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Old 10-21-2009, 03:26 PM   #22
PolarBear
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not doing anything fancy or illegal on the road.
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You got brake fade from normal driving?
This was intended to be a disclaimer that I was not street racing or doing anything illegal. When I was younger I drove like an idiot and drove aggressively and did not have a lot of fade bu there was a time or two during summertime rushour traffic driving RT 1 north then I got off onto 287 got up to 65~70 and then traffic was at a dead stop ahead and I can remember jamming on the brakes and I didnt think I was going to stop in time. This was not the norm though and I also remember when I put Brutestops on the car braking was improved greatly but they still sucked compared to the setup I have now.

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Our car's braking system ( 3rd and 4th gens) have been built to withstand mild and medium driving excursions without brake fade,
3rd gen bolded here for a reason, We may be comparing apples to peaches for what kind of car the OP has because I have no idea. IMO you cant be serious about 3rd gen brakes being good for much, point in fact that the 1LE cars got the 12" C4 brakes.
I have a 12.2" x 1.25" rotor with a fixed 4 piston caliper and the difference is not even comparable to stock crap. If I were to ever get another 3rd gen the first thing I would do is a brake upgrade no matter what I intended to do with the car. They dont need the same setup I have now but even the LS1 upgrade is much much better.

My point is that unless you are in a class that does not allow an upgrade, brakes are worth the money. They may work but you can almost always do better with an upgrade.
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