Mazda just came out with a big brake kit for the MX5. Is there a demand out there for this? Here is the info on it.


MSRP - $2050.00
• Larger 310mm Ventilated and Slotted Discs for better stopping performance at all temperatures
• 4 Piston Aluminum Calipers (40mm each) for consistent braking and even disc and pad wear
• High Performance Brake Pads* for improved grip, less fade and better high-temperature performance
• Metal Braided Brake Hoses for a solid pedal feel.
• Beautiful and aggressive appearance, and over 40 years of Brembo expertise in brake design.

I don't have a MX5 but i have been looking for my RX8 and $2050.00 is a bit high for a big brake upgrade. There are several other options that a person could go with but if Mazda is backing up everything and you get it installed by Mazda it may be worth it. What i mean is you warranty should not be voided in any way.

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Sleepy Buffalo @ Oct 25 2007, 11:55 AM) [url=index.php?act=findpost&pid=7891]<{POST_SNAPBACK}>[/url]</div>

I don't have a MX5 but i have been looking for my RX8 and $2050.00 is a bit high for a big brake upgrade. There are several other options that a person could go with but if Mazda is backing up everything and you get it installed by Mazda it may be worth it. What i mean is you warranty should not be voided in any way.[/b]

Everything from Mazda is priced high. Cool that they came out with a kit, though.

And welcome, jt2589!!

I have had great results on my old track car (1992 Saturn SC) by switching to more aggressive brake pads, better brake fluid and stickier tires. Big brakes kits, performance wise, are only beneficial for someone who has a heavy car and wants consistent braking time after time in a short time frame (like going around a track). Simply upgrading to a big brake kit, while leaving everything else the way it is, usually doesn't result in much of an improvement (distance wise) in the first stop. The benefits come in when you make repeated stops back to back. If you haven't checked out that PRoN video posted in the Lounge, take a look at that for a clearer picture of what I'm saying when they upgrade the brakes on that WRX wagon and do 10 60-0 stops back to back.

On the track, I ran my Saturn with Hawk Blue pads, ATE Super Blue fluid and Toyo RA1 tires. My car weighed roughly 2100 pounds dry. I never had any brake related issues with this setup while hauling the car down from 90 mph to a 30 mph turn time and time again during each session. The downfall to this setup is that it took a few corners (maybe a lap or so) to get the brake pads up to temp where they would start working properly.

My Protege, I run EBC Greenstuff pads and the wide Exclaim tires in the summer. Even with this very streetable setup, the car would stop great. If I were to repeatedly slam on the brakes, I'd probably experience some brake fade- but if you are really driving like that on the roads, then you've got issues. Now that I have my winter tires on, I've noticed that these brake pads take less pedal effort to initate wheel lock (no ABS).

But looks wise, there's no arguement that big brakes look cool.

And if you only do the fronts, it's possible that you can throw off the overall balance of the braking system and end up with longer stopping distances than you had before.

Welcome!

Sorry jt2589 I didn’t realize what you were doing. I apologize.

Is that front and rear, or just front? Cause that seems a LOT front biased if it's fronts only. May as well clamp off at the proportioning valve and save pedal travel, and then remove the rear hats and calipers and put in a spacer for weight savings. Not that that wouldnt' throw off the balance of the car...

Very cool. I wonder what they look like.

I believe that, if Mazda installed it will not void you warranty. But there is no warranty on the part's

Here is a picture of the kit

oh yeah. Thanks for the welcome. I work with josh @ Burt Mazda.

I think it is a front and rear set. CMZC members get a discount on part's so it cost's $1845.00. It still seems like alot of money to me. But, what the hell do I know.

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (jt2589 @ Oct 26 2007, 08:18 AM) [url=index.php?act=findpost&pid=8148]<{POST_SNAPBACK}>[/url]</div>

I think it is a front and rear set. CMZC members get a discount on part's so it cost's $1845.00. It still seems like alot of money to me. But, what the hell do I know.[/b]

It's a front set