If my calculations are correct - Stock vs. AP vs. Brembo

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May 17, 2006, 06:07 PM

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Originally Posted by fromWRXtoEVO

x838nwy,

The comparison is great, unfortunately is just gives you size parameters when in the real world you actually have to consider additional factors such:

Surface area or rotors
weight of rotors
surface area of brake pads
material of brake pads
material of rotors
disipation heat porcentage of each material based on metal estructure
ventilation of each rotor

Even the rims play a important role disipating the heat, put some steel rims like the GSR Evo in Japan and your temps will remain higher, brake with well ventilated rims and your heat will disappear faster

Sumarizing, you can have a bigger rotor and be less efective than a smaller rotor, there are more variables to consider but good info that you provided .

Carlos

Totally agree with you. The purpose of this thread is just to compare the kits in rough terms - mainly according to what can be derived from the number I can get my hands on. Obviously they assume that everything else is the same, and if you take it to the silly limits, you can supply the same braking force as that of the stock (or much more) with tiny rotors, but that won't do you any good if you want to acutally use the system.

The info here by no means conclude that one make is better. Just to give an indication of the kits available. Other parameters also matter, but they're just not possible from my vantage point to work them out.

Thanks for pointing it out though!

C