If your tires are on par with your brakes however... 6 piston Brembos are the greatest upgrade ever. I had a set on a mustang, and an S4 and I have to say it is not just that last level of locking up that they are good for. They’re smooth, they’re progressive.

Pros: smooth, progressive braking

Brembo › Brake pads

apexwarrior55 19 Sep 2018, 23:04

Rating 4.0

Braking:

I have Brembo brake pads for my Toyota Avalon.They definitely perform a bit better than regular,non-ceramic brake pads.

Pros: better performance

Vehicle: Toyota Avalon

Brembo › Brake pads

LVWellEnough_Alone 27 Jul 2018, 18:46

Rating 4.5

Braking:
Dust:

There are more choices now for aftermarket pads for the RS. The RS Brembo calipers use a distinct pad shape that isn't common. A lot of guys use Mountune, or EBC. Race Tech, the US Brembo Distributor, has TS20 (track/street) front and rear pads that have better performance and less dust that the stock pads.

Pros: better performance, less dust

Vehicle: Ford Focus

Brembo › Brake pads

MDLBC 25 Jun 2018, 15:57

Rating 4.0

Braking:
Dust:

I have Brembo front pads. Feel very OEM but with a modest decrease in brake dust.

Pros: modest decrease in dust

Brembo › Brake pads

mattchatr 25 Jun 2018, 01:35

Rating 4.0

Braking:
Noise:
Dust:

But I will say the pads are great, they stop well, they never squeak...but man my iron-x budget is going fast.

Pros: stop well, never squeak

Cons: horrendous dust

Vehicle: Volkswagen Golf

Brembo › Brake caliper

uniqueflh 7 May 2018, 14:04

Rating 4.5

Well worth the money considering the increase in braking performance. It stops HARD now. A significant improvement over OEM. All things considered, I am SO pleased with the performance. I am glad I decided to do the 4-piston 1LE setup instead of the 6-piston 17Z or 18Z calipers. While it’s not really a direct ‘bolt on’ solution, the small amount of work that’s required to get everything to fit is worth the time invested.

Pros: stops HARD now, significant improvement over OEM

Cons: not a direct bolt on, work required to fit

Vehicle: Audi A3

Brembo › Brake caliper

petethepug 19 Mar 2018, 02:47

Rating 4.0

Uneven wear:

Krazee said: Option 7: ECS Tuning/Porsche Boxster Calipers *Plus: -Larger, 4-piston Porsche Boxster Brembo Calipers. -Bolts on to 12.3\u201d Audi TT rotors -Larger pistons, larger pads means increased clamping force and swept area.

Pros: increased clamping force

Cons: larger rotors means increased weight

Vehicle: Audi TT

Brembo › Brake caliper

Theevilson007 6 Jun 2011, 04:13

Rating 3.0

I have an 04 W8, ill say this. Get a BBK from Brembo or someone. The front calipers are way to wide and large for what they would do for a smaller car vs the cost to make them work.

Cons: calipers too wide and large

Vehicle: Volkswagen Passat

Brembo › Brake caliper

lickstampsendit 28 Sep 2020, 16:01

Rating 2.0

Smell/heat:

I had lots of issues with my OEM M3 brakes. Not only did they overheat within a few laps regardless of pads and fluid, but also the feel was bad. Hard to modulate, squishy pedal, just no bueno. The OEM ones are single piston floating calipers. Bad.

Upgrade to Brembo 4 piston and even with cheap pads on the same rotors the pedal is way nicer, predictable, and is way easier to threshold brake.

Pros: better pedal feel, predictable braking

Cons: overheating, bad feel, squishy pedal

Vehicle: BMW