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I recently made an enquiry to Scuderia Systems and was hoping they'd supply standard sized disks as an OEM alternative, but instead it's part of an upgrade kit.
So not an OEM alternative, but it does seem to stack up as an alternative to the FD big brake kit.
Details as follows..
Dear Miles,
Thank you for your enquiry.
Unfortunately, we do not actually supply just a set of Brembo discs alone for your 4200. We supply the Brembo GranTurismo brake upgrade kit - which is a complete brake system - changing the discs alone with the same calipers etc will a) not be compatible and b) wouldn't make any difference!
Here is some information on the brake upgrade:
Information:
The 4200 GT was always underbraked from the factory - a reasonably heavy GT car, the brakes were derived from the Ferrari 360 and unable to cope with really spirited driving. Brembo recognised the problem and have developed an excellent upgrade with their GT kit. The car is fitted with enormous 355mm discs all round (front and rear), with high performance racing pads in massive six-piston brake calipers linked up to the OE fittings with stainless steel braided brake lines. Once fitted, the 4200 stops the way it accelerates - braking performance is, put simply, massive. Brake pedal feel is consistent and the bite from the brake pedal is razor sharp allowing the car to stop immediately. Even with extreme road use and the most sustained, lap-after-lap, trackday usage the brakes suffer from ZERO fade, giving high performance drivers the confidence to really push their 4200 to their own limits. And finally, the Brembo GT kit fills out the 19" OE wheels giving the 430 a more aggressive and satisfying look.
The overall braking performance is actually so extreme that the limiting factor now becomes the tyres on the car instead of the brakes themselves. Moreoever, the cost of maintaining the GT kit is far below that of Maserati's stock kit pricing.
The Kit includes:
- 2 X Six-piston Brembo GT Calipers Front
- 2 X Four-piston Brembo GT Calipers Rear
- 355mm Front Brake Discs (this is the biggest I've ever seen on a road car)
- 355mm Rear Brake Discs
- 4 X Brembo GT brake pads
- All braided brake hoses for mounting.
- Fitting kit
Total cost: £6990 + VAT
Front kit alone: £3300 + VAT. This price is about the same as the stock inferior full front brake system from Maserati.
A 380mm front disc set is possible for customers who have larger wheels.
The lead time is approximately 3 weeks. We've driven the car when this kit was fitted to our own test car and they completely changed the 430 into something you can actually drive hard with confidence. The braking performance was unbelievable - pictures of the kit (attached) will tell you what you need to know - the pictures compare the GT kit with the stock 430 steel brakes....
Kind Regards
Manu
N.B. Please note that quoted prices are liable to change due to daily exchange rate and shipping fluctuations.
Manu Sachdeva
Scuderia Systems
Claymore House
8 High Street
Egham
TW20 9EA
Tel: +44 (0) 1784 43 43 95
Mob: +44 (0) 7944 772 954
Fax: +44 (0) 1784 43 43 90
www.scuderiasystems.com
www.novitecuk.com
www.tubistyle.co.uk
So not an OEM alternative, but it does seem to stack up as an alternative to the FD big brake kit.
Details as follows..
Dear Miles,
Thank you for your enquiry.
Unfortunately, we do not actually supply just a set of Brembo discs alone for your 4200. We supply the Brembo GranTurismo brake upgrade kit - which is a complete brake system - changing the discs alone with the same calipers etc will a) not be compatible and b) wouldn't make any difference!
Here is some information on the brake upgrade:
Information:
The 4200 GT was always underbraked from the factory - a reasonably heavy GT car, the brakes were derived from the Ferrari 360 and unable to cope with really spirited driving. Brembo recognised the problem and have developed an excellent upgrade with their GT kit. The car is fitted with enormous 355mm discs all round (front and rear), with high performance racing pads in massive six-piston brake calipers linked up to the OE fittings with stainless steel braided brake lines. Once fitted, the 4200 stops the way it accelerates - braking performance is, put simply, massive. Brake pedal feel is consistent and the bite from the brake pedal is razor sharp allowing the car to stop immediately. Even with extreme road use and the most sustained, lap-after-lap, trackday usage the brakes suffer from ZERO fade, giving high performance drivers the confidence to really push their 4200 to their own limits. And finally, the Brembo GT kit fills out the 19" OE wheels giving the 430 a more aggressive and satisfying look.
The overall braking performance is actually so extreme that the limiting factor now becomes the tyres on the car instead of the brakes themselves. Moreoever, the cost of maintaining the GT kit is far below that of Maserati's stock kit pricing.
The Kit includes:
- 2 X Six-piston Brembo GT Calipers Front
- 2 X Four-piston Brembo GT Calipers Rear
- 355mm Front Brake Discs (this is the biggest I've ever seen on a road car)
- 355mm Rear Brake Discs
- 4 X Brembo GT brake pads
- All braided brake hoses for mounting.
- Fitting kit
Total cost: £6990 + VAT
Front kit alone: £3300 + VAT. This price is about the same as the stock inferior full front brake system from Maserati.
A 380mm front disc set is possible for customers who have larger wheels.
The lead time is approximately 3 weeks. We've driven the car when this kit was fitted to our own test car and they completely changed the 430 into something you can actually drive hard with confidence. The braking performance was unbelievable - pictures of the kit (attached) will tell you what you need to know - the pictures compare the GT kit with the stock 430 steel brakes....
Kind Regards
Manu
N.B. Please note that quoted prices are liable to change due to daily exchange rate and shipping fluctuations.
Manu Sachdeva
Scuderia Systems
Claymore House
8 High Street
Egham
TW20 9EA
Tel: +44 (0) 1784 43 43 95
Mob: +44 (0) 7944 772 954
Fax: +44 (0) 1784 43 43 90
www.scuderiasystems.com
www.novitecuk.com
www.tubistyle.co.uk
