Brembo upgrade worth it?

[clio_cup]

In the final stages of the turbo conversion being finished. Are the standard 172 cup brakes good enough for track days or is it worth converting to the 197 brembos while I’m shovelling money into the car. Cars currently brembo discs with PBS track pads.

 

[npt]

No should be fine with braided lines, fluid and very good pads, you'd need ducts if going on most tracks

 

[the_baron_von_richthofen]

You'll be fine with the pro race pads, just find a way to keep them cool.

 

[Advikaz]

they look cool. But in terms of actual tangible benefits, it’s not really worth it for the money.

 

[MLB]

Best to spend the money on better pads for the standard calipers.

For what it's worth, I hated the PBS Prorace pads on track and that's without turbo! Much prefer Ferodo DS1.11 or Winmax W6.

I would just see how you get on with the extra power and the PBS pads and then upgrade the pads if you need to.

 

[Speedo Gonzales]

Just do it

You know you want to

Only fannies use the standard brakes 👀

 

[clio_cup]

Just do it

You know you want to

Only fannies use the standard brakes 👀

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You put up a very solid argument for getting them