Carbotech™ XP16™

Carbotech™ XP16™ is a step up from the highly successful XP12™ compound. With an aggressive initial bite, torque and fade resistance, and higher than our XP12™ compound. XP16™ has a temperature range of 250°F to 2000°F+ (121°C to 1093°C+). Carbotech™ XP16™ has outstanding release and modulation that has made all other Carbotech™ compounds so successful. The XP16™ is the most rotor aggressive compound from Carbotech™, but compared to its competition the XP16™ is still very rotor friendly. Carbotech™ XP16™ is NOT recommended for use as a daily driven street pad due to possible elevated levels of dust and noise.

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Carbotech™ XP20™

The latest iteration of the highly successful XP™ series of compounds. XP20™ is a step up from the highly successful XP16™ compound. With an extremely aggressive initial bite, the most linear torque curve to date and excellent fade resistance the XP20™ leads the highly successful XP™ series line of compounds from Carbotech™. XP20™ has a temperature range of 275°F to 2000°F+ (135°C to 1093°C+). Carbotech™ XP20™ maintains our tradition of having the outstanding release and modulation that has made all other Carbotech™ compounds so successful. The XP20™ as with other Carbotech™ compounds is very rotor friendly. Carbotech™ XP20™ is NOT recommended for use as a daily driven street pad due to possible elevated levels of dust and noise.

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Carbotech™ RP2™

The RP2™ compound was engineered for endurance racing based on our highly successful XP™ Series formulations. RP2™ is our longest lasting compound that we offer. RP2™ has strong initial bite, a little less modulation than our XP12, but still maintains the rotor friendliness of our XP™ series compounds. With a good initial bite and one of the most consistent torque curves in the market the RP2™ compound is easy to keep a consistent bite and torque throughout the braking zone. Great fade resistance with a temperature range of 250°F to 1650°F+ (121°C to 898°C). RP2™ is as rotor friendly as our XP™ series compounds. Carbotech™ RP2™ is NOT recommended for use as a daily driven street pad due to possible elevated levels of dust and noise.

Please contact me at 216-780-8825 for more info and price.

 

I ran a set of RP2 this year. I thought it had more initial bite than the XP12, and it lasted longer than the XP12. Just be sure to get some heat in them before going into a hard turn from 120+. If not, you will wonder if you are going to get slowed down in time, and you may not. Once they have some heat in them, no problem. I will run them again. Just heat them up good on the out lap.

 

I'm going to give these a try the next time I order pads.

 

Any thought for Carbotech to start offering any price money for NASA events?

 

Adam, which compound(s) would you recommend for the following

'03 c5z basically stock, new c6 z51 sways and '04 shocks, stock 1 piece rotors. No brake cooling, yet. Run toyo R888 or something like a Falken RT-615 tire. int/adv run group depending on club. XP10 and XP8?

 

Adam... I was fading my XP12s this weeked racing ST2 at Road Atlanta. Have been running 12/10 F/R and really liked how rotor friendly they are.

The pads were almost worn out, but I had put an extra backing plate in to help out. This picture is pre-race, but after Saturday's race they were down to 1/16-1/8th.



The car is a 2001 Z06 PTA/TTA car which is only about 3150lbs with me in it and stock 360 rwhp. Goes mid 140s on the straights. I'm running DBA 2-piece rotors, SL6R wilwoods with your 20mm pads and have cooling to the front rotors with spindle ducts.



Trying to decide between the 16s and the 20s next time out. Which would you recommend and why? Also, which pad should I run in the rear? Stick with the 10s or move up to 12s? Reading the descriptions it appears the 20s are more aggressive than the 16s, but it says the 16s are the most non-rotor friendly fo the bunch.

 

XP16 is a sprint pad, it will not last long was not designec for longgevety. The XP20 will be alot better for what you are doing. The 10 in the rear will be fine. 12 rear may be to much.

 

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Brian, the 20s rock. They are also painted gold, BALLAAAAA

 

Adam,

So you are saying that the XP20 single pads for the C6Z06 will last longer than the single piece XP16? And then the RP2 pads last even longer than the XP20? How is the stopping power of the RP2 compared with the XP20?

Thanks,

Mike

 

Mike yes and yes. The XP20 has more modulation than the RP2. The RP2 has the stopping power of the XP12 But it can be used on R comps or Street tires.