[Rich J]

Has anyone looked into how the price of track pads for the 1LE 6-piston brakes compares to pads for the regular 4-piston Brembos? Or how the rotor cost compares?

[JEllis]

Originally Posted by Rich J

Has anyone looked into how the price of track pads for the 1LE 6-piston brakes compares to pads for the regular 4-piston Brembos? Or how the rotor cost compares?

Negligible, price variances will be factor of pad type. 6 piston BBK pads can be cheaper compared to 4 piston pads depending on the type/brand of pad. Bigger rotors will be more expensive to change but in the same diameter the rotors can be identical.

[mcsoul]

Are steel brake lines a worth while mod these days?

[Rich J]

Originally Posted by JEllis

Negligible, price variances will be factor of pad type. 6 piston BBK pads can be cheaper compared to 4 piston pads depending on the type/brand of pad. Bigger rotors will be more expensive to change but in the same diameter the rotors can be identical.

I was hoping someone had already done the research. I've found surprising differences between the cost of pads depending on the caliper. For example, a C5 rotor/pad is a lot less than a gen 4 Camaro pad/rotor.

[JEllis]

Originally Posted by Rich J

I was hoping someone had already done the research. I've found surprising differences between the cost of pads depending on the caliper. For example, a C5 rotor/pad is a lot less than a gen 4 Camaro pad/rotor.

I have had Brembo BBKs (365 and 380... 6 piston front and 4 piston rear) on my M3 for years. All things equal, the larger pad will be slightly more expensive. But it also depends on the type of pad you want to run. Race pads are, for example, much more expensive, and noisy, than say a street pad. Different brands are more expensive than others. Comparing C5 brakes to gen 4 Camaro brakes is not an apples to apples comparison between a 6 piston and 4 piston Brembo package.

Your question is like asking if 20in tires will be more expensive than 19in tires. Everything else being equal, chances are that the 20in tires are going to be slightly more expensive. But, you can spend way more money on 19in tires if you want to depending on the type, brand, width, aspect ratio etc. Or less on 20in tires if you don't want to pay the OE manufacturer prices.

In the end, I think its a wash given that the base SS already has Brembo BBKs standard.