Making my car slower.
 

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No more getting out braked by Corvettes after I pass them on the straight.

:hysterical: but they are really nice calipers though!

Don't use Hawk ceramics.

Loved the Ceramics for AutoX and street; I always swapped them out for trackdays tho.

For the track I never found a set of pads I liked with the OEM calipers. I've tried everything and they all sucked.

Going to try HP+s first; then Carbotech.

Those calipers are HUGE. Badass man!

Nice thread title.

can't hide money.

If anyone is into brake swaps they are off a 2004 CTS-v. Cost is $145 a corner brand new from GM.

It is scary how light they are.

Them are friggin huge!!

Maybe he meant C4s...lol. They do look good though.

Are these the same ones that bolt directly to the 4th gen F-body brackets for use with C6Z rotors? That is CHEAP for some badass calipers!

Edit: Yep, same calipers. I had no idea they were that reasonably priced...

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The early corvettes in our group I stand no chance against. It is the old guys in c5 and c6 vettes with less balls then me I'm targeting.

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Yup; I'm using BMW 745i rotors.

my, what a small ....flashlight... you have....


nice score!!! let us know how they haul you down from speed.

will the light weight help avoid heat soak?

The larger rotor should help with added heat capacity. Light weight caliper is just nice as any weight reduction is good weight reduction for a pig of a car.

It isn't about slowing down faster; it is about slowing down consistently with out any ohhhh-shit moments into turn one at CMP.

Yeah true. At the last event I was at we had an old guy in a yellow C6Z that was dirt slow except for the straights. He stood no chance against my buddy and I in our C5Zs. Your general blanket statement still made me laugh with sarcasm though. Lol

I'd say we could put some money on a Time Trial one day but I think that breaks our rules; we would have to run with Nasa.

Almost the first Road Course callout on CHP.

Shits getting real!

Wouldn't break Hooked on Driving Rules.

If I'm going to do a callout tho it will be Time Trial rules so we have transponders and real lap-times.

Well I'm down. The only issue will be money right now..I'm dirt broke, lol. Plus I need tires, brakes, and road courses aren't cheap (I volunteered with NASA at events to get worker credits). Definitely not afraid of the franken-goat though. ;)

We are going to need a thread posted in the Budget Grudge Racer section to make it official.

And we are sooooo close. Almost can reaacchh.

I'll be at CMP Dec 8th. I'll leave the slicks at home but I want free rein for weight reduction; they will have transponders for rent.

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By close you mean at least a few months before this can come close to being reality? lol

why do the Hawks/Ceramics NOT work well on the track?

just wondering.

i got a pair on my tahoe, it's like a portable dust storm in there.

They are low heat tolerant and will wear down quickly. When a pad overheats they lose braking friction and will stop even worse. They are also usually meant to bring a normal car down from a speed of like 70mph down to zero maybe 2-3 times on a highway setting before failing. After that and they don't do as well. On a road course you can see constant slow down speeds from as high as 120mph or so down to 40mph or so...again and again and again. That's NOT what ceramic/street pads were intended or built for. That's why it's recommended that you get more aggressive track pads that can withstand the temperatures and constant abuse.

Basically what birdman said.

Cliffnotes. They work great cold; when they get hot they disappear into dust instantly.

A race pad will be shit while cold; like driving with no brakes; but when they get hot they bite like nothing else,

Jesus you have small hands

REP!

+1. LOL

what are the bolt patten/gap compared to the corvette calipers... they make an adapter to do vet calipers on my truck.. love the v spec calipers and a really good price.

I'd guess different gap. They are way different then the bolt pattern on the OEM PBR caliper.

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Random rear shot.
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oh shit s14.5 is back!

I spy a bullet cam box.

ive been posting and moving 4 sale stuff like normal.

218/222 .601.

Only because a lifter tray took a dump and my cam and lifter got in an argument.