The Ferrari and Corvette guys have been placing them with steel 2 piece ones. They are more for show than repeated track use.
I was always under the impression that the carbon ceramic brakes were specifically for track use because they held up to heat a lot better. What is their reasoning?
reinforced carbon carbon and carbon ceramic brakes are for high performance use. they offer little benefit or may under-perform for street use.
Nope, if that were the case nobody would buy them for street cars (but lots of high-end cars come with them standard or optioned). They are different materials.I think they're similar to F1 brakes, which don't have a lot of friction until they get pretty hot. So you can either drive the car really fast or really slow, but anywhere in the middle and you're screwed.
my buddy who's been tracking his s2000 just bought some carbotechs in april. He already cracked his rotors...ftl. Their initial bite is beastly, but man 6 months longevity on brand new rotors sucks.
race tracks will break every part of every car, regardless of cost. how many tires, clutches and diffs has he gone thru?
going thru tires were expected. But i think I might have to bring extra rotors with me to the track...lame
I crack rotors every 3 events using XP10s. Luckily spares are cheap!
I was always under the impression that the carbon ceramic brakes were specifically for track use because they held up to heat a lot better. What is their reasoning?
There is a lot of problem with them delaminating and not holding up. They have found that two piece steel rotors are much more reliable and provide the same performance. I will dig up the thread if I can find it, but it was about 50 pages long over at the Ferrari forum.
jeebus. I bought some ebc pads for something less aggressive. I'm not trying to set any time attack records. Hopefully i don't regret my decision.
Maybe i'll have to spring for a bbk and larger wheels