anybody want a brembo gran turismo front brake kit for a boxster. hit me with an email if you're interested. online pricing for this kit is around $3200. i can do it for well under that.

 

I am almost positive the boxster kit is the same as the 996. Is this the 8 piston kit?

 

How does this differ from the Boxster S 'reds'?

 

The Brembo Gran Turismo High Performance Braking System offers significant advantages over the OC manufacturer's system - advantages far beyond what's simply known as "big brakes." As the braking system's primary function is to dissipate heat, larger, more sophisticated discs are used in order to increase the fade resistance of the system. These discs are directionally vented for enhanced cooling, as well as drilled or slotted fro improved consistency, continuously and refreshing the pad surface.
In most application, a two-piece "floating" disc assembly is used, with a cast-iron disc specially mounted to a billet aluminum hat. One of the advantages: weight. By making the center-section of the disc out of aluminum, a great deal of weight can be saved in a key location, as it is both unsprung and rotating. The greatest advantage, however, lies in the float itself. The brake discs must cope with extreme temperature levels. In the case of a non-floating disc, thermal stresses develop which lead to warping of the disc and cupping of the braking surface. With the full floating system, the disc is bell, and can remain straight and true.
On nearly all the vehicles for which there is a Gran Turismo system available, the OEM caliper is of a sliding design, with the piston or pistons on only the inboard side of the disc. While this type of caliper is inexpensive to manufacture, it is generally extremely heavy, and inherently flexible, both of which are to be avoided on a performance braking system. Conversely, Brembo's calipers are fixed mount, opposed piston bores in order to eliminate pad taper. Without this feature, the leading edge of the pad will wear more quickly. This can cause problems such as cocking the pistons in their bores, which can damage or seize them.
Each Gran Turismo system comes with high performance bake pads, aircraft quality hardware, DOT and TUV- approved Goodridge stainless steel braided brake lines, instruction manual and dye cut stickers for your car.
The net result is a braking system, developed specifically for each vehicle application by Brembo's immense technical resources, that insures high quality as well as high performance.

Benefits
• Aggressive pads that provide the highest level of performance.
• Clears gasses, cleans pads for better "bite".
• Perfect fittment and rigid mounting.
• Braided Brake Line.
• DOT/TUV approved.
• Increased stopping on the street, at drivers' schools and at club events with proven on-track performance at the highest levels of racing.
• Reduces unsprung weight for better handling; reduces head-related stress; increases brake performance and pedal feel.
• Provide maximum braking force without the flex of sliding calipers

Kit includes:
• High Performance Friction Material.
• Cross-Drilled or Slotted Discs.
• Aircraft quality Mounting Brackets and Assembly Hardware.• Goodridge Stainless Steel Braided Brake Line.|
• Multi-Use Street, Performance Driving, Track Events Derived from Race-Based Components.
• "Floating" Disc Mounting System with Billet Aluminum Hat.
• Four or Eight Piston Cast Aluminum Calipers

 

The Red calipers on the "S" are the same calipers as the non "S" model. The only difference is color.

 

i have to double check out in the garage, but i believe it's the 14" four piston. they're red. just the fronts.

 

How is this possible when the pad's are different part numbers?


I know the pads are the same part number for the front standard 996 and Boxster S


..and I've been told the front boxster s calipers are the same as the front 996 non-turbo


..but the part numbers are different on the boxster S vs the Boxster.. and the rotors are different as well!

 

I must have had too much to drink last night! Yes you are right they are different the Standard Black C2/C4 Calipers and Boxster S red calipers are the same. Standard Boxster calipers are not.