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Originally Posted by Logicoeur
Sounds like be has single piston Bosch brushes and can't find track pads for those.
OP, the 335i brakes are not overkill at all.
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I really dont disagree, Ive been down that road before... my 2006 330i came with 13" front (same as a 5 series) and the same 13" rears the 335i had from the rest of the e90 run. Even though I never experienced any fade at the Glen, I found a good deal on the brackets, calipers and rotors from a 335i - 13.7" .... and definitively never had any fade at the glen, even as my skill and speed progressed... but I was still running Pilot Supersports instead of a track tire. And since that 3400 pound car had bigger brakes than a chevy suburban, EBC Yellows would last a long time, and gave me the confidence to brake deeper, learn trail braking ect....
Fast fwd, I bought an e36 m3, freshened the suspension, brakes and got a set of track tires - a dual duty summer car that I could drive to the track. Last event of the season last year I dropped a valve. With this year being nutty, the m3 has collected dust in the garage, and is finally about to get the motor rebuilt.
SOOO... my 328i is my daily, and it turns out after dialing in the suspension a bit, it feels much more fun and nearly as willing a dance partner as the 330 was (but with more torque, and a little less weight over the front).
My goal isn't to spend 600 bucks on brake hardware and another few hundred on pads for a car that might see 1 or two hpdes a year.
I guess if the calipers were a direct swap and I didn't have to buy brackets (I would do all 4 corners) I could justify going down that road.... but thats not happening between now and the first weekend of oct- I wont have the time to find the parts and do the job with work and the rest of life, so for now, I just need some pads that will hold up. I feel like with fresh fluid (duh) the track I am going to won't see the speeds and abuse that the glen puts on the brakes.