have you looked at the Performance Friction disc and pad upgrade, may be worth looking into that for your car before going for big brake upgrade?.

 

[jojo4711]

have you looked at the Performance Friction disc and pad upgrade, may be worth looking into that for your car before going for big brake upgrade?.

First I have heard of it, I’ll look it up, thanks.

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