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Originally Posted by Boostage
I have z32 rears. OK let's not use piston count. That's just me Trying to distinguish smaller vs larger calipers. 968 Porsche brakes are 4 pot and don't fade. The rotor is huge and the caliper is as big or bigger than a 6 pot wilwood.
So clearly overall size matters more than piston quantity. Now that I said this. Answer this..
Why does Wildwood have the same smaller brake system for both the 240 and Honda's but offer only the bigger one to the Honda? Is it out of necessity? Are the Honda guys not finding the smaller one adequate and need a bigger?
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Define "larger". As you said, the Porsche 4 pots are huge, I'm sure you could find some small 6 pots. Thermal mass and piston count are independent, but you've already agreed to that.
The 240sx vs. Civic thing is purely based on market. There are
a lot of guys that race Civics. Racers look for quality parts with cheap wear part replacement costs. 240s, on the other hand are primarily drift cars, fewer of them to begin with, and JDM fan boys would rather buy a Rotora kit than a kit that is cheaper to buy and maintain.
I still think you have an issue with either fluid or pad condition, or brake balance. The only way you should be able to fade big brakes in a single stop is if something is wrong. For reference, what speeds are we talking about at the drag strip, 120-20 mph stop? While track time will be harder on the brakes on average, you won't be slowing down as much for each corner with time to cool the brakes in between stops.
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Originally Posted by nujabe
lol dude go with the 6 pistons. At this point they are trolling you. 6 pistons will help with brake fade. end of story.
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Thanks for the reminder why I don't post here much anymore. We aren't trolling anyone, just stating facts. Yes, bigger brakes will help with fade, but thinking about a problem instead of throwing money at it with no guarantee of fixing it is the smart thing to do. Feel free to keep filling this forum with mindless junk. I'm out.