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^^gorgeous color and seeming spec! That lava with the sport design package really pops!
out of curiosity, any of you in the T army tracking your cars with PCCBs worried about replacing them? I’ve read tons of forums about it but love them for daily road use...but hate the replacement costs. I plan on tracking mine 2-3 times per year. Not to mention the recent PCA tech tactics got me a little worried about longevity. Thoughts?
Got some track time on Sunday with the local PCA at Spring Mountain Motorsports Ranch. We ran the 4.1 mile layout. Really awesome. With my mods I was able to pace my buddy in his GT3 with no issues. What a great car!!
It's great to see all the 991.2 owners taking their cars to the track. It's proving to be an easily tunable platform to reach GT track level performance.
I worry more about road debris damage to the rotors from all the crap on the street way more than I worry about wear when I'm out pushing the car like it's meant for. And I would not change the PCCB check on my spec list if I were to do it all over again. Worth it, even with the risk given the overwhelming amount of driving done on the street in my car. I get the rotor swap, but there is no comparison, to me, between what the PCCB provide in the way of confidence and dependability vs the trade offs that paying the iron price brings with it. That accurate bite every single time I press the pedal is undeniable. The track is for pushing limits. I like having that undeniable confidence when I'm pushing limits.
@S S I get your points, but to me, not worth replacing the PCCB discs after 2-3 track days. I would rather swap over to steels and eat those up at 1/15th the cost.
Understood, but you needing to swap after 2-3 days is highly unlikely unless you damage them somehow. Guys go several seasons of DEs with these latest gen and are still able to CPO unless something has gone amiss.
Good luck, Alc, and probably no wrong decision here!
Interested in doing this on my car. Part number for the new cover? Easy to swap out?
I don’t remember the part number , since I am on the road until Wednesday. I called my dealer and the price that I was quoted for the part was $170. My friend who swapped it out for me bought the part for $130, thru an independent shop. Swap took about 20 min.
you won't need to replace PCCB's after 2-3 track days, but they don't have the stress tolerances of steel brakes if you're really at an advanced level. they'll fade out pretty good in a long session. there's a reason virtually all race cars use steel. swap the rotors for steel for track duty. it's widely accepted as the better option, not just for preservation reasons.
I don’t remember the part number , since I am on the road until Wednesday. I called my dealer and the price that I was quoted for the part was $170. My friend who swapped it out for me bought the part for $130, thru an independent shop. Swap took about 20 min.
you won't need to replace PCCB's after 2-3 track days, but they don't have the stress tolerances of steel brakes if you're really at an advanced level. they'll fade out pretty good in a long session. there's a reason virtually all race cars use steel. swap the rotors for steel for track duty. it's widely accepted as the better option, not just for preservation reasons.
Agree - if you are doing track time at an advanced level with the Carrera T - I still think you can likely do just fine with the standard steelies and good fluid. If you really need to, step up to AP Racing Radical calipers and J-hook rotors and never think about it again.
Agree - if you are doing track time at an advanced level with the Carrera T - I still think you can likely do just fine with the standard steelies and good fluid. If you really need to, step up to AP Racing Radical calipers and J-hook rotors and never think about it again.
cheers!
Unfortunately the base brakes do not do well at an advanced level on the T. I ended up switching to Brembo BBK after trying different pads and fluid combinations. The Brembos have been awesome. AP are great too. Cant go wrong with them.
09-20-2020, 10:03 AM
