911 997 Front and Rear Pads and Rotors change with 350mm upgrade
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- My fellow Automotive Fanatics who own the 997, today’s product review and DIY will encompass the process of changing your brake pads and rotors. In addition, I will cover the “poor man’s BBK” upgrade by installing the 997 turbo’s 350mm rotors to replace the 330mm 997 S rotors. What is the advantage?
- better heat dissipation when you are running your brakes hard on the track or canyons
- better braking lever force
On a scale of difficulty, I would rate this project a 4 out of 10 with the most difficult part, bedding in your brake pads.
Install time: 2-3hrs for all 4 pads/rotors
Timeline of DIY:
0:14 - intro to the DIY
4:26 - rear pads and rotors removal
10:48 - rear pads and rotors installation
13:42 - front pads and rotors removal
15:01 - discussion on 350mm rotor bracket
16:01 - final look of 350mm rotor install
17:45 - final thoughts and comments
If you guys have any questions, please post below and I will do my best to help. As always, thank you for watching and supporting my channel! Until the next time, this is Peter, The Automotive Fanatic!
Product Info:
Custom brackets purchased from: Rennlisst forum member "Flewis763"
Brake Pads: Porterfield R4S front(AP916) rears(AP1135)
350mm Sebro rotors from eBay: www.ebay.com/i...
Music provided by: Mixkit.com, “Hooligans” by Michael Ramir
Brilliant video Peter. For all those out there that take their Porsche to a Porsche specialist and pay Porsche tax when there really is no need 👍 looking forward to more great videos 🙏
Thanks Martin for the support! As long as I can afford more goodies, I will continue to increase 911 content.
Great video and thanks for the time and effort put into making it. Definitely on my “to-do” list.
Thanks for the support!!!
Very thorough and helpful video!
Thanks for watching and the support!
Nice informative video and sweet little upgrade :)
Thanks for watching and the support! Some 997 owners have also upgraded the rear rotors as well.
Great video on this upgrade. I just changed my rotors to 350mm on my 997.2. I noticed that the front pads don’t cover the whole rotor surface and leave about 5mm untouched on the inner portion. Did you notice that on your 350mm rotors? The rears seem to have most too the rotor surface covered by the pads. Thanks
Yes Michael, the pads will fall short. The 350mm rotor really needs to be paired with the Turbo's 6-piston caliper, thus having a properly sized pad. However, I still believe this upgrade is worthy even with the 4-piston caliper pads.
@@TheAutomotiveFanatic I just started the bedding process on them and have not had a chance to test them extensively yet. It’s good to hear that the stock calipers are still worthy with this upgrade. Have you used your brakes hard on canyon runs or track days? Do you feel that the friction or leverage has been improved? I am running Endless CCRG pads so that alone will improve the friction and operate at a high performance temperature range from 50-800 degrees Celsius. I am thinking my upgraded brakes should be good for canyons and light track use. I’ll keep an eye out for the 6 pots and see if a good deal comes up.
@@docleung let me give you my input. The reason why I upgraded rotors, pads, and fluids, was the OEM setup severely faded on track days. After running this setup, I had virtually NO fade whatsoever. I cannot pinpoint what made the biggest difference, but believe that all the changes were all part of the bigger picture.
Is there any disavantage to upgrade to a bigger 350 mm disk rotor?
Michael, the only disadvantages I see:
- cost of turbo rotors over Carrera S rotors
- slightly more unsprung weight at each rotor
This is another case where I believe the advantages outweigh the disadvantages.
Very nice video .. it would be great if you post the parts numbers in the description and the name of the member selling the caliper kit
M Sorry, that's a great suggestion. Let me look up part info and I'll post up.
M. Serry, the details have been updated to reflect your suggestion. Thank you!
Thank you !! Much appreciated !!
Any issues with vibration or steering wheel shimmy upon breaking ?
@@MowSow, I had no issues at all on the track. No shake, vibrations, noises, etc.
How thick are the spacers?
Not sure, maybe a 5/8-1/2".
How are you liking these r4-s pads at this point? How’s the brake dust?
Gabe, I have always been a fan of the RS4 pads. On the C4S, there's no fade whatsoever and brake dust has been reduced.
Can you provide a like to the extenders?
Binu, the person on Rennlist that you need to get in touch with, is: rennlist.com/forums/parts-marketplace-old/1027166-fs-997-carrera-s-c4s-big-brake-kit.html
Hi do you know if I can do this and add the 6p pistons to the front?
Yes, this will work with the 6 piston turbo calipers.
@@TheAutomotiveFanatic awesome!
What about the brake lines,fittings etc? Can I use my original or do I need to purchase for the turbo lines?
I have a 997.1 C2, I'm trying to avoid spending loads of cash to do the 6p bbk upgrade
@@RobertS-eq9yn if you're looking to step up to the 6 piston calipers, expect to pay quite a bit of money. They are not cheap.
@@RobertS-eq9yn if you upgrade to the larger rotor, do you not have to change out any of the lines or fittings. You just need to make sure you buy the 350mm rotor adapter kit.