Model S Plaid Brakes Are Terrible!

[MFrunkerOG]

Yeah I know I can only use their pads but I assume the pad will last around 3 years the time that I will probably keep my car for lol on the rear I am staying with the stock rotors.

TBH the stock rear rotors look ugly... not like the deep blue rotor hat of the giros that matchhes my MSM paint quite well actually thats the only real reason I'm doing the rears too

 

[lbowroom]

TBH the stock rear rotors look ugly... not like the deep blue rotor hat of the giros that matchhes my MSM paint quite well actually thats the only real reason I'm doing the rears too

Me too, I just received my rears from Mountain Pass on Saturday.

 

[MFrunkerOG]

Me too, I just received my rears from Mountain Pass on Saturday.

Woohoo. What pads?

 

[MountainPass]

The 400mm rotors from MPP will not fit my forged 19" wheels I think. I wanted to get the Unplugged ones since they have a larger annulus and a calculated rotor size of 408mm with big weight savings. I ordered the rotors on December 18th lol.

We heard you guys loud and clear early on when you were concerned about 19" wheels - that's why we also have the OE sized front rotors available!

Two-Piece Stock Diameter Front Rotors for Tesla Model Plaid and Long Range

Want to fit OE 19" wheels while upgrading your Plaid's brakes? Two-Piece Stock Diameter Front Rotors for Tesla Model S Plaid and Long Range are here!

www.mountainpassperformance.com

 

[lbowroom]

Woohoo. What pads?

I'm just using the factory pads for now. I hear the jury is still out on good pad options.

 

[Laddcruzer]

We heard you guys loud and clear early on when you were concerned about 19" wheels - that's why we also have the OE sized front rotors available!

Two-Piece Stock Diameter Front Rotors for Tesla Model Plaid and Long Range

Want to fit OE 19" wheels while upgrading your Plaid's brakes? Two-Piece Stock Diameter Front Rotors for Tesla Model S Plaid and Long Range are here!

www.mountainpassperformance.com

Woohoo. What pads?

I second that question!

 

[MFrunkerOG]

I'm just using the factory pads for now. I hear the jury is still out on good pad options.

My g-loc GS1 pads should be here in a week(ish)… will report back

 

[impastu]

that one does not fit the 19". also, its stopping power is no different than the oem sized brake because it uses the oem sized pad. cooling will definitely be better on the biu fella kit

I think they may fit the Signature 19" wheels. I am going to confirm.

 

[oktane]

Any reviews of the MPP 400mm "Easy Big Fella" front brake kit?

 

[FlatSix911]

Another option. They say that they are as light as carbon ceramics with the same benefits but much cheaper. Orbis rotors $1500 for the front rotors for the Plaid:

NASA and Orbis Engineer Brakes Cool Enough for the Tesla Model S Plaid

Very Cool Engineering... no pun intended. Thanks for sharing.

 

[MFrunkerOG]

The giros showed up yesterday. I was shocked at the number of curved vanes compared to stock, or even the images of kits I’ve seen on racingbrake or unplugged . This is some serious fan cooling power. Also explains why the weight on the 2 piece giros isn’t as low as RB or unplugged.

Now to install and test.

 

[lolachampcar]

The "new" inside out approach has been used in aircraft brakes for a very long time . I guess it is "new" to cars.

On aircraft, the rotors are simply hand aligned with the wheel ID when installing the wheel without need to hydraulically lock the rotor with the caliper.

Here is some wheel/brakes used on a Pipistrel LSA I had many years back.

Here is the way other end of the spectrum. It is fun to align all those disk drive lugs with multiple disks.

 

[GDawg614]

The giros showed up yesterday. I was shocked at the number of curved vanes compared to stock, or even the images of kits I’ve seen on racingbrake or unplugged . This is some serious fan cooling power. Also explains why the weight on the 2 piece giros isn’t as low as RB or unplugged.

Now to install and test.

Looking forward to your impressions!

 

[MountainPass]

The giros showed up yesterday. I was shocked at the number of curved vanes compared to stock, or even the images of kits I’ve seen on racingbrake or unplugged . This is some serious fan cooling power. Also explains why the weight on the 2 piece giros isn’t as low as RB or unplugged.

Now to install and test.

Enjoy! The curved vanes are awesome and certainly an underrated feature. Looking forward to your feedback!

 

[MFrunkerOG]

Enjoy! The curved vanes are awesome and certainly an underrated feature. Looking forward to your feedback!

interestingly, a couple of the high caliber brake shops in the Atlanta area refused to install them - they said they cant have warranty issues with their install. Do you have an authorized installed in Atlanta?

 

[MountainPass]

interestingly, a couple of the high caliber brake shops in the Atlanta area refused to install them - they said they cant have warranty issues with their install. Do you have an authorized installed in Atlanta?

Sounds to me like they want to be the ones selling you the parts.

We don't have many customers in Atlanta so the only feedback I have gotten is for Monster Customs: 770-420-0002 [email protected]

 

[roblab]

Glad I don't drive so crazy that I need to spend another few thousand bucks upgrading my brakes. My car seems to stop without trouble, and coupled with regen, it does it quickly, smoothly, and quietly. Now, if you have to drive over the speed limit and come roaring up (sorry, that's those other cars; I meant "quietly zipping up") to a light, of course you'll need monster brakes. As for me, my regen easily brings me to a near stop so I can just touch the brakes to complete it. My brake pads and disks will outlast the car. Never met a hot-rodder who wanted to drag race me to see how fast I could STOP.

 

[MFrunkerOG]

Glad I don't drive so crazy that I need to spend another few thousand bucks upgrading my brakes. My car seems to stop without trouble, and coupled with regen, it does it quickly, smoothly, and quietly. Now, if you have to drive over the speed limit and come roaring up (sorry, that's those other cars; I meant "quietly zipping up") to a light, of course you'll need monster brakes. As for me, my regen easily brings me to a near stop so I can just touch the brakes to complete it. My brake pads and disks will outlast the car. Never met a hot-rodder who wanted to drag race me to see how fast I could STOP.

Excellent points sometimes i think people confuse the cars. my 2015 model S was a totally different car compared to a 2020 model S, compared to a 2022 model S.

something that worked well on the 2015 and possibly the 2020 S but not on the 2022 is the issue here!

 

[lbowroom]

Glad I don't drive so crazy that I need to spend another few thousand bucks upgrading my brakes. My car seems to stop without trouble, and coupled with regen, it does it quickly, smoothly, and quietly. Now, if you have to drive over the speed limit and come roaring up (sorry, that's those other cars; I meant "quietly zipping up") to a light, of course you'll need monster brakes. As for me, my regen easily brings me to a near stop so I can just touch the brakes to complete it. My brake pads and disks will outlast the car. Never met a hot-rodder who wanted to drag race me to see how fast I could STOP.

Completely unnecessary for legal street driving. A must for any kind of road course racing. Optional for people who want their rotors to complement their open spoked forged wheels.

 

[zhengyucoo]

I recently had my racingbrake 432 kit installed and did some "street test" seems great improvement and the consistency, the pedal feels, and braking power even without the ss brakes line. (brake lines are back ordered, blaming on the same old covid). I am not an expert in this but will test at a higher speed once there are no cops around on the highway. They do look super sweet with the 21rims.