[quote author=forester sti link=topic=7158.msg85631#msg85631 date=1210799774]
I can't get that link to work anymore,
But I think the brakes on the RA-R are more silimar to the porsche 6 pots (also made by brembo)
The leggy ones look all sleek and stylish!
Dan
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Dan, that link is still working but here's what they said about the type RA-R's brakes and the front brakes sound identical to the ones in the S402:
Big brakes
If you want to figure out the RA-R's mission, take a look at the brake package.
The RA-R is the first-ever Japanese production car to wear this particular high-performance brake package, which includes stout monoblock six-piston calipers for the front vented discs and four-piston calipers for the rears. The brake calipers are branded with the STI logo and matched with unusual Brembo-built STI brake rotors that change color from silver to gold under hard usage. And strangely or maybe not the slotted brake rotors resemble those of the Prova Racing WRX STI racing car that competes in Japan's Super Endurance racing series.
So what does all that mean? This road-going brake package is as close to racing brakes as you can get, and you only need to take the first corner at speed to work that out. Because as with race brakes, the brake pads and rotors need to get a little heat into them before they get down to business.
If you fly into a corner with cold brakes, you risk flying straight across the road and into the guardrail. But once you spend a couple of minutes leaning on the pads, getting some heat into them, you won't find better stoppers anywhere not in Japan, at least. At operating temperatures, these brakes are outstanding, with tremendous stopping power and a firm, consistent pedal feel. It's just right for track days and autocross. More important, there is no brake fade.
Frawls
I can't get that link to work anymore,
But I think the brakes on the RA-R are more silimar to the porsche 6 pots (also made by brembo)
The leggy ones look all sleek and stylish!
Dan
[/quote]
Dan, that link is still working but here's what they said about the type RA-R's brakes and the front brakes sound identical to the ones in the S402:
Big brakes
If you want to figure out the RA-R's mission, take a look at the brake package.
The RA-R is the first-ever Japanese production car to wear this particular high-performance brake package, which includes stout monoblock six-piston calipers for the front vented discs and four-piston calipers for the rears. The brake calipers are branded with the STI logo and matched with unusual Brembo-built STI brake rotors that change color from silver to gold under hard usage. And strangely or maybe not the slotted brake rotors resemble those of the Prova Racing WRX STI racing car that competes in Japan's Super Endurance racing series.
So what does all that mean? This road-going brake package is as close to racing brakes as you can get, and you only need to take the first corner at speed to work that out. Because as with race brakes, the brake pads and rotors need to get a little heat into them before they get down to business.
If you fly into a corner with cold brakes, you risk flying straight across the road and into the guardrail. But once you spend a couple of minutes leaning on the pads, getting some heat into them, you won't find better stoppers anywhere not in Japan, at least. At operating temperatures, these brakes are outstanding, with tremendous stopping power and a firm, consistent pedal feel. It's just right for track days and autocross. More important, there is no brake fade.
Frawls
