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Old 11-27-2008, 04:36 AM
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Default Brembo Breaks

In the last SRT Engineers Chat Session, I asked about the correct way to break-in the Brembo brakes.

The engineers said to stab the brakes twice for 2 second intervals every 3/4 miles for the first 60 miles!

This seems excessive. Has anyone done this?
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Sounds kind of bizarre to me. Any reason that you would need to break in brakes like this..??
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That does seem excessive. Race compound brake pads and rotors don't even need that much break-in.
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I found a more realistic break-in procedure for Brembo brakes on Tirerack:

"In a safe area, apply brakes moderately from 60 to 30 mph and then drive approximately 1/2 mile to allow the brakes to cool. Repeat this procedure approximately 30 times."
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