MovIt Brake Eye Candy at its finest

[Aurora40]

Originally Posted by xlr8nflorida

Really nice looking stuff, I like something less blingy.

You can go with Baer 6r or 6s 6 piston mono block calipers with eradispeed 2 piece rotors front and back for half that amount of money.

The ceramic is nice but you need to be careful with cleaning products etc.

I went with Baer after reviewing both products. I'm sure you will say you get what you pay for but quite frankly after doing my research and talking to a lot of people the higher premium for movit was not something I was willing to pay unless performance was better.

Wow man... If you're gonna badmouth the product that is the sole subject of this thread, can you at least expound upon your testing criteria?

What are you using to say one setup's performance is "better" than another? And what type of activities are you engaging in with your car that would be taking either setup to their limits? Do you road race it? Or do stuff like 1/4 mile, standing mile or longer acceleration, to where you brake from high speeds?

You are straight-up saying there is no performance increase from a MovIt setup over your Baer setup, in spite of the higher cost. I think some level of detail is warranted, as that's quite a claim.

[Aurora40]

Originally Posted by TFENT

That being said the CER as a replacement rotors was thought of at first. It was found to be impractical. This because the CER rotors are like aluminum is to steel. It can be used in its place and is lighter but requires more material to be used to be as strong/durable. So the CER rotor needs to be thicker then a steel rotor for the same durability. This means your stock 24-28mm rotor is too thin. Our front CER rotors are 40mm thick. There are some applications that do cross over and will work with a straight pad/rotor swap like that found on Ferrari's and Porsche's, those brake systems are stock at 34-36mm thick and can get a straight rotor/pad swap out.

Hey Tom, thank you for that information. The picture you posted certainly shows a thick rotor, but I didn't realize they had to be that thick.

And the notion of taking them with you car to car certainly makes sense.

[ZZZZZR1]

Tom,

That brake upgrade is amazing!!!!!!

Thanks for posting pictures!



David

[TFENT]

Originally Posted by ZZZZZR1

Tom,

That brake upgrade is amazing!!!!!!

Thanks for posting pictures!



David

David:

Thank you for the phone conversation. I look forward to continuing it.

I honestly did not want to turn this into any type of advertisement because we do not sell enough MovIt systems to ZR-1 owners to warrant being a vendor on the forum. I am a 1990 ZR-1 owner and love this community, love the friends I have built here, and love this forum that I am personally addicted to.

In short I will say this and I tell my perspective clients this all the time. The MovIt system is like a high performance car. It is like comparing a Ford to a Roll Royce. They both do the job of transporting people from one place to another. The MovIt's are the Roll Royce of brakes. We just do it better, we use higher quality parts, engineer and manufacture each piece per the required order, ect, ect. I can point out all the differences in the systems piece by piece. But as I stated, this is not an advertisement.

Lastly, the kit pictured only cost so much money because of all the additional work that went into it from the beginning. The same kit painted instead of anodized is $7,750. In the end this kit ending up costing this client well over $15K because he bought 2 sets of rear calipers.

[xlr8nflorida]

I find it ironic that you always need a dissertation.

I have had wilwood 6 piston setup and 6 piston Baer current setup on my zr-1. I also had 6 piston setup on my c5s. I've done 1/4 mile and road racing on my setups and I've driven other 6 piston setups.

I am not bad mouthing the movit setup- it's quality.

I also spoke with several professional drivers, as I'm often attending races all over the country and have some as personal friends.

If you want to buy into the whole "rolls royce" for your chevy then so be it.

When you lay out 5-15,000 for brakes I'm sure you will do your own research.

I did my extensive research and made my decision.

Tell us when you buy a set of move its

[TFENT]

Originally Posted by xlr8nflorida

I find it ironic that you always need a dissertation.

I have had wilwood 6 piston setup and 6 piston Baer current setup on my zr-1. I also had 6 piston setup on my c5s. I've done 1/4 mile and road racing on my setups and I've driven other 6 piston setups.

I am not bad mouthing the movit setup- it's quality.

I also spoke with several professional drivers, as I'm often attending races all over the country and have some as personal friends.

If you want to buy into the whole "rolls royce" for your chevy then so be it.

When you lay out 5-15,000 for brakes I'm sure you will do your own research.

I did my extensive research and made my decision.

Tell us when you buy a set of move its

I did buy a set... Rather several sets. That why I bought the distributorship in North America. Here they are on my Chevy...

[Aurora40]

Originally Posted by xlr8nflorida

I find it ironic that you always need a dissertation.

Actually, I already knew what your opinion was based on. It seems to be what all your opinions are based on. I just wanted to see you post it along with your criticism.

[xlr8nflorida]

I have had wilwood 6 piston setup and 6 piston Baer current setup on my zr-1. I also had 6 piston setup on my c5s. I've done 1/4 mile and road racing on my setups and I've driven other 6 piston setups. I also know the pitfalls of putting 6 piston brakes on ZR-1's.

I am not bad mouthing the movit setup- it's quality. However, you will lose your emergency brake and will have 2 calipers on your rear.
If you like that then great, I don't care for it.

I also spoke with several professional drivers, as I'm often attending races all over the country and have some as personal friends.

If you want to buy into the whole "rolls royce" for your chevy then so be it.

When you lay out 5-15,000 for brakes I'm sure you will do your own research.

I did my extensive research and made my decision.

Tell us when you buy a set of move its

On a side note to the OP, saying the Baer 6S is a Ford and the Movits are a "Rolls Royce" is comical.

People speak with their wallets. If they feel a product is worth the extra $$ they spend it. Many people across all the high end forums say the same thing, too expensive, overpriced etc.

You get what you pay for. Sometimes you overpay.

Make your own educated decision. I can't tell you how much time I had in my research, but it was extensive. IE - I have had different 6 piston setups on my ZR-1 for 8 years. I've had coleman rotors, a bunch of others and now Eradispeed 2 piece rotors.

[xlr8nflorida]

[QUOTE=TFENT;102142]I did buy a set... Rather several sets. That why I bought the distributorship in North America. Here they are on my Chevy...

My post was not directed to you

[Aurora40]

Originally Posted by TFENT

I honestly did not want to turn this into any type of advertisement because we do not sell enough MovIt systems to ZR-1 owners to warrant being a vendor on the forum. I am a 1990 ZR-1 owner and love this community, love the friends I have built here, and love this forum that I am personally addicted to.

There are no requirements to be a "vendor" here as far as I know. Your post didn't come across as a sales pitch, rather some nice pictures of products you've made. I thought they were cool to see.

Also, nice Impala. Do you drive it hard? I'd guess so from the tire wear on the sway bar, plus of course the big brakes. If so, that's awesome. I don't know why, but I really like full size cars that can haul.