Hey fellas,

Remember me telling you about a BBK from Wilwood I was getting a developer to build for us.

Well he completed it!!!!

Here is the teaser shot of our kit and a kit for the 350z. Only diff is the size of hat holes for mounting.

WILWOOD BBK

Initial price is $1200 for 4 POT and $1500 for 6POT.

I'm still waiting for Slotted only rotors before he ships.

Cant wait to have thease and new shoes on my ride.

LAYTA!

Kam

 

wow and

 

Must be your browser. Man those are nice! Wish I could get me some.

 

Hot dammmm! How wide spacers we'd need to clear w/ stock 18's?

 

wow i mean ..wow...did i say wow...


niiice...oh yeah...wow...

oh what is POT ?? no not e the one you smoke but the one that the first post is talking about...it says 4 POT or 6 POT....whats is that ??

Luigi

 

Calipers, 4 or 6.

 

4POT or 6POT means the amount of pistons within each caliper.

The 6POTS are basically used for track to prevent the pads from tapering under extreme conditions. So unless you drive your maxima like a friggin lunatic you most likely wont need 6POT calipers.

Anywhoo, for $1200 you get some serious brakes with rotors and hats. Thats still $1100 cheaper then the APR kit with rotors and hats.

I'm eagerly waiting to have them delievered and installed.

Please dont quote me but they are supposed to fit under the stock 18"s.

Will need a small spacer for 17" OEM.

Anyone use spacers on their 6th gen?

Thanks,

Kam

 

Wow, can't wait to see them on your car!!

 

that'll look pretty damn nice, not to mention the upgraded braking performance.

 

Are those rotors any lighter than stock? I know someone made some 2 piece 6th gen rotors and they were about 6 lbs lighter per rotor.

 

Dam Kam, I just ordered my 300zx brake conversion. I might have waited for this had I known.

 

Man that looks SWEET!

Too bad I just put on new rotors, pads and brake lines.

Oh well - maybe in about 15K.

Sweet looking setup and the price seems GREAT!

 

They look good. I think for maximum 'bling' factor the 6 pots look best. Wilwood calipers always seem to be smaller than their competitors. Both will have close stopping power to within each other so it's seriously just 'bling' going for the 6pot.

 

Rotor diameter size? What is the cost for just the rotors?

 

Rotors are 13.6" by 1.10" while pads are 20mm per side, so less heat transfer will happen into the caliper due to thicker pads. You can also opt for the ThermaLock pistons for an additional cost or buy them direct from Wilwood.

Also the 6POT calipers are the SL6-R model and 4POT are the FSL-4 .

I'm not sure as to availability of just rotors, but from speaking with the developer he quoted me $195 per rotor not including the hat.

From what I have been told, the 12.1" rotors he had for other vehicles have lasted more then 40,000 miles under "strenous" conditions.

I'm curious to see what the larger diamater rotor does for my baby in hollerin her down to zero from stupid fast

I'm gnawing my hands off waiting.

Kam

 

Only thing that would worry me is the loss of pressure on the booster under full brake on condition with the 6POT kit. I'm learning about brakes so if anyone knows more detailed info, please fill me in.

Thanks,
Kam

 

"..........developer he quoted me $195 per rotor not including the hat."

What are "hats?" is that another word for pad? sorry for noob question

 

are they for the fronts only, or is it extra for the rears?

 

I would have some concerns about brake bias with large front brakes like this. Any chance of upgrading the rears? Thats another reason I went with the 300zx conversion is that its improved braking but not as radical as this. Im wondering if ur guy makes two piece rotors in stock rotor measurements? If so, I'm in for those. I love lightening unsprung weight AND rotating mass as well. Lighter rotors are of great benefit.

 

I'm not sure about the rears as of yet.
Wilwood makes the necessary parts to snap in place of OEM but rotor size and thickness will have a lot to do with that project. (DUE SOON).

I'm going the 4POT way and seeing what develops, hopefully I wont have brake bias issues. But even for that there is a bias adjuster that I can use.

Take Care,

Kam

 

Hats are the parts that the actual rotor ataches too.

The rears have not been built yet, I think for the rears we will use Wilwood calipers with stock rotors for best $value. But thats a whole different story.

Thanks,

Kam

 

Does he make two piece stock sized rotors for front?

 

You think front and rear under $1600?

 

I <3 Wilwood stuff

I helped one of my Dad's friends install and setup his brake system. SL6/ST front and SL4/ST rear with GT rotors. Extremely nice parts to work with


over $4000 into that setup though

 

Just a note. It's the total area of the pistons, not necessarily the # of pistons that determine Master cylinder size.

And if you are thinking about actually ajusting bias with a Tilton unit or similar, it's not as easy as you think. The bias is set in the master cylinder and not in some distribution block.

What you will end up doing is just restricting the bias to the fronts. Sorta eliminating the effort.

I would highly suggest that whomever is working on the rears, set it up so the oem bias setting is again retained.

 

Uhhhh ^^^ installed and working great so far.
Kamski

 

damn...i don't kno if i wanna go with brake upgrades before others...cause the thing is if i go brakes i won't have anything left for anything else!!! lolxz...buh everytime kam starts these threads about the damn wilwoods...it gets me thinkin again!!! lolxz

kam STOP IT...j/k

i wanna wait for a BBK set for front nd rear...w/slotted nd drilled rotors...4piston...either willwood or brembo...which ever comes out first!!!nd i'm tryin to keep it to $2000 or under...lolxz damn picky buh i kno wuh i'm lookin for!!! lolololxz

 

Thats about right, 2k for front, 2k for rears.
Kamski

 

NOOOOOooo not wuh i was talkin about i mean $2000 for full BBK set front AND rear...think about it...its possible...its not lik our cars are AWD...they braking force doesn't have to be the same...

lager calibers in front nd smaller ones in back...i mean if front BBK is already $1200 give or take some...$800 extra for a rear set isn't asking to give up much don't u think?

 

www.fastbrakes.com

and check out some of the different brake sets they have. The rears should be 2 piston to keep the bias in check on a FWD car.

Kam

 

damn; I'd like those Nismo Rims and that kit fitted to my 5th Gen Pls!

 

The kit fits the 5th gen, since u can use the 6th gen brake upgrade you can get this kit on your car also

Kam