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i searched and didnt find anything to answer my question
im gona be upgradeing to a build ls1 soon and i was gonna go ahead and upgrade my brakes but i could not find anything on what is recomended so if anyone has any info on the matter that would be great
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some of the sponsors sell Baer brake systems. Incredibly expensive. For the most part, the only brake upgrades we do are to the Banksia brakes that came from the factory on 98 and up models. They are pretty damn good, and you already have them on your car. Id leave it at that.
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I was looking for an answer to a similar question. I wanna know if I should bother with dimpled (cross drilled look) and slotted, just slotted, or blanks. I'd like a litte more stopping power, but yeah, the stock calipers are pretty effective. Somebody sugguest something.
ok let me put this part in then its gonna be a 427 and thats gonna make a lot of go in not so many words. and you are telling me that my factory brakes are good enough for the motor i plan to put in. and i might should look into just getting some rotors
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I dont know how good your brakes work but my old drums and pre-ls1 brakes are junk. There is a company that sells brackets allowing you to bolt up front corvette c5 calipers. Ive never drove a c5 but 13inch rotors for around $800 sounds good.
ive got 4 discs and they work fine now but i thought that would have to be upgraded if i put in a motor that produced a lot more power than the factory engine (mine or the ls1) jsut didnt know if the factorys would be able to slwo it down as well
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Originally posted by blackbyrd: ive got 4 discs and they work fine now but i thought that would have to be upgraded if i put in a motor that produced a lot more power than the factory engine (mine or the ls1) jsut didnt know if the factorys would be able to slwo it down as well
Unless you plan on driving a lot faster or plan on holding your gas pedal while trying to stop, a more powerful motor shouldn't need bigger brakes. Now if you were looking to upgrade for some type of racing or just to be able to have a better than stock braking system, then you could upgrade them, but if you're going to be driving the same speed, I don't see why you'd need bigger brakes.
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well if its gonna have the bigger motor there are gonna be times where i will be QUpte having fun or quot exhibition driving so i think an upgrade would be necessary so now the question is what upgrade just bigger calipers or z06 upgrade or what do you guys think would be the best solution cause i would rather get it done while the car is tore down and just get it right the first time
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Save your money for the LS1. The '98 up brakes are more than fine for any street application you'll ever have and, in fact, are fine for road racing. Check out www.camaromustangchallenge.com and you'll see that this series runs either 1LE on third Gens or 98 up on fourth Gen F bodies. All you need to upgrade your stock 98 up system is a high quality brake fluid, good rotors and good pads (Performance Friction is the pad of choice for most CMC racers in the HT10 compound...if you're not using it for track use then the HP street pad or even the Blues are excellent pads). The other major component of good braking is tires. Buy the best high performance tire you can afford. You'll generate more "stick" in braking with a softer dry weather compound but you'll be replacing them every 5,000 to 10,000 miles depending on your driving. For this type of stick try the TOYO Proxes RS1. Have fun and keep it safe. Richrd
thanks for the info that is what i wanted to know preciate it
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