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Old Mar 4, 2011 | 08:23 PM
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I can get my hands on a set of porsche 996TT calipers pretty easy and cheap. I emailed this guy who is making caliper brackets for brembo/porsche. Do you guys think it can be done with his brackets?

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Old Mar 4, 2011 | 09:35 PM
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why dont you ask him or check whether or not those calipers are interchangeable on google or a porsche forum
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Actually just got a email response back... He said those certain brackets wont work but he can make me a set that would work. Just needs a couple dimensions!!! I will update on this as I go if I can follow through on putting a nice set of porsche brakes on my car.
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Looking like I could be able to do the Porsche brake upgrade for right around 600-700 bucks. Thats perfect considering a BBK is like 1500-2500
Old Mar 5, 2011 | 02:53 AM
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that's nice, report back with pics ;-P
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Yea I am very excited and if this goes through soon for a BBK 13" upgrade with brembos with just basic rotors will cost around 600ish. thats cheap as ____.
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here are the calipers


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Old Mar 11, 2011 | 07:18 PM
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Very interested in this, I'm going to follow along.
Old Mar 11, 2011 | 09:01 PM
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Sounds like a nice deal. I'll be watching this.
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It won't be a overnight process but it will be a pretty cheap BBK kit. And the guy I am going through already has some for normal porsche brembos these are TT brembos. So a little different brakes and adaptor. the guy is on this forum so if you want his contact let me know. I have priced it out to be around 600ish to do everything. 300 for the calipers, 100 for the rotors(just basic rotors) 150 for teh adaptor plates.
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Thats great to hear!
Old Mar 15, 2011 | 09:34 PM
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Yea if those goes smoothly people could buy calipers off ebay to upgrade them to and see a great increase in braking for 1/3 the price of what the BBK go for.
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Bump for some updates. Also where did you find a good deal on the 996TT calipers?
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Interested
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Nice, I will follow this for updates.
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just buy some good rotors and pads
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