Base brakes to akebonos..how happy?

cv129

What's the difference in distance in 150-0 or 100-0 or 60-0 between akebono vs base?

For repeated hard stops (track application), of course the larger disc and bigger caliper will be better to cope with heat. After all, braking performance is really a measure of efficiency in converting kinetic energy into heat energy (and then the dissipation of the heat). For street, I'll concur with Corbin

However, I do understand that we all want that little extra, I mean....one never needs 330+ hp to get from point a to point b, but we all want more

DEpointfive0

For street driving, ALL that matters is how quickly you can lock up your brakes... I BET you can lock them up just as quickly as the brakes on a 370Z with sport package brakes (all things being equal)
The difference DOES come with how many times you can do that...

I'd hazard a guess that a base Z with slotted or drilled rotors can out stop a sport Z with the standard rotors (pads glaze over when breaking really hard and the slots or holes keep the glazing from happening)
And adding a high temp fluid should be good enough as well.

Track_Your_Z

If you can lock the tires up with the stock calipers and pads then there will be zero difference for stopping distances as the tires are the limiting factor. The best you can ever hope when putting on a BBK is zero difference on stopping distance... Most cheaper BBKs dont have optimized piston sizes and will have too much bias to either the front or the rear which will hurt performance and increase stopping distances. Unless you track your car a BBK is strictly for looks and slightly better feel (but is that difference in feel worth the price tag?). You can buy better pads for the stock calipers that can meet whatever needs you have.

/Angelo350Z/

For anyone doing the swap, I highly suggest upgrading the pads prior to the install. Any set of pads with great initial bite make a huge difference and is sure to inspire a lot of confidence. The stock Sport brakes on my 370Z does not stop nearly as good as the 40th AE brakes on my 350Z--mainly because of the Hawk HPS pads. The brake dust on the wheels are also noticeably less with the Hawk pads.

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