Ceramic carbon brakes
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I have heard about this company called MOVIT offering aftermarket ceramic brakes.
Official Website MOV'IT® - brakes, brake systems, braking systems: ceramic brakes
I dont know much about them, but from what i understand, they are the most affordable.
Official Website MOV'IT® - brakes, brake systems, braking systems: ceramic brakes
I dont know much about them, but from what i understand, they are the most affordable.
FWIW back in 1998 MOVIT was doing brake upgrades using Porsche GT2 rotors and calipers for various cars, by redrilling the rotors to proper bolt circle and supplying braided lines and CNC-machined mounting adapters for the calipers. Workmanship was top drawer and I put a set on both ends of my Viper. Made a huge difference on the track.
JR
Howard Jones
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I think that one of the reasons I like this website so much is the huge variation in peoples knowledge. carbon brakes isn't really something I spend a lot of time thinking about, so the truth is I DO have a lot to learn about them.
How about somebody doing a workup on a SLC (sort of a corvette upgrade I would guess) and post the parts necessary and the vendor. Please include prices and we'll see where we are. Maybe this is a good idea and I don't know it.
I tried to do this on the above website but it didn't work for me.
How about somebody doing a workup on a SLC (sort of a corvette upgrade I would guess) and post the parts necessary and the vendor. Please include prices and we'll see where we are. Maybe this is a good idea and I don't know it.
I tried to do this on the above website but it didn't work for me.
Howard Jones
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Roger Reid
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I have had experience ordering a C6 Z06 brake package from West Coast Corvette. 6 months later because of non delivery I cancelled my order and got the package from another vendor. Yes they were contacted regularly. I don't recommend them.
OK, and the one category that has not been mentioned yet is the "cool" factor. CC brakes IMHO definitely add to the cool factor, especially for an exotic car like the SLC.
I was at the PRI trade show last week and saw a company called Fusion Brakes.
Pretty sick, they only do carbon ceramic brakes, actually better pricing, and made
in the USA. Home | Fusion Brakes | Carbon Ceramic Brakes | fusionbrakes.com Check it out.:thumbsup:
Pretty sick, they only do carbon ceramic brakes, actually better pricing, and made
in the USA. Home | Fusion Brakes | Carbon Ceramic Brakes | fusionbrakes.com Check it out.:thumbsup:
I wonder how much the MOVIT corvette kit is.
Offizielle Website MOV'IT® - Bremsen, Bremssysteme, Bremsanlagen: Corvette C6 / Z06 (6.0 LS2)
sure looks nice:
Offizielle Website MOV'IT® - Bremsen, Bremssysteme, Bremsanlagen: Corvette C6 / Z06 (6.0 LS2)
sure looks nice:
Howard Jones
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Here's is a complete Corvette kit from Wilwood. BUT it is not available on their website and the information is only available if you call direct.
Wilwood
Wilwood High-Performance Disc Brakes - Search Part No: 140-13154-CSIC
Give them a call and let us know what they cost.
You better be seated.................
Wilwood
Wilwood High-Performance Disc Brakes - Search Part No: 140-13154-CSIC
Give them a call and let us know what they cost.
You better be seated.................
Given the price of the Wilwood CC Mustang Kit, probably about $15k at a guess.
Interesting on the Mclaren MP12 the steel brakes weight less than the Carbon. No one I know who serioulsy tracks runs carbon, esp the porche guys.
It doies have cool factor, and I can see how in an unlimited budget its going to offer atrack advantage in most cases, but youa re talking race teams. Cost aside they are just too fagile.
It doies have cool factor, and I can see how in an unlimited budget its going to offer atrack advantage in most cases, but youa re talking race teams. Cost aside they are just too fagile.
A friend of mine has a GT3RS which is pretty much a garage queen now. He brought it out to the track once, but when he was out there, you could see that he was going easy on the brakes. I could see the fear of replacing those $6 or $7k rotors looming over him...
Apparently all of those porsche guys that have carbon brakes replace them with steel ones, then put the carbon ones back on when they sell the car...
Don't need carbon brakes to do this.
Fran Hall RCR
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GM kit at full retail is now close to 16k
I know a guy that ran GM ZR1 carbon ceramics on a 69 Camaro (Google Jackass). His track feedback was stay away unless you run ZR1 ABS system. They get 'grabby' then unpredictable as they heat up. I also know another custom build that tried the Wilwood set up. Not sure why, but they went back to steel rotors.
