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Lets talk brakes, specifically rears
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<blockquote data-quote="Robert M" data-source="post: 15326096" data-attributes="member: 9628"><p>I had to dig back through some pictures to find this comparo...........</p><p></p><p>[ATTACH=full]687074[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p>^^^^^^^^^Shown above are my oem 2008 rear rotor (top), the Baer Eradispeed rear rotor upgrade (left) that Shelby installed on my car when it was at the Mod Shop, and the Baer 6S Extreme rotor that was part of the Extreme rear brake upgrade including the 6 piston calipers. Notice the pad contact surface (heat dissipation and wider pad contact/friction area) between the two Baers.</p><p></p><p>Me personally, did I "need" the big brakes for performance? No. They are for looks on my car but they will do anything I want to do on the street. Shelby installed the large (nice looking) big brakes on the front and the Eradispeeds rotors on the rear, but this set up retained the oem single piston black caliper...........<<This look terrible in my opinion when viewed from the side of the car, especially through large 20" Alcoa's!</p><p></p><p>My 2008 is heavier than a 2013/14, if the SVT engineers (SVE) felt that this 100lb lighter nosed GT500 needed some additional braking from the factory with it's 662hp capabilities, I at least want to have my heavier nosed 2008 725 at a similar level if I press the car.</p><p></p><p>I also compare what other lighter hi-performance cars have for braking, let's say the multiple variations of Corvette, they have some monster brakes for their weight and hp levels. <<This tells me that a larger (well designed/engineered) system is not going to hurt the performance of a heavy GT500 Shelby, but the emphasis is "well designed/engineered".</p><p></p><p>............but do I "need it"..............No.....</p><p></p><p></p><p>I do also agree that the brake system needs to be well maintained, fluid regularly flushed etc. Many owners change pads and push that nasty contaminated (rusty) fluid back into the master cylinder when they compress the caliper pistons for the pad install. <<<This would be a Great time to open the bleeder(s), push the pistons back in and flush the system completely starting at the right rear.......</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>R</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Robert M, post: 15326096, member: 9628"] I had to dig back through some pictures to find this comparo........... [ATTACH=full]687074[/ATTACH] ^^^^^^^^^Shown above are my oem 2008 rear rotor (top), the Baer Eradispeed rear rotor upgrade (left) that Shelby installed on my car when it was at the Mod Shop, and the Baer 6S Extreme rotor that was part of the Extreme rear brake upgrade including the 6 piston calipers. Notice the pad contact surface (heat dissipation and wider pad contact/friction area) between the two Baers. Me personally, did I "need" the big brakes for performance? No. They are for looks on my car but they will do anything I want to do on the street. Shelby installed the large (nice looking) big brakes on the front and the Eradispeeds rotors on the rear, but this set up retained the oem single piston black caliper...........<<This look terrible in my opinion when viewed from the side of the car, especially through large 20" Alcoa's! My 2008 is heavier than a 2013/14, if the SVT engineers (SVE) felt that this 100lb lighter nosed GT500 needed some additional braking from the factory with it's 662hp capabilities, I at least want to have my heavier nosed 2008 725 at a similar level if I press the car. I also compare what other lighter hi-performance cars have for braking, let's say the multiple variations of Corvette, they have some monster brakes for their weight and hp levels. <<This tells me that a larger (well designed/engineered) system is not going to hurt the performance of a heavy GT500 Shelby, but the emphasis is "well designed/engineered". ............but do I "need it"..............No..... I do also agree that the brake system needs to be well maintained, fluid regularly flushed etc. Many owners change pads and push that nasty contaminated (rusty) fluid back into the master cylinder when they compress the caliper pistons for the pad install. <<<This would be a Great time to open the bleeder(s), push the pistons back in and flush the system completely starting at the right rear....... R [/QUOTE]
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