C6Z/GS and C6 Z51 Blank brake rotors
02-04-2011, 09:56 AM
#1
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C6Z/GS and C6 Z51 Blank brake rotors
Centric Brakes - the company behind the Stoptech and Powerslot brands has produced blank brake rotors for the C6 Z/GS and C6 Z51 models. We received our first sets of the Z51 rotors and took some pics for you to see.
No Holes!
Front Rotors
Front Vane Detail
Rear Rotor - (Poor Photo Color)
And it's hard to see here - but the rear rotor is 'front vented' i.e the throat to the vanes is on the outside of the rotor rather than the inside. That saves rear brake ducts!
The cross hatched friction surface.
-Ken
No Holes!
Front Rotors
Front Vane Detail
Rear Rotor - (Poor Photo Color)
And it's hard to see here - but the rear rotor is 'front vented' i.e the throat to the vanes is on the outside of the rotor rather than the inside. That saves rear brake ducts!
The cross hatched friction surface.
-Ken
Last edited by KNSBrakes; 03-06-2011 at 02:55 PM.
02-04-2011, 05:57 PM
#6
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They are there own blank - but the Centric Premium line is produced to as close to OEM as possible - warts and all.
They already have drilled ones - at least it's listed that way. They actually use a different series part number prefix to indicate exactly what it is.
i.e Centric Premium = 120.xxxxx, (direct OEM replacement)
Z06 'Blank' = 125.xxxxx (not 'identical' to OEM)
-Ken
They already have drilled ones - at least it's listed that way. They actually use a different series part number prefix to indicate exactly what it is.
i.e Centric Premium = 120.xxxxx, (direct OEM replacement)
Z06 'Blank' = 125.xxxxx (not 'identical' to OEM)
-Ken
03-07-2011, 06:12 AM
#12
Drifting
The OEM rotor is almost a mm thicker on the inside too. People make a big deal about the holes and it is 99.99% BS because they simply do not know better.
That of course is just my opinion but then I also think $6K for the "big brake kit" is nuts to start with. The Corvette caliper and good pads has all the stopping power the car can possibly use and more than most folks can ever get into, myself included.
03-07-2011, 05:27 PM
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Because I have never been able to crack an OEM rotor. They do get the small spider cracks but they just seem to go forever. I was throwing mine away until I saw what Chris's looked like and he was running 2:04's on them at VIR ...!
The OEM rotor is almost a mm thicker on the inside too. People make a big deal about the holes and it is 99.99% BS because they simply do not know better.
That of course is just my opinion but then I also think $6K for the "big brake kit" is nuts to start with. The Corvette caliper and good pads has all the stopping power the car can possibly use and more than most folks can ever get into, myself included.
The OEM rotor is almost a mm thicker on the inside too. People make a big deal about the holes and it is 99.99% BS because they simply do not know better.
That of course is just my opinion but then I also think $6K for the "big brake kit" is nuts to start with. The Corvette caliper and good pads has all the stopping power the car can possibly use and more than most folks can ever get into, myself included.
It depends on how the holes are formed and relieved along with what the rotor is made of. Many start cracking at the holes.
03-08-2011, 01:27 AM
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03-08-2011, 09:13 AM
#17
Burning Brakes
