[tay1992]

Hi guys
I'm making the switch from a 2012 Mustang gt to a 2016 Camaro ss. Looking for some suggestions on if I should go for the 6 piston Brembos or stay with the regular 4 piston ones? are the 6 piston really worth the 3800 dollars Canadian? The salesmen at the dealership was trying to push the 6 piston kit on me. Ill mostly be driving the car regularly to and from work. Would love to hear from SS owners on what their experience is with either the 4 piston or the 6 piston brakes
Thanks!

[HyperM3]

Are you taking it to the track? 6 piston. Are you driving it around town like a normal person? 4 piston.

Or can you look at it as where else can you put that good 3K towards? Exhaust, Intake, etc.? Down payment? Gift for the wife so she accepts the car more?

[enzia35]

I'd stick with the regular brakes.

[bpang1234]

I wouldn't make it as absolute as the first reply post.

I believe the regular Brembo setup will be fine for many people who track. We haven't yet had enough experience with it (the normal 4-piston setup) to know if it is a weak link. Hell, we barely have anyone with upgraded pads on yet. None of the reviews I've read of people who were able to take it out on the track complained about brake fade.

I would do pads, lines and fluid before stepping up to the 6-piston setup.

[Modshack]

I wouldn't waste your time or money for a daily driver. I've had 4 piston Brembo's on 5 cars now and they are great. Strong, responsive, and a wide availability of pad materials out there..

[tay1992]

Im going with a 2SS 6 speed manual with the dual mode exhaust and magnetic ride control and a few other options. I may bring it to a drag strip here or there just for some fun since my friends organize meets. For the most part I would be driving it around like a normal person but I might add a supercharger later down the road. I just don't want to waste 4 grand on something that I wouldn't see a real difference in unless I was on the track. And the boyfriend is never gonna accept the car more... he's a mustang guy...

[captainjpc]

He is just trying to get a bigger comission, unless you are tracking which is unlikely in montreal it is a waste of money.

[jaymsu]

Like others have mentioned above, 6 piston is a great option for serious track use - that doesn't mean 4 piston won't be good for track. I think 4 piston Brembo would be still awesome on track.

If you track regularly, you probably knew about the benefit of 6 piston vs. 4 piston, so I would think you are not track junkie, so I would say stick with 4 piston, which will give you more than enough stopping power.

Some say they aren't happy with 4 piston stopping power and they should've gone with 6 piston.
Well, I would say they don't really know much about brakes. They should think about better brake pads before thinking about more pistons.

My c5 and C6 Vette all had 2 piston (that's right, 2 piston) front brakes and they stopped just fine on the track. - granted, 6 piston in Z06 stopped better but that's not the point here. Point is,,, 2 piston caliper stopped me just fine with good pads from racing speed. 4 piston Brembo will do even better. (Try DTC-60 or 70 type of racing pad on these calipers and see what the stopping power really is)

If you want to upgrade to 6 later, you can. These are not factory installed option anyway, so you can install them whenever you want.

[Boilermaker128]

Does it make the car stop any shorter? If so are we talking inches or feet?

[jaymsu]

Originally Posted by Boilermaker128

Does it make the car stop any shorter? If so are we talking inches or feet?

With a same driver and same material pads, 6 piston should stop shorter. (Yes, even on what seems to be very simple task as braking, driver experience makes quite a difference)
However, I'm pretty sure 4 piston with race-worthy pads will stop shorter than 6 piston with stock pads.

One more thing to add: brakes will work only as good as tires will support

[BradfordCamaro]

These 4 piston Brembos are pretty impresive.
No need for 6 pistons for daily use , even the odd track day.

If you are able to drive the car to the limit at weekly track meets then 6 pistons would be the way to go

[Boilermaker128]

Well I'd definitely pay for better, shorter, daily driving stopping distance. If it won't sacrifice reliability or lifespan(6 piston upgrade last as long as stock?) similar to how I buy top dollar tires because I don't want to be in the ditch or in someone's back end, regretting not paying the extra couple hundred bucks for good rubber that could've avoided the situation. If we're talking a few thousand bucks for a few inches it's not worth it, but gaining a few feet I'd bite.

[BahamaTodd]

All the reviews you'll see are with the 4 pistons. They are more than enough.

[MikeyCamaro]

I have 6 piston Brembos on my SRT but that's a bigger car: it probably needs it. I'm not sure a leaner car like the Camaro really "needs" 6 piston calipers. As mentioned, upgrading the pads might get you the edge you want if you track it.

Mike