Mazda Brakes FTW... STI Brembos FTL

[Tomas]

Car and Driver "Lightning Lap" times around VIR

genpoo = 3:16.2
07 MS3 = 3:16.0
08 STi = 3:19.0
Evo X MR = 3:13.3
06 Evo MR = 3:13.5

I bet my left testicle and half of my right one with just an intake and RSB you can get a gen1 MS3 faster than 3:13 around VIR.

Had 3 track days on stock pads and they still fucking rock. Never faded yet. They squeal now after 25K, but put some race brake fluid and the shit holds pretty good. MS3 brakes + ferodo pads win my book.

[KaiserSoze]

The stock MS3 brakes were really well designed. When Mazda was gearing up for it's press launch at Laguna Seca back in '06, they were debating on whether to use the stock pads so the journalists could see exactly how the car would perform straight out of the box or use Endless racing pads for safety. They stuck with the stock pads since they actually out-performed the Endless pads.

This is the Sport Compact Car article from that testing. 2007 Mazda Mazdaspeed 3 - Sport Compact Car Magazine

[Sniper2606]

Originally Posted by KaiserSoze The stock MS3 brakes were really well designed. When Mazda was gearing up for it's press launch at Laguna Seca back in '06, they were debating on whether to use the stock pads so the journalists could see exactly how the car would perform straight out of the box or use Endless racing pads for safety. They stuck with the stock pads since they actually out-performed the Endless pads. This is the Sport Compact Car article from that testing. 2007 Mazda Mazdaspeed 3 - Sport Compact Car Magazine

yes sir, mazda knows when it comes to brakes, i remember when i bought my speed 3 back in 08 i bitched and moan and bitched and cry about how it didnt have the brembos comparing to the cobalt ss, but when i had to really stop because i was paying attention to my phone.... almost ran a red light the car fucking stopped, fuck brembos