Brakes: Ultimate upgrade - Wilwood 310mm on first gen. Pics included!
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Brakes: Ultimate upgrade - Wilwood 310mm on first gen. Pics included!
Hey all,
These arrived today:
Before pic:
Size comparison:
Afterwards:
Wilwood 310mm vented & slotted front disks.
Wilwood "Supalite" 4-pot alloy race calipers.
Custom billet steel hubs, 84-85 model spindle and bearing with 5x114.3 PCD.
Wilwood semi-metallic racing pads.
These arrived today:
Before pic:
Size comparison:
Afterwards:
Wilwood 310mm vented & slotted front disks.
Wilwood "Supalite" 4-pot alloy race calipers.
Custom billet steel hubs, 84-85 model spindle and bearing with 5x114.3 PCD.
Wilwood semi-metallic racing pads.
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Originally Posted by FB II
so basically you want your passengers faces to be stuck in your dash?
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brake fade? from my experience the stock brakes on FB's suck in general. i recently put on new pads, changed fluid and had the discs milled which helped a lot... still compared to other sports cars ive driven or owned the FB is a damn weak braking machine.
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you guys don't know braking till you take out an audi .... i took out the s4 yesterday for a sping the thing has 13" front brake calipers and 11" rear ... and its a dual stage braking system, i looked at the caliper and i was like ... you know that front rotor is just as big as my wheels on my rx-7? lol
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Originally Posted by skrewloose78
what size wheel are required to fit around those?
how much did that cost and where did you source all the parts?
how much did that cost and where did you source all the parts?
US$2200-ish all inclusive. I used a race tuning company in NZ to do all the fabrication and machining, and the components were ordered directly from Wilwood in California.
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Originally Posted by Jon_Valjean
I've been told I might be able to find a 16" rim that will clear, but most likely I'll need to go 17".
US$2200-ish all inclusive. I used a race tuning company in NZ to do all the fabrication and machining, and the components were ordered directly from Wilwood in California.
US$2200-ish all inclusive. I used a race tuning company in NZ to do all the fabrication and machining, and the components were ordered directly from Wilwood in California.
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Originally Posted by 85rotarypower
Thats INSANE!!!!! I would NEVER pay that much for brakes on a road car. Now you gotta get new wheels and rubber too, at probably another $3000 depending on what you get. There are other cheaper ways to get similar performance.
The wheels and tyres probably won't cost more than US$1500. I'm not interested in cheap ways to get similar performance, I've already spent US$30k on this car, why would I want to cut costs when it comes to brakes?
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Originally Posted by z-beater
So if you have 2200 in the brakes what do you have/are going to hav into the engine?
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Originally Posted by jayroc
What's the weight difference between the two?
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Just curious why did you fab your own kit? What didn’t you like about the 7’s only kit?
Anyway, Welcome to the big brake club!
Here are some pictues of my 7's only kit.
https://www.rx7club.com/1st-generation-specific-1979-1985-18/there-comes-time-when-zoom-zoom-must-stop-298428/
https://www.rx7club.com/1st-generation-specific-1979-1985-18/ultimate-1st-gen-brakes-teaser-pix-416794/
Did you keep the stock master? Anyway loos nice!
Anyway, Welcome to the big brake club!
Here are some pictues of my 7's only kit.
https://www.rx7club.com/1st-generation-specific-1979-1985-18/there-comes-time-when-zoom-zoom-must-stop-298428/
https://www.rx7club.com/1st-generation-specific-1979-1985-18/ultimate-1st-gen-brakes-teaser-pix-416794/
Did you keep the stock master? Anyway loos nice!
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Originally Posted by PaulAber
Just curious why did you fab your own kit? What didn’t you like about the 7’s only kit?
Anyway, Welcome to the big brake club!
Here are some pictues of my 7's only kit.
https://www.rx7club.com/showthread.php?t=298428
https://www.rx7club.com/showthread.php?t=416794
Did you keep the stock master? Anyway loos nice!
Anyway, Welcome to the big brake club!
Here are some pictues of my 7's only kit.
https://www.rx7club.com/showthread.php?t=298428
https://www.rx7club.com/showthread.php?t=416794
Did you keep the stock master? Anyway loos nice!
I wanted to deal with a company based in my own country, to preserve consumer rights etc. I'm using a S4 (TII) master cylinder and booster with aftermarket bias valve, standard hard and soft brake lines.
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Very Nice. How about some pics of the car?
Let us know what you end up doing for the Master.
Oh, and that T-78 will not get you 550 rwhp at 15 psi at 7000 RPM.
You're gonna need more boost than that. But it's do-able.
EDIT:
I just realized you posted Flywheel HP. Then the odds are pretty good.
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