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Old 09-28-2003, 08:48 AM
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Yeah, we don't bother with ducting the rears either.

Brakes, like everything else, represent a compromise. You can go with really expensive brakes that give you an extra 15 feet over stock Mustang calipers using Hawks or Carbotech, but the costs of the rotors might be 6 times more. You might decide you don't want to change brakes every weekend or two and decide to go with a moderate pad. You might be running sprint races (with a more aggressive pad) or endurance races.

The good news is that the Cobras are very light and you can usually get by with inexpensive brake configurations that offer better performance than just about anything on the track.
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