JThw8 wrote:skeze wrote:OEM to the car you are building....that's what i'm talking about. the car i'm attempting to make is a car that has already been made but i'm trying to do it and stay within budget...possible YES!!!
You may be reading too much into that. You are allowed to replace the OEM components with new OEM components on the brake system without a penalty, so new rotors with new stock rotors, new calipers with new stock calipers, of the same type that were on the vehicle, not some magic setup that was offered OEM on a higher performance version. The reason for the rule is to ensure brake parts are in good order and not overlooked creating a safety issue in the name of budget, it is not something to exploit for a performance gain.
There are some odd exceptions which we had to explore with our car since our entire suspension was from a different car so we used the OEM from the donor, not the original car but our car was a rather odd exception. Any grey area stuff should definitely be run past the staff before you commit budget.
I know this is old, but it's a really good point. In other series, like NHRA Super Stock, you can swap out a 307 powerglide combo and swap in a 396 4 speed combo and be legal. The challenge is intended to replicate what you can actually buy. Just because an JDM Acura Y-type type R edition 3, which Honda built 2 of came with 18" calipers stock doesn't mean you can air ship them here for a cost of $2,432 and claim them under OEM replacement parts.
