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Old 02-25-2007, 07:27 AM
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In my opinion, the Wilwood kits are the best street brake deal on the market, period. The fit, completeness of the kits, quality, price, etc is second to none, you just can't touch them. I was speaking with them on the big brake kit with the parking brake option well over a year ago, I am glad myself and all of the countless others convinced them it was a good product to develop.

The only beef I have with them is that there is in general "too much" rear brake, meaning even on a 14" front, 13" rear, there is still a bit too much thermal capacity in the rear rotors relative to the fronts, with a 14" / 14", it's even a bit more pronounced. Of course, this doesn't matter on the street or even most casual track days, and before the "Pro Touring" jump in and remind us that "we" are all building "Pro Touring" cars, realize that not all of the folks that come to this site are building street-first, track-second cars. Regardless, these brakes fit the bill for all but the more serious track cars, and look amazing doing it.

By the way, clearly Frank and GP push these kits for a darned good price, but I'd like to also state that we too are a full bore Wilwood dealer and can offer terrific pricing and availability. Frank's just such a nice guy that I've made the decision not to highjack his threads, etc!

As for the challenge, Steve, it's fun, but get real. "That" car in my opinion will pull the best times of any tested to date, it'd better, it's got all the right stuff (should have put a 3-Link in it though ). Your car is BRAND new, it'll kick butt, but you still need a bit of time to do the most important thing of any performance build: dial it in. Hard not to talk trash though, the car is really a terrific piece, it just keeps getting better and better.

Mark
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