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Shivas' M Performance Brakes Review
My whorage to M Performance continues, and I picked her up today after getting the M Performance brakes installed. My stock brakes were great for DD, but I didn't think they'd hold up well to some light autox, and frankly, I also wanted to fill up those wheels... I've driven on them for a hundred miles and wanted to report some impressions that are surprisingly contrary to others: 1. Pedal modulation is great. I felt like the stock setup was more on and off, this is more geared towards late, deep-drive braking, where you can adjust the pedal accordingly. Very similar to my Evo VIII. Not squishy like others have stated. 2. Initial bite. I guess my install was done correctly, Not light or weak like others have stated. 3. Pad noise. I have none, these are great pads. Only a hundred miles of city driving, so not expecting too much. I'm still bedding them in (did some 70-50 stops, some 50-30's, and some 50-0's), but I would imagine these pad characteristics to carry. I love these brakes, finally feel like I'm getting to my Evo VIII's level of braking, handling, and steering (when in Sport mode that is!) with the softness of a DD when I need it.
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Can't wait to hear you say, "they don't dust that bad" ... lol... wishful thinking... Did you have a dealership do the install? Mind sharing install cost?
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$2000 for parts.
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$500 isn't too bad considering a flush is $120ish and coding is probably 1 hour ($100ish). And that was at a dealership right?
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The 335i's have 4 piston calipers in front. 2 on each side of the caliper. . . Brembo 4 pots. Except it says brembo on the back of the calipers. It's the size of the rotor up front that increases.
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The brakes are absolutely gorgeous btw. I WANT.
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Just went downstairs, took the old ones apart and counted...verified, yes, 4...
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After close examination, it's also the pad diameter too, the amount of area swept goes up considerably...almost 25% from eye balling it...
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Yeah I assume it would have to. Must be some serious clamping power. I'm gonna install a kit in a couple months after my morr vs8.2's come in. They are gorgeous.
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From my understanding the stock 335i calipers are 4 pot front and 2 pot rear. The 328i has 2 pot front and 1 pot rear. So the M Performance brake upgrade for the 328i is quite a good step up. The only difference in the brakes with the Msport pkg is that Msports get a different, "more aggressive", brake pad. You said that the M Performance pads are larger, thus having a larger swept area on the rotor. That's cool. Is this comparing the Msport pads to the M Perf pads? I'm not sure if the Msport pads are larger or if they are only of a different material compared to the stock pads. Your review shows a very good positive effect, a decidedly positive review to offset the cost. And they look great. Last edited by RPM90; 04-07-2013 at 09:32 PM.. |
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Congrats. You should post some pics of them on. I hope you like brake dust.
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This is after a weekend of gently bedding them in...this is comical...like gives my Evo VIII a run for the money! Oh well, braking is amaze balls....
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The US-spec Msport pads are same size as standard pads as they're just standard EU-spec pads. |
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So then...the M Performance brakes are a HUGE upgrade for the rear because the rear is DEF (I visually confirmed this), 2 pistons in the rear versus this sliding shit, right?
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I wonder if there is a wheel polish that would minimize the dust pick-up. I wash my car myself, and 1/2 of the time is spent on the wheels.
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