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Originally Posted by Dean
I'll read your post later, but here is my quick look at the options...
#1 WRX 4 pots.
#2 STI 4 pots
#3 Wilwood 6 pots
#4 Stoptech
Nothing else impresses me.
I am amazed nobody is making a Porsche Monoblock kit.
#1 Did you consider these? Will probably only add feel, but with the Stoptech rotors may be enough, and I thnk you can get them cheap JDM, or CDM used.
Used brakes are actually a great deal... I put S4 rears on my A4 for $250 includingg calipers, brakets and rotors with pads!
#2 I'd look for these used also. I'd like some better data on the rotor thickness. My guess is it is under an inch, and I don't know how good the vaneing is. These may be a good mid price option, but if they are thin, don't bet on super performance. By the way, more air flow in a rotor is more important than mass! Big open spaces between fairly thin directional vanes provide radiator like cooling.
#3 My best bang for the buck option. Huge pad and rotor selection, great calipers, and rotors. These are my stealth brakes I think if you want a look. And the rear kit would make it a killer setup.
#4 Only if you must have dust shields. Don't know about pad options though.
One thing I don't know about the WRX is if the master cylinder is up to all this. If it is the same as the one for the 4 pots, it should be OK I guess.
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Just to avoid confusion, the "STi 4-pots" I'm talking about are *not* the Brembos that come on the US STi... I don't have $3000. They're twice as much as the StopTechs and don't work quite as well.
The "STi 4-pots" I'm referring to are the same as the "WRX 4-pots". I dunno why people started calling 'em "STi 4-pots", I guess they came on older JDM STis or something. They're actually made by FHI. I guess they still come on non-US WRXs. As far as I know, they're designed for the Master Cylinder that's already on the car. They're also supposed to be mated with a set of 2-pots in the rear, but nobody seems to complain about balance with the stock WRX rears or with the popular H6 rear upgrade.