Between the two, which is the better design that will have reliability and performance?

StopTech 14" 6 piston:
http://www.amsperformance.com/cart/S...Brake-Kit.html

Cosworth 14" 6 piston:
http://www.maperformance.com/coswort...-20020689.html

Vehicle Background:

This will be for my 1000"ish"bhp evo that I'm tentatively thinking about running in the Texas mile or similar event for $hit$ and giggles and I just don't feel comfortable doing back to back runs with high speed braking with the stock brakes. Other then that, the car will be a street car but only in the sense that it will be driven once or twice a month....well maybe a little more, but you get the point.

Disclaimer:

I realize that a nice set of 2 piece rotors with a good pad will do the trick more then likely, actually I know that they will, but I'm going all out with everything else on the car so I feel that I might as well continue on to the brakes. At the least, I will have a nice set of brakes to look at

My conundrum:

StopTech makes a very well priced big brake setup and they have a great distribution network so parts will be easy to obtain when the time comes. StopTech is also a large company with good racing results behind them so I know that they are quality.

Cosworth on the other hand...I have never seen an evo with Cosworth brakes, even after searching for a bit. Cosworth is a fantastic company as many can attest to and have an outstanding racing pedigree, but I've never heard of their brakes. Is this a new market that they are going into, or have they been doing this for awhile.

My current conclusion:

I'm swaying towards the Cosworths because they look to be a quality piece and they are definitely unique.

Your opinions?

 

What about the Brembo kit, or a RacingBrake kit. Both have been on the market for quite sometime with alot of success.

 

I do like the Brembo kit and RB kit, but I'm just not sure if there would be any advantages to them over the StopTech or Cosworth Kits. I'm just speculating, but I would assume that the piston size and overall design of the above kits are fairly similar, minus perhaps the rotor design.

 

Chu...thanks for the input on the Racing Brake kit...I'm now looking into it. I really like the fact that they are local to me so communication would be a breeze. Anybody have any input on the RB 6 piston 14" kit:
http://www.racingbrake.com/EVO_8_FRO...4-311-6111.htm

 

i have heard good things about stoptech but i am sure brembo is great (they do make some of the best brake systems).

 

Brembo Monobloc GT Front & Rear Brake Kit

I actually like the brakes off of the Ams Blue Demon:

 

I have definitely been looking at the Brembo BBK, but I'm swaying towards the Racing Brake system now that I have found that they are 10 minutes away from me. I'm a big fan of having the manufacturers close by if at all possible and it is a big selling point for me providing the quality is there.

 

brembo has one of their facilities in costa mesa/tustin area IIRC

 

not to mention brembo's quality. evo's come with them, porsche's, i think some ferraris might (not sure?), i think bmw's use them as well. widely used and widely respected.

 

Just searched a bit on Brembo and they are located in MI....not the biggest deal though.

I'm digging the RB kit with 6 pistons and 14" rotors though....

 

well it does depend on how obnoxious you want for brakes. i have seen that ksport makes really large BBK but i have not heard much on quality and their brakes are a bit on the unneeded side (8 or 12 pistons for the front). just another option for you.

 

Not feeling the Ksports....at all. They appear to have poor quality and small piston size from the pictures that i have seen. 6 piston is the max that I want to go....no need for anything bigger.

 

RB designs some nice stuff. I'm glad I've open something up for you to consider.

 

lighter rotors would be a good thing to look into.........

 

I agree 100%. The brembo, racingbrake, and stoptech 14" rotors are of a lightweight 2_piece design.