[lazylongboarder]

Just to let you know that there is no way in hell I would ever drive a 550 hp 1800 lb. rear wheel drive car in the rain. Never mind the braking factor.

I don't see a problem of sprung weight because if you look at the ultima gtr (the fastest production car on the planet, 10.5 @ the 1320, 0-100-0 in 10.3 sec, and 1.176 in lateral G's) has simalar style brakes on a 2000 pound car (it's also street legal), and obviously by the #'s it doesn't have any problems getting around. On top of that, brembo's 8 piston setup is for the front of 993 and 996 cup style cars that weigh closer to 2500 lbs..And my car will probably end up being 2000 lbs., with a turbo charged inline 4, 6 speed g-50, 993 rear end, and these brakes.

I wouldn't have gotten something this big if i thought they would be counter productive. The caliper is suprisingly light weight.

Endless brake company makes a 12 piston, 17" rotor brake setup for the front of SUV's that want to fill up there whole wheels with brakes when using 22's and up. That i might add would be counter productive.

Also, the rotors will be crossdrilled.

Check out how wide the rotor is, 1.3" thick!

Contact patch will be 255/18's up front and 315/18's out back. Anything to get 1.0 lateral g's.

Moto of the German Look Style of tuning: FORM FOLLOWS FUNCTION. Not the other way around.