rear brake cooling solution
07-21-2009, 11:45 AM
#91
Has anyone gone through there PCCB rotors yet. I'm about 13 - 15 track days into mine. So far so good. 2nd set of pads.
Are you guys who track your PCCB's thinking of replacing with steel or just bite the $bullet
and see how long they last?
It must be fairly expensive to replace with steel. I believe calipers are needed as well.
Worth it?
Are you guys who track your PCCB's thinking of replacing with steel or just bite the $bullet
and see how long they last?
It must be fairly expensive to replace with steel. I believe calipers are needed as well.
Worth it?
- you can use re-use the calipers with iron replacements
- there are a few iron replacement solutions (Brembo & others)
- full set of ceramics is about $14k
- full iron Brembo replacement is about $4k (runs a different front pad)
- so the real question is do ceramics last 3X as long as Brembo replacements
07-21-2009, 12:20 PM
#92
Nordschleife Master
My 996 GT3 had 60,000 miles on it : the first 12,000 was 100% track (after break in). after that the next 4 years about 20-23 track days a year. rear rotors were still very smooth. I did replace the fronts at 26K with GEN II which were perfect at 60K.
07-21-2009, 12:23 PM
#93
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Has anyone gone through there PCCB rotors yet. I'm about 13 - 15 track days into mine. So far so good. 2nd set of pads.
Are you guys who track your PCCB's thinking of replacing with steel or just bite the $bullet
and see how long they last?
It must be fairly expensive to replace with steel. I believe calipers are needed as well.
Worth it?
Are you guys who track your PCCB's thinking of replacing with steel or just bite the $bullet
and see how long they last?
It must be fairly expensive to replace with steel. I believe calipers are needed as well.
Worth it?
need is the correct "hat" with the appropriate offset to enable the steel
rotor to fit with the PCCB calipers
07-21-2009, 11:20 PM
#94
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Do you have to remove the the orginal little air vent that is capturing air coming from the vent that is in the underside panel?
also if you are worried about rubber boogers or stones deflecting into the rotor I wonder if you could put an inlet screen on it. I want to order, is this the the same as the suncost version? and do they have them in stock or is it going to be get in line?
also if you are worried about rubber boogers or stones deflecting into the rotor I wonder if you could put an inlet screen on it. I want to order, is this the the same as the suncost version? and do they have them in stock or is it going to be get in line?
07-22-2009, 12:21 AM
#95
I've gone through 3 sets of OEM pads on roughly 18 track days and several autoxs. I'm thinking of switching to P50s
07-22-2009, 12:53 AM
#96
- fronts last a 2 days longer
- P50 motorsport pads last about 2X longer + they give better initial bite
- if you track as much as it looks like you do, order the P50 pads and the rear ducts asap + disable TC while you are on the track - trust me you will not be disappointed
- everytime I give a fellow driver a ride in my car the first thing they always comment on is the brakes - usually they are in dis-belief and this is from people who have tracked many times
Paul
07-22-2009, 01:15 PM
#99
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Do you have to remove the the orginal little air vent that is capturing air coming from the vent that is in the underside panel?
also if you are worried about rubber boogers or stones deflecting into the rotor I wonder if you could put an inlet screen on it. I want to order, is this the the same as the suncost version? and do they have them in stock or is it going to be get in line?
also if you are worried about rubber boogers or stones deflecting into the rotor I wonder if you could put an inlet screen on it. I want to order, is this the the same as the suncost version? and do they have them in stock or is it going to be get in line?
same as the Suncoast offering ...
dont see why you couldnt glue something over the inlet if you are concerned
07-22-2009, 01:55 PM
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07-22-2009, 02:31 PM
#102
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P50 for 40,000 of the miles. The greens are P-50 in the front but the rears are still P-40 material and are thicker than the black P-40. With the the rears last even longer.
07-22-2009, 02:36 PM
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No issues whatsoever on the install, 15 minutes, if that long. Looked like a snug fit. The upper mounting bracket was put into place on the control arm, and then the actual duct was attached to the bracket.
Got them from Suncoast, installed at GMG in Santa Ana, CA. All the part numbers were as per listed above earlier on this topic. Hope this helps.
Got them from Suncoast, installed at GMG in Santa Ana, CA. All the part numbers were as per listed above earlier on this topic. Hope this helps.
07-22-2009, 02:53 PM
#104
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No issues whatsoever on the install, 15 minutes, if that long. Looked like a snug fit. The upper mounting bracket was put into place on the control arm, and then the actual duct was attached to the bracket.
Got them from Suncoast, installed at GMG in Santa Ana, CA. All the part numbers were as per listed above earlier on this topic. Hope this helps.
Got them from Suncoast, installed at GMG in Santa Ana, CA. All the part numbers were as per listed above earlier on this topic. Hope this helps.
07-22-2009, 02:57 PM
#105
+1
Just ordered mine, maybe I'll get them by next week as well.....