Porsche 996 brake caliper upgrade

maupineda said:
MrPT said:
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I have tried to figure out the actual loss if any, because even when the piston area is smaller, the pad is larger, without actual engineering studies (not internet excel sheets) is very difficult to accurately say what is, and what is not an upgrade.

I just installed the 6-pot Brembo and the feel is nicely improved, and have no way to tell if I have less brake power, I am still able to trigger ABS if I stomped the brakes just as before, yet, they are easier to modulate as the pedal is firmer the more you press it, whereas with the OE setup is always the same so your only feedback for modulation is travel.
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Nice work. The advantage of a larger pad area is mainly heat dissipation and reduced wear rate. It doesn't compensate for smaller piston area in terms of clamping force on the disc.

It's worth spending a bit of time thinking about the calculations because messing with brake bias can be extremely dangerous.
 
Unless you're having a significantly rear brake biased setup (i.e you'll lock up the rears before your front) which I can't for the life of me think that is available on a BMW platform either as aftermarket or DIY, all you'll be doing is slightly changing the front bias.

Due to the weight over the front wheels and considerably larger discs on the front, even running 8 pots with carbon ceramics on the front will just cause ABS activation and front weight transfer rather than any undriveable characteristic. That's why so many manufacturers have made much bigger and and aggressive front only setups that you can happily run with stock rear setup with OEM pads.
 
I get that. I suppose I was just trying to suggest some caution, given the stated belief that a larger pad compensates for a smaller piston area.
 
I am with Mpt, carefull what your messing with on a public road, if s**t hits the fan, and you cause injury, you'll be liable, esp if they go looking with a fine tooth combe.. do yourself a favour and either buy a proper bbk designed for the car in question,. Or just stick with the OEM stuff. (Which is absolutely awesome anyways in the z4m case , in my book,esp if paired with correct fluid and pads.)
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Vanne said:
I am with Mpt, carefull what your messing with on a public road, if s**t hits the fan, and you cause injury, you'll be liable, esp if they go looking with a fine tooth combe.. do yourself a favour and either buy a proper bbk designed for the car in question,. Or just stick with the OEM stuff. (Which is absolutely awesome anyways in the z4m case , in my book,esp if paired with correct fluid and pads.)
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I disagree, the have very poor feel, they maybe powerful, but no awesome
 
AndyBeech said:
Has anyone got this setup front and rear and any comments on how much hassle it is to fit / complications etc. Would need to get brackets for the set I’m thinking of but seems like a good upgrade...hoping for some opinion before I drop the dollar! :thumbsup:
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Stick to OEM discs and get some disgusting pads. once hot the race pads will be more than enough for 20-30 min sessions. by which point you'll probably be knackered haha
 
crustyclown777 said:
Ever so slight thread hijack, but what are the preferred pad and Fluid combo based on all of your experience?
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RBF600 and RBF660 I tend to use. as for pads the HAWK DTC60 is a wicked pad and I highly recommend them all round (front and rear)
 
Wursle said:
crustyclown777 said:
Ever so slight thread hijack, but what are the preferred pad and Fluid combo based on all of your experience?
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RBF600 and RBF660 I tend to use. as for pads the HAWK DTC60 is a wicked pad and I highly recommend them all round (front and rear)
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I second this, I use RBF660 and Hawk DTC60 as well and have had no issues.
 
I’ve used ATE Super Blue for years (now called Typ200 and no longer blue in colour). It’s cheaper than Motul RBF 600 or RBF 660 and performs better in my experience. The only time I’ve had the brake peddle hit the floor on a track day was with Motul RBF 660 (using OEM discs, EBC Bluestuff pads, solid brake bushings and brake cooling ducts). I changed back to ATE and had no further problems.
I always found the OEM set up (supplemented as listed) with ATE fluid provided consistently effective braking with heavy and frequent track use. However, pedal feel became increasingly inconsistent as the brakes became hotter. For that reason alone, I fitted an AP BBK front and rear (initially using EBC Bluestuff pads). The difference was night and day compared with OEM. Even in 35C heat, the brakes performed consistently with solid pedal feel long after I was a ragged, sweaty mess!
 
I’ve just bought some 6 pot AP’s off here and I’m ordering the rear 4 pot kit to match, it’s a bit overkill but I’ll be doing some track days at Donnington and really wanted a tried and trusted formula. I thought about Porsche fronts and OEM rears but it’d be a blind purchase as I’ve never felt the pedal feel on this set up on an M and I have tried AP’s before so that’s the way I’ve gone, pedal feel is a lot of the fun in a car imho.
 
Argenta said:
You have a rememberence or pic of the distance?
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No, sorry.

We just kept trial fitting the wheel by spacing it out with penny washers (1mm thick) until it cleared the caliper.
 
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