Has anyone taken weight measurements of the various 996 braking options? I would have thought that once you have reached the pinnacle of braking performance, that the next step would be to reduce the unsprung weight. Am I missing something?

Cheers.

 

Daniel...Many members here wish someone could provide the answer to this...Many want the weights on stock TT system, Brembo Gran turismo 8-pod, Brembo Le Mans 8-pod and GT3 with steel rotors set up...
Any volunteers??

 

I will get the Brembo weights, both for the GT and Le Mans offerings.

Cheers.

 

I will weigh a set of stock brakes. I think I saw a set lying around at EVO the other day. If so, I'll bring my scale over and ask Todd if I can weigh them.

 

Awesome - I am interested too...Also, if anyone does not already know - my GT system is For Sale (see the FS section for details...)

 

996TT FRONT:
- Stock - Rotor: 23.4 pounds
- Stock - Caliper: 10.1 pounds
- Brembo GT - Rotor: 16.9 pounds
- Brembo GT - Caliper: 10.5 pounds
- Brembo Le Mans - Rotor: 16.9 pounds
- Brembo Le Mans - Caliper: 7.4 pounds (8 piston)

996TT REAR:
- Stock - Rotor: 19.3 pounds
- Stock - Caliper: 12.2 pounds
- Brembo GT - Rotor: 13.6 pounds
- Brembo GT - Caliper: 10.5 pounds
- Brembo Le Mans - Rotor: 13.4 pounds
- Brembo Le Mans - Caliper: 7.4 pounds (8 piston)

Cheers.

 

those weights are pairs, right?

 

I thought they were per corner.

 

wow! now that you say that i think my GT3 brake kit came in three seperate boxes 1) with two rotors/calipers/pads/brake lines (70 lbs) 2) with two rotors/calipers/pads/brake lines (70 lbs) and 3) with the wheel carriers. so your numbers look right which suggest an 80 lb unsprung weight savings. that's spectacular.

 

Is the front GT caliper you weighed an 8-piston?? Do you have a pic of the ear Le Mans caliper??
Thanx for your help Daniel...

 

I came up with 40 lbs total... about 10 per corner. If I did my math correctly.

Still, a very nice reduction in USW.

 

yep, 39.8. not bad!

 

Yeah. Still definitely worth doing if I can fit them under the 18s...

 

msindi,
The Brembo GT front caliper weights are for the 8-piston. Here is a photo of the rear Le Mans caliper:



Here are the available options for 996TT Brembo brake upgrades. The 18" wheel will not accommodate the Le Mans system. Only a "true" 18" wheel (this needs to be measured) will accommodate the Le Mans system. Contact BeastPower for exclusive 6speedonline.com pricing:



Cheers.

 

Beastpower:

Thanks! Finally hard numbers.

Here are some totals:

Stock to Brembo GT - 27lb USW savings, $185/lb

Stock to Lemans - 39.8 lbs USW savings, $314/lb

I went to Wilwood racing brakes for my Countach and pulled 48 lbs USW off the car. I could notice an improvement in handling over rough surfaces primarily. I didn't have a data acquisition system installed to compare before and after at that time. I did not retune the suspension. I primarily changed the brakes to improve cooling (curved vanes compared to straight stock vanes) but got a real nice performance increase as well.

I will look at upgrading the brakes once I get out on the track.