what are the best brakes to upgrade to?

[mattCSLnut]

Originally Posted by Foamy

Thanks for that, but you have admitted that it's 90% which is exactly what I was saying. It's not as good as a properly designed bbk. What it is, is a good budget option. Nothing wrong with that, but each to their own.

This thread seems the same as most bbk discussions where it starts out discussing the best brake kits, only to end in 'what's the cheapest brake kits'. Two different questions.

If we are talking about cheap brake kits, what about D2, K-Sport, Hi Spec etc? They are all under £1k but I wouldn't touch them with a barge pole, but some will have a different opinion. Again, each to their own.

It seems to me that the best way to reply to the question is to ask how much money do you want to spend? Then make a recommendation based on budget.

Lets not forget, a quality bbk can always be sold on for good money when the car gets sold on.

Not an admission, I'm a realist that's why I rate my BREMBO conversion @ 90% in comparison to AP stuff as I have driven/beem in AP Racing BBK equiped CSLs, on Road & Track and know how good they are ( that's not to say they are without their own little niggles considering the initial and IMHO astronomical outlay) plus the further expense of replacement consumables
My BBK solution is by no means the cheapest out there as I'm using Porsche derived BREMBO callipers but I feel they are up there with the BIG boys, at the fraction of the AP Racing/Alcon costs yet they're at least twice as good as all the other sub £1K BBK kits out there (which as it happens I didn't want to touch with an extended barge pole either) as I've trusted BREMBO brakes in previous years being an Ex Porker owner and this is why I developed my own BBK solution that utilises the excellent CSL discs in conjunction with modern Porsche Cayman S BREMBO callipers
As for the BEST BBK out there for the CSL " Money no object " I guess AP Racing, ALCON or BREMBO's own E46 specific BBK kit which is even more money then AP Racing kit