Serious Brake Upgrade

[Martin Donnon]

As part of our track testing and development of GTR parts at Willall Racing one thing we have done is overpowered the standard braking system. In 12,000 miles we have exhausted 5 sets of brake rotors and around 15 sets of brake pads, and in the middle developed a water cooling system - WR35WS - which has helped us and many others around the world keep a longer and stronger pedal and nearly double pad life. The problem being - the faster you go and the better tyre you have, the more brake you need....

We chose the Endless braking system for R35 for a couple of reasons. Firstly we needed a stiffer and stronger caliper. We were losing 30% of pad life at least with the taper - in both axis - in pad wear with the standard caliper. Secondly Endless offer a bigger rotor, titanium piston, and super thick (double the thickness of stock GTR) brake pads. Its part of their Super Taikyu endurance program, so lets get them on....

This weekend we are testing at the track. We have an existing benchmark with the stock braking system on AP J-Hooks/stock calipers, we are using the same Advan 20 inch slick tyre set, and the weather conditions look to be similar. Yes we have developed a WR35WS water injection setup for these bad boys as well. In my experience on the matter, nothing suits a race track better than a race brake...and I cant wait to put this Endless Mono-6 setup to the test and see how it stacks up against the Brembo competition setup on our Porsche GT Car

[«Cyph3r»]

Is their much of a change in piston area with the Endless calipers over the factory Brembos?

[Beer Baron]

wow, massive number of vanes in those rotors! I'm guessing they pump a fair bit of air.

the calipers looks nice and very 'reminiscent' of alcon and the current generation brembos... even the font is very brembo...

yeah nothing adds confidence like brakes that perform stop after stop.

[Martin Donnon]

wow, massive number of vanes in those rotors! I'm guessing they pump a fair bit of air.

the calipers looks nice and very 'reminiscent' of alcon and the current generation brembos... even the font is very brembo...

yeah nothing adds confidence like brakes that perform stop after stop.

84 vane rotors.

Combined with our water injection system they should be the business

(I have always loved Endless gear, it just works so well)

[Martin Donnon]

On the Willall transporter heading to Eastern Creek for the weekend

[conan7772]

where's the water go exactly,

curious

[Adriano]

Center of the vanes

[Beer Baron]

you coming down martin? make sure to say hi.

[Roy]

You still need water cooling on 84 vane, 36mm thick rotors that are 400mm in diameter? Christ!!!!

[Marlin]

It's truck racing at its finest

[Snowman]

where's the water go exactly,

curious

All over the side of your car.

[bigmikespec]

Martin how did the new brakes go?

What is the caliper piston area for the OEM Brembo brakes?

[Martin Donnon]

New Endless Mono-6 system was awesome at EC

As for the water? It turns to steam before it really even contacts the rotor so there is no evidence it has even been there apart from a very cool rim (or at least not red-hot) when the car comes back into the pits....

Will check on the piston area with Endless.

[Martin HKS]

Hello Martin. Is this the same as the kit developed for the HKS R35 GTR? Looks very similar. Also didn't I read somehwere you had already done a ceramic brake upgrade instead?

Cheers

Marty

[bigmikespec]

New Endless Mono-6 system was awesome at EC

As for the water? It turns to steam before it really even contacts the rotor so there is no evidence it has even been there apart from a very cool rim (or at least not red-hot) when the car comes back into the pits....

Will check on the piston area with Endless.

If you have the OEM Brembo calipers there that is piston area I would like to know... thanks Martin.

Good to hear they worked well

[Martin Donnon]

Martin we had stock calipers and AP J-hook rotors (several sets) previously.

The Endless Mono-6 system was developed for their GTR Super Taikyu program and takes lessons from their ALMS racing in the USA. I do believe HKS used them