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Old Jan 17, 2004 | 10:56 PM
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To Brembo or not to Brembo?

what do you guys think? should i put brembo GTs 14" on my car.... or should i just get a plasma? or just save the money??
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Old Jan 17, 2004 | 10:59 PM
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Just send the money to me. I promise to use it wisely.
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Old Jan 17, 2004 | 11:00 PM
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hahaha. ill cut you a really good deal for the brembos though if you want a set as well!
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Old Jan 17, 2004 | 11:08 PM
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Re: To brembo or not to brembo?

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what do you guys think? should i put brembo GTs 14" on my car.... or should i just get a plasma? or just save the money??
be a P.I.M.P. buy BOTH
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Old Jan 17, 2004 | 11:21 PM
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Err, what happened to getting a Porsche?

Either way it always rocks to spend money you didn't have to work for. PIMP Sukamto lives on.
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Old Jan 17, 2004 | 11:27 PM
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oh thats right. im getting a new car.... maybe ill just change the rotors to brembos then. that only cost a couple hundred bucks.
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Old Jan 17, 2004 | 11:38 PM
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did you install the sound system yet btw? Sound any good?
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Old Jan 17, 2004 | 11:39 PM
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not yet. just installed the wiring today.
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Old Jan 17, 2004 | 11:47 PM
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Mike, might as well not buy a new car...supercharge your engine or something and do that interior you always wanted. Undercover street killer man.
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Old Jan 17, 2004 | 11:55 PM
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well im keeping the c-class as well as getting a new car... the c-class lease will end this year so i will need a new car anyways. i aint gonna buy out the car after the lease, thats for sure. i heard of this guy whos making a supercharger for like 3-4 grand. he used to work for renntech as an engineer.
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Old Jan 17, 2004 | 11:57 PM
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o yea shiet. I forgot you were leasing nvm then...you should just stop messing with this car then and save it for your next car.
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Old Jan 17, 2004 | 11:59 PM
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well the reason i was considering brembos is cuz i have another c-class in singapore. also i think it wouldnt be hard to sell a set of used brembos, cuz i wont even have used them for long. only like 5-6 months. i need better stopping power now.... cuz i got the powerchip today.
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Old Jan 18, 2004 | 12:03 AM
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it's just a powerchip beetch, not an extra 2 cylinders

and on 91 octane too right? well...maybe you're right, and then there is the added weight

of your sound system of course

Go for it loh, I can always buy it off you in a few months.
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Old Jan 18, 2004 | 12:04 AM
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Originally posted by CarlssonCRS
well the reason i was considering brembos is cuz i have another c-class in singapore. also i think it wouldnt be hard to sell a set of used brembos, cuz i wont even have used them for long. only like 5-6 months. i need better stopping power now.... cuz i got the powerchip today.
yes 10HP would need MASSIVE brakes to stop =p hehe...Why dont you buy some C32 brakes? Or used C32 brakes for cheeep I think I am gonna sell mine myself
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Originally posted by mbphreak
it's just a powerchip beetch, not an extra 2 cylinders

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Originally posted by LorinserCClass
Or used C32 brakes for cheeep I think I am gonna sell mine myself
And get what? damn i been waiting months for my C32s from evosport, i almost am mad i did not buy the Brembos from the tire rack for the extra $$$
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Old Jan 18, 2004 | 01:45 AM
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Too bad you already got the brakes, i just stole them!
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Old Jan 18, 2004 | 01:48 AM
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Too bad you already got the brakes, i just stole them!
hahaha ******, u gonna make a mess on those 2?:p
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Old Jan 18, 2004 | 12:35 PM
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And get what? damn i been waiting months for my C32s from evosport, i almost am mad i did not buy the Brembos from the tire rack for the extra $$$
go stock baby...stock is in now =p
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Old Jan 18, 2004 | 02:52 PM
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I'd get the C32 Brembo brakes and have money left over for the plasma.
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Old Jan 18, 2004 | 03:39 PM
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go stock baby...stock is in now =p

I'm rockin it stock right now and its ghey!
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Old Jan 18, 2004 | 04:39 PM
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the BREMBO GT brakes are the stuff, i have put the 355mm kit on front and the 328mm on rear, the stopping power is practically unlimited, front installation was no problem but rear needed to have backing plates trimmed down flush with caliper mounting index, a very beneficial modification, price is much more reasonable than renntech, kleeman etc.
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Old Jan 18, 2004 | 06:35 PM
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I have a better idea. Save the $, invest it in the stock market, and make 50% in 6 months like I did (if you invest in the right stocks).

Brembo today, or Porsche in a few years?
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Old Jan 18, 2004 | 08:17 PM
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Originally posted by oggle
I have a better idea. Save the $, invest it in the stock market, and make 50% in 6 months like I did (if you invest in the right stocks).

Brembo today, or Porsche in a few years?
50% in 6 months? maybe you should start listing those stocks you invest in!!
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Old Jan 18, 2004 | 09:49 PM
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Just get the AMG's and save a couple grand... plus they are Brembo calipars... just get some Brembo rotors.. and bam!
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Old Jan 18, 2004 | 11:44 PM
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50% in 6 months? maybe you should start listing those stocks you invest in!!
Well I just wanted to catch the upswing. Ain't a pro at all. One that I made quite a bit on is GLW. On Friday it went up like 7%.
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