worried now about pccb's
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PCCB's would be nice. (for all my street use and rust free winter storage)
but i would most certainly swap the carbons for iron rotors with for all my track use.
i currently run all my old irons for the street and keep my fresh rotors for track. works great $$.
PCCB's would be nice as my street set up as opposed to old DE irons, but it is not really a concern.
but i would most certainly swap the carbons for iron rotors with for all my track use.
i currently run all my old irons for the street and keep my fresh rotors for track. works great $$.
PCCB's would be nice as my street set up as opposed to old DE irons, but it is not really a concern.
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i have a great 07 GT3 with steel brakes which is my first porsche. loved the braking feel from day one. I do not enjoy changing rotors so frequently however. i have an opportunity to order a 10 RS and after debating this option for the last 6 months. I was set on getting them but then i searched "pccb" on the forum and found the scary issues with green fade. Is this just a pccb and pad choice issue? will getting the motorsport green pads prevent this and will they not eat up the expensive rotors?
I know if i swing through the pit and the steels cool down a bit the braking is a bit dicey on the first lap back out. is this a similar issue with the pccb's or magnified b/c they cool off so much faster?
I know if i swing through the pit and the steels cool down a bit the braking is a bit dicey on the first lap back out. is this a similar issue with the pccb's or magnified b/c they cool off so much faster?
for the PCCB's ...
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I am SUPER jealous ... I just want new # but cant find a build slot!
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JIm, I hammered my PCCB's around the nordschleife for 4 days solid with no complaints ... although now that the new cars have the larger 380 fronts and the new l/w hat design it's probably a closer call than before ... I'd still opt
for the PCCB's ...
p.s
I am SUPER jealous ... I just want new # but cant find a build slot!![Frown](https://rennlist.com/forums/images/smilies/frown.gif)
for the PCCB's ...
p.s
I am SUPER jealous ... I just want new # but cant find a build slot!
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will be at the ring 8/1-4 probably renting unless I can get a build slot!
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I too was torn between PCCB and steel and subsequently went with steel. Spoke with many folks at the track and several trusted Porsche Mechanics. Bottom line, the PCCBs were marginally better than the prvious steel and maybe no different then the new steel in braking. They will last longer but you WILL have to replace them if you track the car and the cost is goofy. Could run as high as $14,000 for pads and rotors. No thanks. If you are only on the street I would do it without a second thought, but even the remote chance of having to replace them after the track is frightening at that cost. Steel are fine with me.
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JIm, I hammered my PCCB's around the nordschleife for 4 days solid with no complaints ... although now that the new cars have the larger 380 fronts and the new l/w hat design it's probably a closer call than before ... I'd still opt
for the PCCB's ...
p.s
I am SUPER jealous ... I just want new # but cant find a build slot!![Frown](https://rennlist.com/forums/images/smilies/frown.gif)
for the PCCB's ...
p.s
I am SUPER jealous ... I just want new # but cant find a build slot!
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rotors and pads etc from PCCB to iron.
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what else needs to be done?
Brembo advertises an iron rotor alternative, type III I believe, for PCCB equipped 997.1 RS... which I took to mean that it is in fact possible to just switch out the rotors...
edjumicate me
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more correctly what I meant to say was:
"I believe cannot directly subsititute Porsche OEM iron rotors/pads to replace PPCBs due to differing dimensions, including diameter, thickness, hat-offset"
(I would add the caveat that this applies to 997.1 I dont know about the .2's)
there are a (surprisingly) small number of aftermarket alternatives (e.g Brembo)
which offer a custom rotor/hat solution which is a direct replacement for the
OEM PCCBs.
one note of caution with these: make *sure* that the rear replacements (hats)
will work with the OEM e/parking brake.
Some of them do not, and the only solution is to remove the OEM hat from the
rear PCCB and install an aftermarket rotor on it in order to allow the ebrake
to continue to function ...
edjumication complete ...
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Gotcha -- thank you
makes sense
In summary -- no OEM/Porsche options that is direct bolt on
I know mikymiu did it with cup rotors on a .1 RS but they required "modification"
makes sense
In summary -- no OEM/Porsche options that is direct bolt on
I know mikymiu did it with cup rotors on a .1 RS but they required "modification"
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The intriguing question (which I do not have an answer to) is about the .2 rotors,
in particular the fronts ...
I wonder now that they have moved to a 380mm front and repositioned the caliper if in fact these rotors are now interchangable with the PCCB setup ...
that might be a much cheaper solution than aftermarket.
But I think you'd need access to at least PET and perhaps be a "shop" in order to answer that question!!!
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With the '10 steel rotors the same diameter as the PCCB, I see little incentive to spend the extra coin. I always thought the 7's 19" wheels dwarfed the 350mm rotors. Both steel & ceramic obviously perform...
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ideally if the .2 irons were a dropin I'd still get the PCCB's then exchange them for irons and put the rotors "under the matress" ... just in case!
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