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<blockquote data-quote="ALBundy" data-source="post: 654632" data-attributes="member: 15"><p>[ATTACH]27700[/ATTACH][ATTACH]27701[/ATTACH][ATTACH]27702[/ATTACH][ATTACH]27703[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p>1) Bought these BBKs from eBay. These came off from a Porsche Carerra 996 non turbo, similarly can use Porsche Cayman S or Boxster S as they are all similar and can be used with the bracket made by RallyRoad.net. Well well made brackets, better than ori brembo ones I must say.[ATTACH]27704[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p>2) Cleaned and sand down the calipers before painting, cost RM200 using high temp paint (it has been 8 months now and the paint job is still fine). </p><p></p><p>3) To use this setup, you will need bigger rotors and in this case the CSL rotor is perfect.</p><p></p><p>I have tried ori brembo brake pads and also oem pads like ATE with this setup. Couple of months back I installed a set of Hawk HP Plus (semi racing pads) which cost about USD 320 (for front and rear) and this is the best bang for the money! </p><p></p><p>As I have shared before, having bigger rotors and more pistons DO NOT increase the braking power but high friction pads and bigger brake servo DO. In a more practical sense, changing pads is your best option. These Hawk pads are squeaky and dusty as well, but I have never experienced such stopping power on ANY ///M car, it simply stops on a dime. Highly recommended!</p><p></p><p>Hope this helps those that are interested in a BBK setup. On a side note, I have a spare set of 996 Turbo calipers for sale.</p><p></p><p>Cheers</p><p>Al</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="ALBundy, post: 654632, member: 15"] [ATTACH=CONFIG]27700[/ATTACH][ATTACH=CONFIG]27701[/ATTACH][ATTACH=CONFIG]27702[/ATTACH][ATTACH=CONFIG]27703[/ATTACH] 1) Bought these BBKs from eBay. These came off from a Porsche Carerra 996 non turbo, similarly can use Porsche Cayman S or Boxster S as they are all similar and can be used with the bracket made by RallyRoad.net. Well well made brackets, better than ori brembo ones I must say.[ATTACH=CONFIG]27704[/ATTACH] 2) Cleaned and sand down the calipers before painting, cost RM200 using high temp paint (it has been 8 months now and the paint job is still fine). 3) To use this setup, you will need bigger rotors and in this case the CSL rotor is perfect. I have tried ori brembo brake pads and also oem pads like ATE with this setup. Couple of months back I installed a set of Hawk HP Plus (semi racing pads) which cost about USD 320 (for front and rear) and this is the best bang for the money! As I have shared before, having bigger rotors and more pistons DO NOT increase the braking power but high friction pads and bigger brake servo DO. In a more practical sense, changing pads is your best option. These Hawk pads are squeaky and dusty as well, but I have never experienced such stopping power on ANY ///M car, it simply stops on a dime. Highly recommended! Hope this helps those that are interested in a BBK setup. On a side note, I have a spare set of 996 Turbo calipers for sale. Cheers Al [/QUOTE]
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