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Old Dec 5, 2010 | 03:10 AM
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some of you are a little bit naive, so here's a full-size, dual-caliper setup by brabus for comparison.
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Old Dec 5, 2010 | 03:54 AM
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those calipers arent rusted.
lol
thats due to water or the chemical he used to clean up the rims for the shoot. you can achieve that effect almost immediately if you do the same to your rotors.
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Old Dec 5, 2010 | 06:57 AM
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probably benefits but why 2-diffrerent sets of calipers is my question. at least keep it in unison
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Old Dec 5, 2010 | 07:24 AM
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hahashahahahaha pimped yo brakes!
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Old Dec 5, 2010 | 08:33 AM
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Old Dec 5, 2010 | 08:46 AM
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Originally Posted by ElitistK

some of you are a little bit naive, so here's a full-size, dual-caliper setup by brabus for comparison.
agreed. This car has been floating around on the VIP sites for a bit.

I had to LOL at the "rusted rotors" comment . I can wash my car and by the time I'm done drying, my rotors will look like that.
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Old Dec 5, 2010 | 08:57 AM
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Originally Posted by ElitistK


some of you are a little bit naive, so here's a full-size, dual-caliper setup by brabus for comparison.

Naive to what? It was said already high end cars have dual set up. a main caliper and a helper.
Looking at that pic it seems like is also custom, IDK.. the Brabus set ups are different, Billet aluminum bodies 6 to 12 piston set ups. This looks like two MK4 calipers painted black with ebay rotors. can you provide more info on that set up? im wondering if its stock.

most dual set up i have seen in person, dont use anything less than a 14" rotor. the helper is usually a dual piston. this is because of heat.

HEAT is a major brake killer.. if you know stopping or slowing down from 100mph plus is not easy in stock form. mainly due to Fade caused by HEAT. the rotor needs to cool, hence larger fins, aluminum hats, aluminum calipers, ETC.. the dual set up on the GS though it may look COOL, i would doubt a big difference in performance VS a 6/8 piston single set up.
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Old Dec 5, 2010 | 01:01 PM
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Originally Posted by ****-adkt
Naive to what? It was said already high end cars have dual set up. a main caliper and a helper.
Looking at that pic it seems like is also custom, IDK.. the Brabus set ups are different, Billet aluminum bodies 6 to 12 piston set ups. This looks like two MK4 calipers painted black with ebay rotors. can you provide more info on that set up? im wondering if its stock.

most dual set up i have seen in person, dont use anything less than a 14" rotor. the helper is usually a dual piston. this is because of heat.

HEAT is a major brake killer.. if you know stopping or slowing down from 100mph plus is not easy in stock form. mainly due to Fade caused by HEAT. the rotor needs to cool, hence larger fins, aluminum hats, aluminum calipers, ETC.. the dual set up on the GS though it may look COOL, i would doubt a big difference in performance VS a 6/8 piston single set up.
Oh dear, I feel so sorry for people like you.

I bet if I filled my brake master cylinder with argon instead of nitrogen and somehow made it glow blue/purple every time i use my brake pedal, you'd probably have something to say about that as well.
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Old Dec 5, 2010 | 01:10 PM
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Originally Posted by ElitistK
Oh dear, I feel so sorry for people like you.

I bet if I filled my brake master cylinder with argon instead of nitrogen and somehow made it glow blue/purple every time i use my brake pedal, you'd probably have something to say about that as well.
Please elaborate on FEEL SORRY. i stand by all my comments. are you now talking about form vs function?
you fill your Master with what? Nitrogen? i see. are you talking about the Booster?
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Old Dec 5, 2010 | 01:46 PM
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Never seen a dual big brake caliper like on that on a 2GS. All those colors kind of gives me a headache.
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Old Dec 5, 2010 | 01:47 PM
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gotta buy twice the brake pads...
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Old Dec 5, 2010 | 02:59 PM
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twin 6-pot caliper will have more clamping force than a single 12-pot caliper on the same rotor. now think about how drift cars are driven and why this would be beneficial with sacrifice of fade resistance.

keep in mind that a single 12-pot would be quite long and the minimum wheel diameter would be 20". this car is running 19"s.

edit: come to the look of it, it's a 6+8 pot setup. More pots than you'll ever need.

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Old Dec 5, 2010 | 03:51 PM
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This is the VIP Drift GS300 we've seen with no driver.

Pretty damn baller to me, and seems to me that this car has power. Drifting on wide 19s too.
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Old Dec 5, 2010 | 03:56 PM
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Originally Posted by gsjason300
gotta buy twice the brake pads...
lol...so practical
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Old Dec 5, 2010 | 04:35 PM
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Mitsuru Haruguchi...if you are familar with drifting, you know the name



















I think i have more, just have to look for them.
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