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      06-12-2013, 05:11 AM   #42
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Originally Posted by rconti View Post
They can charge whatever they want for the carbon ceramic brakes, they're still gonna be a colossal waste of money unless you're getting paid for your laptimes (which nobody buying a street M3/M4 is).
I don't think you've driven a vehicle with CC brakes on the street. I played around with a couple 911s, back to back, with CCB and with steel. A particularly rough section of road in western NC was unsettling the steel braked car, while the CBB 911 sailed through. I asked the salesman if there was a suspension difference, he replied "no, the lighter brakes rebound much better from the huge loss of unsprung weight."

This also translates to more efficient acceleration, as the rotating mass is reduced. I'm not sure where I heard it but 1lb of unsprung weight converts to 3 times sprung weight.
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