Custom Brembo 6 piston setup
#16
08-30-2010, 01:06 PM
#17
08-30-2010, 01:27 PM
I should be ok. Keep in mind that the number of pistons doesn't tell you about the brake bias. It's the piston sizes (piston area) and rotor size. My rear setup is essentially stock brembo setup for our cars in that regard. The piston area on the front is very close to the 14" BBK setup from a well known company known for their "balanced" brake setup.
I guess it is something you wont really know for certain until you put it all together. Even still it looks really good and it is nothing a brake proption valve can't fix.
#18
08-30-2010, 02:24 PM
Gary, funny that you mention that. Chris' setup is what inspired me to get a 6 piston brembo front.
idrive, I don't know that the piston sizes are for the Akebono OEM setup, but the piston size area for this brembo 6 piston is actually smaller than our OEM brembo fronts, which would make sense, since it's intended for a larger rotor.
My rough calculation based on piston size area and rotor diameter has this within 0.002% of an aftermarket company's 14" BBK setup.
idrive, I don't know that the piston sizes are for the Akebono OEM setup, but the piston size area for this brembo 6 piston is actually smaller than our OEM brembo fronts, which would make sense, since it's intended for a larger rotor.
My rough calculation based on piston size area and rotor diameter has this within 0.002% of an aftermarket company's 14" BBK setup.
#19
08-31-2010, 12:27 PM
Gary, funny that you mention that. Chris' setup is what inspired me to get a 6 piston brembo front.
idrive, I don't know that the piston sizes are for the Akebono OEM setup, but the piston size area for this brembo 6 piston is actually smaller than our OEM brembo fronts, which would make sense, since it's intended for a larger rotor.
My rough calculation based on piston size area and rotor diameter has this within 0.002% of an aftermarket company's 14" BBK setup.
idrive, I don't know that the piston sizes are for the Akebono OEM setup, but the piston size area for this brembo 6 piston is actually smaller than our OEM brembo fronts, which would make sense, since it's intended for a larger rotor.
My rough calculation based on piston size area and rotor diameter has this within 0.002% of an aftermarket company's 14" BBK setup.
#20
08-31-2010, 12:56 PM
Piston sizing is probably not something most people with BBKs have really looked into.
#22
08-31-2010, 05:04 PM
#23
09-01-2010, 12:06 PM
#25
09-01-2010, 04:10 PM
#26
09-01-2010, 04:23 PM
#27
09-02-2010, 02:52 PM
Didn't see it mentioned.. what 2pc front rotor are you using? Is this the 6pot Brembo calipers for the 370Z/G37S that utilizes the stock rotors?
I've been thinking of swapping my front brakes (currently have the G37S/370Z Akebonos) for a Stoptech kit, but would also consider the 6pot Brembos if they'd work with the 2pc rotors I have up front already.
I've been thinking of swapping my front brakes (currently have the G37S/370Z Akebonos) for a Stoptech kit, but would also consider the 6pot Brembos if they'd work with the 2pc rotors I have up front already.
#29
09-02-2010, 04:43 PM
The spare barely fit. That'll save me some trouble since I just put a new Pilot Sport A/S on that rim. I don't think it would fit with full 14" rotor. I had more clearance with the old 4 piston brembo.
ntrinsik, I'm using 2 piece rotors from ECS Tuning. They're meant for Audi S4's. It's a 345x30 mm rotor. I needed a 30 mm thick rotor with my old setup, but with this new caliper being able to handle up to a 35mm rotor, I used those titanium backing plates to take up some extra space (one reason why the front plates are 1 mm vs the usual 0.5mm). I also decided to stick with these rotors since they're only 14.5 lbs per side (compared to the stock 1 piece 14" Akebonos at 28 lbs).
Yes, they're the caliper upgrade kit for G37/370z's. If you already have 2 piece 14" rotors, I would look to upgrading the calipers only. You can buy this caliper kit, but you'll need a bracket to fit it onto the G35. I guess in theory you could use the supplied brembo bracket bolted to the Akebono bracket. But to me that would be too many brackets. You can also see about getting the Brembo bracket from their G35 6 piston kit, but I've never seen brembo brackets for sale by themselves aside from used ones on ebay.
Nismo G, the calipers were $1750 picked up in Socal, rotors were $650 online, and the brackets cost me $330, not counting the time I put in designing them. The R35 brakes are one option, and you'll need a custom bracket for them as well. Or you can always have someone powdercoat/paint the calipers.
ntrinsik, I'm using 2 piece rotors from ECS Tuning. They're meant for Audi S4's. It's a 345x30 mm rotor. I needed a 30 mm thick rotor with my old setup, but with this new caliper being able to handle up to a 35mm rotor, I used those titanium backing plates to take up some extra space (one reason why the front plates are 1 mm vs the usual 0.5mm). I also decided to stick with these rotors since they're only 14.5 lbs per side (compared to the stock 1 piece 14" Akebonos at 28 lbs).
Yes, they're the caliper upgrade kit for G37/370z's. If you already have 2 piece 14" rotors, I would look to upgrading the calipers only. You can buy this caliper kit, but you'll need a bracket to fit it onto the G35. I guess in theory you could use the supplied brembo bracket bolted to the Akebono bracket. But to me that would be too many brackets. You can also see about getting the Brembo bracket from their G35 6 piston kit, but I've never seen brembo brackets for sale by themselves aside from used ones on ebay.
Nismo G, the calipers were $1750 picked up in Socal, rotors were $650 online, and the brackets cost me $330, not counting the time I put in designing them. The R35 brakes are one option, and you'll need a custom bracket for them as well. Or you can always have someone powdercoat/paint the calipers.
#30
09-02-2010, 04:59 PM
awesome job man...