Porsche tech rep disses PCCB for the track
03-26-2019, 11:54 AM
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I'm in....
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03-26-2019, 11:58 AM
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WRONGLY ACCUSED!
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In other news Paul Watson is looking for a new job.
03-27-2019, 12:00 PM
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I've used my PCCB for about 12 hours of track use, including COTA which is not the easiest on brakes. The performance/feel/feedback is superior to any steel setup I've used on track.
The fault is only the replacement cost. I'll likely be putting in a set of Girodisc steel conversion rotors soon, unless I can find a cheap set of lightly used carbon rotors (unlikely).
The ideal PCCB driver would do drive tours, canyon runs, daily drive and autocross (everything but sustained track usage). If that's the case they'll last 150,000 miles easy. And yes, the wheels would never be dirty
Any specific examples you can point to of PCCB owner doing this? In my case, there is not one piece of carbon fiber on my car, or anything yellow other than the calipers. Some of us prefer function over form.
The fault is only the replacement cost. I'll likely be putting in a set of Girodisc steel conversion rotors soon, unless I can find a cheap set of lightly used carbon rotors (unlikely).
The ideal PCCB driver would do drive tours, canyon runs, daily drive and autocross (everything but sustained track usage). If that's the case they'll last 150,000 miles easy. And yes, the wheels would never be dirty
Any specific examples you can point to of PCCB owner doing this? In my case, there is not one piece of carbon fiber on my car, or anything yellow other than the calipers. Some of us prefer function over form.
03-28-2019, 05:50 AM
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I mean, we've been talking for years and years and years about why PCCBs are sh!tty for the track.....
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03-28-2019, 09:41 AM
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Last edited by Zach L; 03-28-2019 at 10:03 AM.
03-28-2019, 11:43 AM
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Originally Posted by Zach L
People that want bling-bling don't bother getting PCCB... they just paint the stock calipers yellow
03-28-2019, 12:05 PM
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Just to clarify, PCCBs are not "sh!tty for the track", on the contrary, from experience (having tracked both PCCBs and Girodisc), PCCBs perform incredibly well on track and are amazing. However when they wear, like all consummables do, their replacement cost is astronomical. PCCBs aren't sh!tty for the track, they are merely an extremely expensive option for heavy track users. Hopefully if/when the replacement costs of PCCBs trends down, they will be an economical option for track use.
03-29-2019, 09:11 AM
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PM'D you
I've used my PCCB for about 12 hours of track use, including COTA which is not the easiest on brakes. The performance/feel/feedback is superior to any steel setup I've used on track.
The fault is only the replacement cost. I'll likely be putting in a set of Girodisc steel conversion rotors soon, unless I can find a cheap set of lightly used carbon rotors (unlikely).
The ideal PCCB driver would do drive tours, canyon runs, daily drive and autocross (everything but sustained track usage). If that's the case they'll last 150,000 miles easy. And yes, the wheels would never be dirty
Any specific examples you can point to of PCCB owner doing this? In my case, there is not one piece of carbon fiber on my car, or anything yellow other than the calipers. Some of us prefer function over form.
The fault is only the replacement cost. I'll likely be putting in a set of Girodisc steel conversion rotors soon, unless I can find a cheap set of lightly used carbon rotors (unlikely).
The ideal PCCB driver would do drive tours, canyon runs, daily drive and autocross (everything but sustained track usage). If that's the case they'll last 150,000 miles easy. And yes, the wheels would never be dirty
Any specific examples you can point to of PCCB owner doing this? In my case, there is not one piece of carbon fiber on my car, or anything yellow other than the calipers. Some of us prefer function over form.
03-29-2019, 11:25 PM
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Just to clarify, PCCBs are not "sh!tty for the track", on the contrary, from experience (having tracked both PCCBs and Girodisc), PCCBs perform incredibly well on track and are amazing. However when they wear, like all consummables do, their replacement cost is astronomical. PCCBs aren't sh!tty for the track, they are merely an extremely expensive option for heavy track users. Hopefully if/when the replacement costs of PCCBs trends down, they will be an economical option for track use.
03-30-2019, 12:32 AM
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