Interesting bit of info..

I have recently installed a Stoptech front brake kit along with the Stoptech rear slotted rotors. On Sundays a group of us MINI owners meets for coffee here in the L.A. area and then we do a canyon run.

Yesterday we ran Yerba Buena and when we stopped at the bottom we used one of the guys digital pyrometer and measured rotor temps...

Stock - Depending on the car ran anywhere from 575 to 600+ degrees

Stoptech - 315 degrees.

Now I know why I didnt get fade.

 

thats "cool"! got any links or info on that kit? Im interested into what exactly you installed, how long it took, or any other information or stories about 'em!

 

Good info. I've only been able to induce fade after about 20 minutes of track time, on a track that is notoriously hard on brakes.
I just had to order another set of rotors for my ST's - the result of running Hawk Blue pad compound on them 24/7 for the last three months.

 

Stoptech brakes have a great rep. One thing is that the calipers are not billet. This means that very few 17" wheels will fit without spacers and not all that many 18" ones.

I am not sure on Brembo's calipers because I feel Brembo's are overpriced in general.

I know a guy here in L.A. that sells a killer set up that uses Wilwood (billet) calipers and I am not sure whose rotors. One thing I have learned is stick with slotted rotors..not both slotted and drilled or just drilled. There are cracking issues. Slotted rotors dont have that inherent problem.

Give Steve a call at Steve's Auto Clinic (818) 891 6109 and talk to him about those brakes. They are a fair deal and I know they work.