Marcquito

I want 4 piston calipers. Who cares if they're overkill. In fact, I want 6 pistons just for the hell of it.

I'm with Spencer, 993TT brakes would be hawttt.

Lorax

I am told all the time how stock brakes are fine for my car (350whp)

"Just get good pads and fluid"

Eat me!

If it's so unneeded then why does Porsche now fit brakes that are so much better on to cars of similar wight and power? Just for the bling factor I guess?

If 6 piston monoblocks arent overkill for a 400hp gt3 then they arent overkill for me.

95ONE

Why not 996 tt?

MPD47

Wait, back up 2 pages here for me, you use the brakes in an NA?

Lorax

Yummybud924

I want to buy a 993 tt one day not just the calipers.

BeerBurner

Learn to use your brakes better.

And I don't mean that as an insult. The first day I ever tracked my 944 I was all over the brakes and they were fading on me pretty bad halfway into the first session. But by that time, I began to find my "groove" and used the brakes properly. Despite having overheated them minutes before, I managed to cool them off enough such that they weren't fading anymore within a lap or two. And I was still kicking ***.

BB.

dmalo810

Unless your tracking the car, the N/A brakes are plenty, unlike a small *****.

Marcquito

amen.

joonas

Wich racing brake pads?

V2Rocket

apparently some people have taken a day or two out of their weeks to get the car all the way up to 80mph where the e-brake no longer suffices..

Scootin159

Yes, because believe it or not, there are 944's out there than can move under their own power. And once you get above hand-pushed speeds, you actually do need some mechanical assistance to stop the vehicle.

/had to be said...

tifosiman

So wait.

944 N/A brakes are just fine, and anyone who wants to replace them for something bigger either:

a) doesn't know how to drive
b) is compensating for a small member
C) all of the above

Is that what you all are saying?

So, but, it's OK for someone to WANT more horsepower and translpant a 951/968/LSx motor into their car? Isn't 143hp enough by your reasoning, and you should just tell them to learn how to drive or quit over-compensating?

I'm just trying to follow the logic train here..............

BeerBurner

I can't speak for anyone else, but for me it's D) None of the above.

The discussion started about the size of the brake pads which quickly evolved into a discussion about the effectiveness of the stock brakes. Odds are (IMHO, of course!) if you're overdoing your stock brakes, there is either something wrong with the brakes or something wrong with your driving style which has you on the brakes too much. Yes, there are exceptions, but the odds aren't in favor of them.

As for whether or not someone wants big brakes (or more power or whatever) by all means go for it. (Even if it's just for looks, I think that drilled brakes look great!) Just keep in mind that the performance benefits from your bigger brakes on a sub-150 hp car probably won't be as noticable as the performance benefits from bigger power.

BB.

Lorax

Stock brakes aren't that great.. I know using stock turbo brakes, I simply cannot lock up my wheels at any decent speed. That means that there is not as much braking force as I could be using. Then there is cooling, and pad life. I can't even imagine trying to drive high speeds with the single piston calipers.

If I had an N/A first thing I would do is upgrade to turbo brakes. Why not? They are cheap.