[aspensti05]

The M5 came with brakes from the BMW factory last I checked....

[Digitalfiend]

Originally Posted by aspensti05

That M5 is a street car and the tires stop the car. The brakes stop the wheels. This is a fact that isn't up for debate.

Again the subject of this thread is claiming the brembo brakes are what saved the day in this video and I disagree. The tires did. Sure maybe the upgraded brakes helped a tiny bit over the stock M5 brakes, but this wasn't a track session with repeated braking on R compound tires. It was a street car with street tires making a single emergency stop and the tires played the biggest role in stopping the M5 in this video.

I wonder what kind of tires they were using. I think that is the Team Poliza (sp) M5 car, they have a site somewhere...

[aspensti05]

Originally Posted by Digitalfiend

they have a site somewhere...

http://www.team144.com

[aspensti05]

Street tires for sure:





Look like Michelin Pilot Sports to me.

[Ben]

I don't want to get involved in this agruement (probably too late ), but let me just say that the Brembo GT brakes are EXTREMELY over-rated. I won't mention any names, but there are plenty of brake setups out there that provide higher and more consistent brake torque, weigh less, and stop the car better, for half the price.

Anyway, assuming the stock brakes could lock up the tires at 130mph (which might not be...) the GT brakes made no difference, and it's all tires. However, I find it hard to believe that the stock M5 brakes could actually trip ABS at 130...I know the stock STI Brembo's can't. I'm not defending the GT brakes, I personally think they're garbage for the price, but they could have made a difference. Just don't give them TOO MUCH credit .

Either way, if the truck didn't get out of the way, they would have smacked right in to it...I don't really see how the GT brakes, or ANY brakes at all, saved them in that situation.

[jimjohn]

Originally Posted by aspensti05

The M5 came with brakes from the BMW factory last I checked....

ya but if you listen in the video the guy goes "brembos got a little hot on you didnt they?"so definetley not bmw brakes even though those are good too...

And for Ben... i wouldnt know about the Gt brakes but I think its quality that makes the brembos over priced... I'm just making an assumtion so i wouldnt know for sure but im guessing thats why

[aspensti05]

Jim I KNOW the Team Polizei car has the Brembo GT brakes. I don't doubt that for a second. I said the BMW comes with brakes from the factory because of your incorrerct comment:

Originally Posted by jimjohn

without the brembo's braking capability the tires will be useless therefore they both play a role with each other... if you dont have good brakes your tires are useless

The tires are not "useless" with the stock/factory brakes. Sorry.

For a single emergency stop like that I am sure the stock/factory BMW M5 brakes are MORE than up to the challenge. It's an M5 for crying out loud!

[Ben]

Originally Posted by jimjohn

And for Ben... i wouldnt know about the Gt brakes but I think its quality that makes the brembos over priced... I'm just making an assumtion so i wouldnt know for sure but im guessing thats why

They have the brand name, that's the only reason for the price . Most people just don't know any better and they assume that because it says "Brembo" on it and costs $8,000 it must be good. I feel bad for them .

Don't get me wrong, my friend has the GT brakes on his STI track car and they a big improvement over stock, they just aren't worth 8 grand. He gets pretty pissed off when he gets in my car and it stops better with "no name " brakes that cost less than half the price .

[jimjohn]

Bennnnnnnnn.... so what are the brakes that are better called? are you trying to hide them from us... are you? are you? or are you being narsasistic?

[Ben]

I'm not going to mention a specific name...I'm not an advertising whore . There are plenty of kits out there that are better...

Project Mu
The Brake Man
Performance Friction
Alcon
etc...

[rasetsu]

I guess impersonating a police officer is no big deal in Europe. There's a blow-up doll in the back seat too.

[Ben]

Originally Posted by rasetsu

I guess impersonating a police officer is no big deal in Europe. There's a blow-up doll in the back seat too.

Thanks for getting us back on topic...lol

Yeah, I guess not . I want some lights like that on my car

[mx_9]

Originally Posted by JRSCCivic98

It's the freaking Gumball you moron... do you even know what that entails? From the quote of the MR2 hitting Jetta video (year 2000 called and they want you back) it sounds like you don't. It's not about doing stupid stunts (well, sometimes it is)... it's about getting somewhere quick. When you do that things can happen. It's a part of life. BTW, these guys pay more to enter that race then you did for your STI. Jailtime and money are of no consequence to them.

BTW, had the accident happened and it had been Germany, it would have been the truck driver's fault for not checking before changing lanes. I've lost count on how many freaking semis I've had cut me off and I was doing the speed limit.

Regardless of what it is, overtaking traffic at that speed is stupid. Even moreso being that he's racing and no one else knows.

[jimjohn]

Originally Posted by mx_9

Regardless of what it is, overtaking traffic at that speed is stupid. Even moreso being that he's racing and no one else knows.

well check out all the stickers on his car... and also the lights on his car... and dont forget its the gumball rally he has the luxury

[The White Pony]

<3 Brembos!