Brembo vs. Stoptech
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Here's another vote for Stoptechs. Have had mine on the car for about 10K miles and I love them. Also have 5 track days with them (and race pads) and they are flawless. No fade. Better pedal feel. And best of all, totally consistent. There are also a LOT of different pads that will fit them.
http://www.stoptech.com/faq/data/faq19.html
http://www.stoptech.com/faq/data/faq19.html
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BREMBO
i would always go for brembo, STI is going for brembo, the WRC impreza is going for brembo, most of the top of the line performance cars are going for BREMBO, also some bikes.
i think Brembo gives the car a more original look with the gold disc if u have gold wheels.
i think Brembo gives the car a more original look with the gold disc if u have gold wheels.
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Why would you go for Brembo? Just for the name?
The Stoptechs are cheaper and outperformed both sets of Brembos in the Car and Driver test. As I understand it, it's because the Stoptech caliper is stiffer than the Brembo caliper.
Gary
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The Stoptechs are cheaper and outperformed both sets of Brembos in the Car and Driver test. As I understand it, it's because the Stoptech caliper is stiffer than the Brembo caliper.
Gary
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Would you care to elaborate on the advantage Brembo has over Stoptech?
Gary
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Would you care to elaborate on the advantage Brembo has over Stoptech?
Gary
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In my best motoring video, all that the STi driver (Spec C) does is complain about the brakes. The EVO VII out broke him every step of the way. Are the Brembos on the EVO different from the STi?
My vote goes to the Stoptechs...in red of course! They are nothing but awesome. Brembo is all name,...or mostly name, in my opinion.
Andy
My vote goes to the Stoptechs...in red of course! They are nothing but awesome. Brembo is all name,...or mostly name, in my opinion.
Andy
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The pad that Brembo uses is huge. The rotor is huge and stays cool for long time. It takes some time for it to warm up. Once they warm up, they stop like mad. I get dizzy when I step on the brakes at ~ 70 MPH when they are warm. Eyes almost pop and all. 
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Thanks for you input guys!!
I had decided to go with Brembos (same perfomance but better look and feel)... but now I got a line on a great deal on StopTechs... But the Brembos look soooo sick!!!!
AHH... I am waiting to hear back on the final StopTech price...
Damn... some many decsions so little time!!
FZ
AHH... I am waiting to hear back on the final StopTech price...
Damn... some many decsions so little time!!
FZ
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I would rather go with the data that I read about comparing all the big brake kits. I believe that the StopTechs have better braking performance than the Brembos. To be honest, if I had to make the decision like this. I probably would have chosen Brembo because of the name. I went with StopTechs because I know a few Audi owners who raved how good they were so I wanted to try it out and I was really impressed with the StopTech kit.