V6 Brake advice

[Cyber Gray]

Hi guys,

I have the non rs camaro with full bolt on set up (Long headers+Catback), CAI, tune, and Vmax TB soon.

My brakes are getting softer with those extra ponies .

Many guys bought those SS brembos but I dont have the 20" wheels. Mine are 19" only so I guess that I cant swap them.

Any suggestions to improve the braking power? The upgraded brake kits are really expensive. I hope to find a cheaper option if available :(.

Thanx.

[Cyber Gray]

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[Angrybird 12]

Originally Posted by Cyber Gray

Hi guys,

I have the non rs camaro with full bolt on set up (Long headers+Catback), CAI, tune, and Vmax TB soon.

My brakes are getting softer with those extra ponies .

Many guys bought those SS brembos but I dont have the 20" wheels. Mine are 19" only so I guess that I cant swap them.

Any suggestions to improve the braking power? The upgraded brake kits are really expensive. I hope to find a cheaper option if available :(.

Thanx.

You may want to get a set of performance brake pads first, it would be much cheaper than a complete swap.

[Cyber Gray]

Originally Posted by Skyman 08

You may want to get a set of performance brake pads first, it would be much cheaper than a complete swap.

I need to know where is the main weakness of the V6 stock brake first. Is it in the pads, or rotors, or lines, or calipers ?

[Angrybird 12]

Originally Posted by Cyber Gray

I need to know where is the main weakness of the V6 stock brake first. Is it in the pads, or rotors, or lines, or calipers ?

Ok, I haven't found any weaknesses myself yet, of course my car is completely stock, I do like to drive it in the mountain roads it seems to perform great. Is your brakes soft? If so you could have Overheated them and the fluid got too hot and even crystalized the pads.

[Darkone]

I've read a thread where people got the steel brake lines from Pedders (at the moment they are the only ones that fit the V6 apparently), and it seems they made a considerable difference. Maybe JusticePete could help you out?

[Cyber Gray]

Skyman 08, once you start puting more hp you put more load on the brakes. Most of the modded members with RS package upgraded their brakes to Brembo by swapping their Kits with the stock SS.

Darkone nice to hear from you doctor !! I hope that JusticePete has a solution.

[Angrybird 12]

Originally Posted by Cyber Gray

Skyman 08, once you start puting more hp you put more load on the brakes. Most of the modded members with RS package upgraded their brakes to Brembo by swapping their Kits with the stock SS.

Darkone nice to hear from you doctor !! I hope that JusticePete has a solution.

I just meant unless you are going to be driving your car on a racetrack or something you can upgrade the pads and maybe slotted and drilled rotors and probably get just as much out of them as you would spending a bunch more on Brembo upgrades. I think many just want to have the Brembo brakes because the SS has them, not because they really need them. Your brakes really don't care if you have 312HP or 400HP a stop form 70MPH is going to be the same no matter what.

[christianmotox]

Im sure you can put SS Brembos in there, just get rig of the roller skates by cutting them or replacing the pads.

I thing ive seen SS people fit 19" wheels with the Brembo brakes.

Here are some 19's with the Brembos with out the roller skates.

[christianmotox]

Originally Posted by Skyman 08

I just meant unless you are going to be driving your car on a racetrack or something you can upgrade the pads and maybe slotted and drilled rotors and probably get just as much out of them as you would spending a bunch more on Brembo upgrades. I think many just want to have the Brembo brakes because the SS has them, not because they really need them. Your brakes really don't care if you have 312HP or 400HP a stop form 70MPH is going to be the same no matter what.

I remember seeing reviews about the SS and the V6 and the V6 stooped shorter by about 1 or 2 feet., the advantage of the Brembos is that they don't fade as quick as the V6 brakes., but both have tremendous stopping power.

[Angrybird 12]

Originally Posted by christianmotox

I remember seeing reviews about the SS and the V6 and the V6 stooped shorter by about 1 or 2 feet., the advantage of the Brembos is that they don't fade as quick as the V6 brakes., but both have tremendous stopping power.

Thats what I read also, that is why I said about putting performance pads on, they don't fade as badly and with slotted and drilled rotors you would probably be even better off. remember you are paying a lot just for the name Brembo when you have them.

[Cyber Gray]

Originally Posted by christianmotox

Im sure you can put SS Brembos in there, just get rig of the roller skates by cutting them or replacing the pads.

I thing ive seen SS people fit 19" wheels with the Brembo brakes.

Here are some 19's with the Brembos with out the roller skates.

Hi Chris,

Nice to hear from you man. It will be good to hear that those SS brembos fit on the 19" but do they really work better than the V6 stock brakes?

[Cyber Gray]

Originally Posted by Skyman 08

Thats what I read also, that is why I said about putting performance pads on, they don't fade as badly and with slotted and drilled rotors you would probably be even better off. remember you are paying a lot just for the name Brembo when you have them.

Thanx for the advice Skyman 08, but my complain is not on brake fading. I just need a brake with a better grip.

For god sake my Jeep wrangler brakes stop better than my Camaro brakes!!

[christianmotox]

Hey men...
To be honest with you i did feel a little difference in braking power, but nothing dramatic.

If you can but the brembos go ahead and buy them, im pretty happy with them., or just buy some good pads and slotted rotors.