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marc · 04-10-07, 02:10 AM

dont you hate when you type a great reply only to do something stupid to lose it!

Thanks Ron about the fluids. In prepping for the event I secured some SS brake lines to add to the vette. Unfortunately I had a little rat or mouse rain on my parade that chewed up my ignition wires (I did not know silicone is a staple of rodents!) I spent so much time getting those done, I did not have time to put the lines and the new fluid in for the event. (I live in San Diego and had to drive to Vegas) Plus my wife would have had a cow, asking why there was a problem with the brakes! (she was not born with the car gene). So I figured I had just done the fluids 2 weeks ago no problem right?

The other item I wanted to share with you is I met with the Wilwood rep at the GoodGuys show and he had some great info regarding pads and all. He mentioned that the type of pad used also contributes to the temperatures also to swap in a more aggressive pad at the track for the event, but to remove afterwards as they will chew up a rotor in no time. There is supposed to be a balance of metal from the rotor and material from the pads that are lost due to the braking process (I don;t remember the numbers he talked about) Another thing that we talked about is a 6 piston brake package for the zr1 with a soon to be release rear caliper. Talked about it ready for SEMA.

One other thing comes to mind. my car and driver are almost 1000 lbs than your setup (3300 or so with out driver) a

I will bet that the RCR on 15" Wheels with the 1.25 rotors with 6 pistons will stop on a dime and make change. especially if we are around a ton on the scales.

04-10-07, 02:10 AM	#12 (permalink)
marc marc.madmax Bronze Supporter Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: San Diego CA GT40: None Posts: 22 Rep Power: 2	Re: RCR Brake upgrade? dont you hate when you type a great reply only to do something stupid to lose it! Thanks Ron about the fluids. In prepping for the event I secured some SS brake lines to add to the vette. Unfortunately I had a little rat or mouse rain on my parade that chewed up my ignition wires (I did not know silicone is a staple of rodents!) I spent so much time getting those done, I did not have time to put the lines and the new fluid in for the event. (I live in San Diego and had to drive to Vegas) Plus my wife would have had a cow, asking why there was a problem with the brakes! (she was not born with the car gene). So I figured I had just done the fluids 2 weeks ago no problem right? The other item I wanted to share with you is I met with the Wilwood rep at the GoodGuys show and he had some great info regarding pads and all. He mentioned that the type of pad used also contributes to the temperatures also to swap in a more aggressive pad at the track for the event, but to remove afterwards as they will chew up a rotor in no time. There is supposed to be a balance of metal from the rotor and material from the pads that are lost due to the braking process (I don;t remember the numbers he talked about) Another thing that we talked about is a 6 piston brake package for the zr1 with a soon to be release rear caliper. Talked about it ready for SEMA. One other thing comes to mind. my car and driver are almost 1000 lbs than your setup (3300 or so with out driver) a I will bet that the RCR on 15" Wheels with the 1.25 rotors with 6 pistons will stop on a dime and make change. especially if we are around a ton on the scales. __________________ Fast Red Cars are a Disease I want to Catch! Selling ZR1 Corvette to get a RCR-P4 Last edited by marc.madmax; 04-10-07 at 02:15 AM.