According to the rumor mill, the V6 will get the current Mustang GT brakes, the GT will get the current 14+ inch, 4 piston Brembos from the GT500, and the GT500 gets an new 15 inch Brembo system.

All this coincides with Mustang's all new powertrain line-up, which should be revealed in afew weeks at the LA show.

 

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Bigger brakes are heavier....

 

And they stop the car better...

 

The less the car weighs the less braking the car NEEDS. It's a trade off.

 

Do you honestly believe Ford would put on larger brakes that weigh so much they will increase braking distance?

 

For the weight difference it's still worth it.

 

Makes sense with the power increases.

As far as weight, the V6 and GT500 are expected to lose weight.

 

I'll wait for the actual data.

 

Yes. It just goes to show that it's often worthwhile to upgrade components even though weight goes up.

 

Not necessarily, though they are (or should be) more resistant to fade.

If the current smaller brakes can already apply enough braking force to induce an ABS event in the dry, then the stopping distance is traction limited, not brakeforce limited. Tires are critical.

The LT1 F-cars put out some pretty spectacular braking numbers (for the time) with their dinky 11" front rotors when they debuted. But I don't think they would hold up to repeated hot laps very well...

 

V6 is going from 200HP to GT levels of over 300HP so I guess it is appropriate to get the better '10 GT brakes.

 

So pick the crappy stock ones... Ill take the brembos...

 

I'm saying once you get to the point where you can lock up the wheels, bigger brakes don't do you any good. It's all traction at that point.

 

Do the bigger brakes necessarily also mean bigger wheels?

Oh dear, the Camaro weighs too much syndrome all over again!