Originally Posted by ShinobiOfLegends
i dunno if anyone has thought of this or not, but has anyone with a n/a considered swapping out the brake booster/master cylinder for the srt or c32 unit? the amount of assist and pressure provided by each unit is designed specifically for the brake size and piston count on the calipers. while it may not be an issue at first, you might start to see a rapid decline in brake booster/master cylinder longevity due to increased work on its part.
i know that when i do brake swaps on mustangs using cobra brakes, the pedal feel is still different compared to a cobra and this is because of the difference in the assist by the brake booster/master cylinder. so i always recommend my customers to swap out the booster/master clyinder (they're the intergated on sn-95 mustangs) the same is true with the 3000GT/stealth crowd.
I have designed and sold big brake kits in the past and one of the most important things to do is to maintain the braking balance (front to rear) and maintain the volume that is displaced by the pistons. the number of piston doesn't matter but the total surface area of the piston does. The proper way to compare surface area when switching from a single piston floating caliper to a fixed multi-piston caliper is to first measure the surface area of the stock single piston (pi R squared) and then measure and add up the suface area of
only one side of the fixed caliper you intend to use. I did this with the n/a caliper and it was very close to the surface area of the Brembo so no other modification is needed. The only difference in feel I have experienced is the car now stops with much more authority!
I am now turning my attention to the rear which could end up stock SRt or something really cool
Stay tuned! I prefer to work with MB OEM parts since they are plentiful and much cheaper than aftermarket. MB has used some really nice hardware on various cars. It is just a matter of finding out what will bolt on our cars.