Ok awesome. Im excitied to feel the difference in the stopping power. I was thinking of getting the SS brake lines. I want to see how they are with out them first
Ok awesome. Im excitied to feel the difference in the stopping power. I was thinking of getting the SS brake lines. I want to see how they are with out them first
2008 NA G8 GT
1/4 mile = 10.93 @ 123
60' = 1.47
DA = 500
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I just had this setup installed today. Magnificent. Wheel shake that I used to get when braking is gone. NO MORE STEERING WHEEL SHAKE man it feels good to say that.Originally Posted by hulkss
2009.5 MSM/Onyx G8 GT premium/sport/sunroof
Wrenched and tuned by Reckart Performance Tuning in Cedar Park, TX USA
Hawk Ceramic pads and standard Centric rotors all around. Works awesome!
Lot of people do not understand that with "high performance" big brakes you need tires that can keep up with them also.
2000 Maple Red Metallic Trans Am A4, Grandfather Left It To MeLME 440 LS7|TSP LXR 285cc LS7x|278/286 .718 .702 112+4|Becks 115mm|Direct Port|D&D T56 Mag|McLeod RXT2009.5 Pontiac G8 GT SMR||KOOKs 1-7/8"|Corsa|VaraRam|223/231 .610/.617 115+4||All Tuned by HT at REDLINE
Update... three weeks with the "hulkss special" on my brake setup. Use has ranged from daily driving to "running with the Corvettes" at the Austin NCCA meet. No shimmy / shake / fade to speak of. I'm using the factory brake lines and fluid, no issues. Brake feel is much improved and less effort to stop as well. If I stab the brakes it'll stop on a dime, no pull and no drama. Last but not least, no brake dust - none.
Thanks for this thread, guys. This was really useful info and real world results back it up. I couldn't believe the pot metal that passed for the factory rotor system, I should have taken pictures of that. You could feel the ridges & gouges in the rotor face with your finger, this was after 30k miles of what I'd consider normal use. The factory pads are also horrible... one of the rear pads actually broke apart in my hand when I picked it up to look at it. Not confidence inspiring
2009.5 MSM/Onyx G8 GT premium/sport/sunroof
Wrenched and tuned by Reckart Performance Tuning in Cedar Park, TX USA
99.999% time, with street tires, the tires are the limitation. The only differences from pads will be longevity, fade resistance in track/racing situations, dust, and noise.
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