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      05-05-2012, 06:47 PM   #45
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A street driver is not going to be held back by the stock brakes. Yes, at the track, they are going to fade - but you are not going to be making a multiple back to back threshold stops from 80mph on the street. If you are, there are much more important considerations to take into account - such as venue.

I appreciate that many of you think you bought a sports car and your skills are such Sebastian Vettel would fear you if only you had access to better equipment. My years of instructing at the track tells me otherwise. Rare is the street driver that is even beginning to use the performance of his car, especially braking and cornering.
As arrogant as he is...he is correct.

If you bought an f30 as a performance car, you've bought the wrong car. Now if you've bought it as a family sedan which is fun as hell to drive...well done.

The brake upgrade won't do nearly as much good as trashing the oem tire for a better alternative. However it looks killer...and let's all be honest...we all know why some of us are getting the brake upgrade. They look badass. Will I ever use them to their potential? I hope not. But will I enjoy looking at them daily. Damn right I will.
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As arrogant as he is...he is correct.

If you bought an f30 as a performance car, you've bought the wrong car. Now if you've bought it as a family sedan which is fun as hell to drive...well done.

The brake upgrade won't do nearly as much good as trashing the oem tire for a better alternative. However it looks killer...and let's all be honest...we all know why some of us are getting the brake upgrade. They look badass. Will I ever use them to their potential? I hope not. But will I enjoy looking at them daily. Damn right I will.
I wonder how the red calipers will look with these wheels
http://www.tirebuyer.com/tirebuyerwi...1B%20Monoblock

And no way i am just buying for the looks
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      05-06-2012, 12:35 AM   #47
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I wonder how the red calipers will look with these wheels
http://www.tirebuyer.com/tirebuyerwi...1B%20Monoblock

And no way i am just buying for the looks
You definitely wouldn't be buying those wheels for the looks...
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      05-06-2012, 03:49 AM   #48
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Don't forget that the US 328i gets smaller rotors than ROW cars.
I know, 330mm vs 312mm. My local market is to ROW-spec.
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      05-07-2012, 10:17 AM   #49
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I wonder how the red calipers will look with these wheels
http://www.tirebuyer.com/tirebuyerwi...1B%20Monoblock

And no way i am just buying for the looks

You're leaving yourself WIDE OPEN....I'm just going to walk away.
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      05-07-2012, 10:26 PM   #50
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As arrogant as he is...he is correct.
Too many weekends at the track as well as instructing will do this to you. I admit little tolerance for poseurs.

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Will I ever use them to their potential? I hope not.
I hope you do. Get some good cooling to the brakes, ditch the cute drilled and slotted rotors, get some proper race pads, get some heat into the pads and rotors, and find out what they can do.

Why limit yourself to automobile porn by merely looking at them?
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      05-07-2012, 11:02 PM   #51
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ditch the cute drilled and slotted rotors
It looks like the M-sport brake if ordered from factory on a M-packet equipped car doesn't have drilled discs.
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      05-07-2012, 11:30 PM   #52
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It looks like the M-sport brake if ordered from factory on a M-packet equipped car doesn't have drilled discs.
right but it makes it MUCH cheaper when u upgrade to the M Performance brakes
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      05-08-2012, 01:04 AM   #53
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Should do, the calipers are different.
Sorry, should have been clearer.
Are the pads of a different material that is designed to offer quicker bite?
IOW, is pad composition that much different?
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right but it makes it MUCH cheaper when u upgrade to the M Performance brakes
It's much cheaper if u spec it as factory option rather than from the BMW M Performance catalogue.
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Sorry, should have been clearer.
Are the pads of a different material that is designed to offer quicker bite?
IOW, is pad composition that much different?
I don't think so, oem pads have to work under a wide range of operating conditions.
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Too many weekends at the track as well as instructing will do this to you. I admit little tolerance for poseurs.


I hope you do. Get some good cooling to the brakes, ditch the cute drilled and slotted rotors, get some proper race pads, get some heat into the pads and rotors, and find out what they can do.

Why limit yourself to automobile porn by merely looking at them?
I have another car that is much better suited to a track than a family sedan...Also, I am limited to Autox, due to geography. There are no tracks within 300 miles of me. In AUtox, the stock 335i brakes would be fine....doesn't mean I don't want the better option.
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It's much cheaper if u spec it as factory option rather than from the BMW M Performance catalogue.
right, thats what i said. sorry if i wasnt clear. factory m sport brakes make life cheaper if u eventually want to upgrade to m performance brakes (of course if u order m performance off the bat, u save the install costs is what ur sayin)
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      05-08-2012, 12:53 PM   #58
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factory m sport brakes make life cheaper if u eventually want to upgrade to m performance brakes (of course if u order m performance off the bat, u save the install costs is what ur sayin)
AFAIK M-sport brakes=M-performance brakes less the drilled & slotted discs, & u can't order M-performance brakes as a factory option as it's only available as a retrofit kit.
So if u've ordered M-sport brakes there's no need to retrofit the M-performance brakes as they're the same.
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      05-08-2012, 01:57 PM   #59
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Sorry, should have been clearer.
Are the pads of a different material that is designed to offer quicker bite?
IOW, is pad composition that much different?
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I don't think so, oem pads have to work under a wide range of operating conditions.

The US market OEM pads are different from other markets. The US pad is not as aggressive as the other markets but make less noise and leave a lot less brake dust. US consumers don't like noisy brakes or dusty wheels, thus the difference in compounds. Most US consumers equate noisy brakes with time to service the brakes. This was a marketing decision done a long time ago.

Side note: The valet at work and co-workers think I need new brakes because they hear the squeal from low temp slow braking in the office garage.

Now for the performance brake kit, my guess is that OEM there will be one pad choice as consumers of big brake kits will know that there will be more dust and noise coming from the brakes and there is usually a note on the installation instructions that nobody reads.
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AFAIK M-sport brakes=M-performance brakes less the drilled & slotted discs, & u can't order M-performance brakes as a factory option as it's only available as a retrofit kit.
So if u've ordered M-sport brakes there's no need to retrofit the M-performance brakes as they're the same.
the m performance brake discs are actually considerable larger as well. m sport brakes do not equal m performance brakes.

not sure about ordering options but ur right as far as the calipers being the same ya
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      05-08-2012, 02:41 PM   #61
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the m performance brake discs are actually considerable larger as well. m sport brakes do not equal m performance brakes.
For EU/ROW-spec cars the factory M-sport brakes have same size discs all round (370x30 & 345x25) as the M-performance brakes, only difference is the lack of slots & holes.
For US-spec they're smaller for the 328i.
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The US market OEM pads are different from other markets. The US pad is not as aggressive as the other markets but make less noise and leave a lot less brake dust.
That explains why US publications are not enthusiastic abt the standard brakes on the 328i, whereas in Europe there were no complaints at all even on entry level cars.
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That explains why US publications are not enthusiastic abt the standard brakes on the 328i, whereas in Europe there were no complaints at all even on entry level cars.
More aggressive pads AND (as you know) larger rotors. No matter what some people say... larger rotors will make a difference.
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For EU/ROW-spec cars the factory M-sport brakes have same size discs all round (370x30 & 345x25) as the M-performance brakes, only difference is the lack of slots & holes.
For US-spec they're smaller for the 328i.
No

On Front
Euro 335i standard is 340x30
M Sport brakes for 335i is 370x30

Rear
Euro 335i standard is 330x20
M Sport brakes for 335i is 345x24
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On Front
Euro 335i standard is 340x30
M Sport brakes for 335i is 370x30

Rear
Euro 335i standard is 330x20
M Sport brakes for 335i is 345x24
Great info! What about 328's?
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