Brakes
#3
So like 13.4 inches compared to 14? Brembos are bigger and slotted for more cooling. How many 4.6 lose cylinder #8 after a tune? How many blow there trany under the advertised HP?
Last edited by def67; 03-07-2012 at 11:10 PM.
#4
Touchy touchy. Sorry dude, I'm just stating my opinion. I've had both the 4.6 and factory brakes, and the new 5.0 with the Brembo pack, and I'm only going by experience, so what do I know
#5
Whats up with the #8 cyl blowing??? Never heard of that one yet. As for the tranny, sorry man, I've seen several of the old tranny's on the 05-10 blow. I don't think tranny's were ever Fords forte. Anyway, I'm not putting your car down, or any other 4.6, just making a comparison. Sorry!
#9
Doesn't have to be Brembos, but a near 4,000 lb. car with 12 or 13" rotors and dual-piston calipers isn't going to cut it for slowing down from higher speeds ... physics, the silent killer. Rotors need a certain amount of mass to be able to shed the heat that builds up, and the basic GT brakes won't do it for 500+ hp. The 14" rotors and 4-piston Brembos that come on the GT-500, Boss 302, and Track Pak GT are a good step up at a reasonable price. To swap those on to any other S197 car is about $1200 worth of parts, a good deal for premium brakes.
As an added note, the 2013 GT-500 with 650 hp is moving up to 6-piston Brembo calipers, with larger rotors, 15" I believe.
cheers
Ed
As an added note, the 2013 GT-500 with 650 hp is moving up to 6-piston Brembo calipers, with larger rotors, 15" I believe.
cheers
Ed
#10
Whats up with the #8 cyl blowing??? Never heard of that one yet. As for the tranny, sorry man, I've seen several of the old tranny's on the 05-10 blow. I don't think tranny's were ever Fords forte. Anyway, I'm not putting your car down, or any other 4.6, just making a comparison. Sorry!