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From: Portland, OR
So no one mentioned when the switchover from Gen1 to Gen2 PCCB occurred... was this with the 997? I just handed over my 96' 993C2 and a pile of cash to step up to an '05 997S yesterday. The new C2S is phenomenal in nearly every respect compared to the 993 but I had some trepidation over whether I was buying myself trouble w/ PCCB having recalled hearing of this wear life controversy. Since I normally run ~3-5 DE days/year, I'm not too excited about spending the initial dough and then coughing up $18k worth of consumable parts every couple years!! I'm hoping this problem has lessened, or that PCNA elects to back their product in the future better than roberga has apparently experienced!
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Originally Posted by jcnesq
I have noticed (as have other RL'ers) that when driving in the rain and not braking for a while, the first time you apply the brakes there is a scary moment before the brakes bite - not something I have noticed previously with steel brakes. Now I brake lightly once in a while (in the rain) to keep the brakes warm.
This was reported in a car mag article some time back about the 997,--they concluded that Porsche needed to better block the rotors from the elements (wet) than they did.
I suggest that that C4 solution will entirely eliminate the problem. With the C4 / C4S the brake calipers start to pre-fill will brake fluid when you take your foot off the gas. Now if Porsche could implement that design across the model line we might solve the problem.
For the GT3 owner,--I can't but help agree that Porsche should NOT be learning off us. They should be retrofitting the second gen PCCBs into the first gen cars. No one should have to take a bath on rotors that are priced like that.
For me I have long found that Porsche brakes are long wearing,--I always thought that I was hard on brakes but never had to replace a single rotor in many years of street driving and some racing. Of course, that was the steel stuff in an air-cooled, and lighter, 911.
Dan
