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Old 07-21-2016, 06:13 PM
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I plan on doing big reds for my C4. 993tt front calipers, 993 rears, 965 and 951 brake rotors, etc. Going the full setup...but for those of you who did this, will I need a proportioning valve upgrade too? Or will I be ok? Thanks

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Factory prop valve on a C4 should be adequate.
Im running 355 / 328's on mine.
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Originally Posted by Pacific German
Factory prop valve on a C4 should be adequate. Im running 355 / 328's on mine.
And what do those numbers refer to? Thanks
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Originally Posted by FormulaRX
And what do those numbers refer to? Thanks
That would be rotor size in mm
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Yeah, sorry.
Its the Brembo GT System
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Originally Posted by Pacific German
Yeah, sorry.
Its the Brembo GT System
No prop valve needed for those brakes.
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Originally Posted by Pacific German
Yeah, sorry. Its the Brembo GT System
Is there a link somewhere to this GT system? How do they differ from the oem big reds in terms of size? Are they better/cheaper?
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$7390 front and rear. Id say they are more expensive.
http://www.racetechnologies.com/prod...0?vehicle=9514
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Thanks! I'm guessing you have to ditch the parking brake with the gt kit?
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Nope. Its fully functional.
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I have no proportion valve on my Brembo setup (removed it), and yes parking brake works fine.

The documentation for the fitment says that you need to have at least the C4 valve which is what I'm guessing the piston bias is based on.

That said, I've locked my car up before I got the ABS working again and it still locks the fronts first (and I have the big 6 piston fronts for the 993, I have EVO uprights).



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