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Originally Posted by r lane
I have a narrow body 3.0 track car with 930 brakes and a 23mm master cylinder non boosted. Despite needing a lot of leg, the brakes definitely do the job. I am building a wide body car with a 3.6 engine and felt that I should go with something larger in the brake department than what I have on the narrow car. I had a set of 996tt calipers that I considered, but due to my calculations and response from this site, it appears they would not be a well balanced package for this car. At present I have those calipers on the car with 13'' discs but am in the market for a different caliper that is better matched. Big Reds come in many flavors it appears. Would appreciate hearing from any of you that have been down this road or something similar. Thanks, Bob
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How much is the car going to weigh?
I have a PCA GT3 race car with a 369 HP/290 Ft-lbs torque at the wheels. The car weighs 2000 lbs without driver or CoolShirt setup. In "start of the race" trim with fuel and CoolShirt installed, the car weighs about 2300 lbs. The car has a Tilton pedal assembly with dual master cylinders and 930 rear brake calipers front and rear. I use PFC 11 compound pads. I run 11.75" x 1.25" rotors at the front and stock 930 rotors at the rear. I use Brembo HTC-64 brake fluid.
The car is wicked fast and brakes are NEVER an issue.
Unless you car is really heavy or you use crappy brake fluid, using Big Reds is just going to add weight and not get you better braking.