[Z06] Carbotech brakes
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St. Jude Donor '11,'13
Carbotech brakes
It’s that time of year to get your corvettes out and start driving, but more importunately you need to be able to stop if you’re on the fence about new brake pads maybe we can help you out. Carbotech Performance Brakes, the world leader in Ceramic friction materials. It was over eight years ago that Carbotech started building brake pads out of Ceramic, Kevlar, and Carbon for street, autocross and racing applications. Carbotech is the only brake pad manufacturer in the world with a complete line of Ceramic compounds for street, autocross, and track use. Carbotech-Ceramic compounds are known for their unsurpassed release & modulation, while maintaining very consistent torque control characteristics. Carbotech brake pads are extremely rotor friendly and contain 100% non-corrosive brake dust, that’s something that has been unmatched by any other brake pad in the industry. Please contact me with questions or to place an order.
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Adam, I was told by a "real" corvette racer that on my C5Z (mostly track use) I should run the same pad front and back,e.g. XP-10. He said that since the rear caliper is so much smaller/weaker than the front that this would be a more neutral set-up. It makes sense to me, but everyone on CF seems to run softer pads on the rear....what are your thoughts?
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Adam, I was told by a "real" corvette racer that on my C5Z (mostly track use) I should run the same pad front and back,e.g. XP-10. He said that since the rear caliper is so much smaller/weaker than the front that this would be a more neutral set-up. It makes sense to me, but everyone on CF seems to run softer pads on the rear....what are your thoughts?
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Adam,my front pads are XP10 on my C5Z . I noticed the notch in the center of the pad starts at the face but does not go all the way to the plate. Can this be used as a wear indicator? I other words, can I run the pads down to the bottom of the notch before replacing or as any other reference point.Thanks again for the great pads.
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St. Jude Donor '11,'13
Adam,my front pads are XP10 on my C5Z . I noticed the notch in the center of the pad starts at the face but does not go all the way to the plate. Can this be used as a wear indicator? I other words, can I run the pads down to the bottom of the notch before replacing or as any other reference point.Thanks again for the great pads.
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St. Jude Donor '11,'13
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.
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Adam- I run a mostly stock C5 Z06 for HPDE / lap battles while replacing parts over time to make it a dedicated track machine.
Next upgrade is bigger wheels with R100's. Would RP2's in the front and XP10's in the rear be a good fit while I burn off the street tires (1 or 2 more events, max)? Or should I stick with a lower compound and bump up to the RP2/XP10 combo later?
Next upgrade is bigger wheels with R100's. Would RP2's in the front and XP10's in the rear be a good fit while I burn off the street tires (1 or 2 more events, max)? Or should I stick with a lower compound and bump up to the RP2/XP10 combo later?
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St. Jude Donor '11,'13
Adam- I run a mostly stock C5 Z06 for HPDE / lap battles while replacing parts over time to make it a dedicated track machine.
Next upgrade is bigger wheels with R100's. Would RP2's in the front and XP10's in the rear be a good fit while I burn off the street tires (1 or 2 more events, max)? Or should I stick with a lower compound and bump up to the RP2/XP10 combo later?
Next upgrade is bigger wheels with R100's. Would RP2's in the front and XP10's in the rear be a good fit while I burn off the street tires (1 or 2 more events, max)? Or should I stick with a lower compound and bump up to the RP2/XP10 combo later?
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From: Cary NC
FWIW -
Mike Jr. at Carbotech suggested I try the XP20 instead of the XP12 to get better wear and still have XP12-like braking. The XP20 does wear better and the bite is consistent like all the XP pads I've tried.
For bang for your buck XP10/XP8 is hard to beat. I ran XP8 square on street tires for my first adventure. Several sets of XP10/XP8, best bang for the buck. Then XP12/XP10. XP10 in the rear is fine with Hoosiers. XP12 wears out too fast. XP20 seems to be the pad that the XP12 should have been.
Still better rotor wear with XP20 than I expected too. Their pads are fairly consistent on rotors. I'm tempted to try the RP2 next.
To note: The XP20 in the front on Wilwood SL6R. That is 2 days at Watkins Glen (5 hours on track), 2 days at VIR (over 4 hours on track), and 2 days at Barber Motorsports (5 hours on track). I'll just make it 1 more weekend with them and they will be down near the backing plate.
Adam, let Mike Jr. know the XP20 was a good recommendation and I'll be calling him for another set this week or next. Thanks. Graham
Mike Jr. at Carbotech suggested I try the XP20 instead of the XP12 to get better wear and still have XP12-like braking. The XP20 does wear better and the bite is consistent like all the XP pads I've tried.
For bang for your buck XP10/XP8 is hard to beat. I ran XP8 square on street tires for my first adventure. Several sets of XP10/XP8, best bang for the buck. Then XP12/XP10. XP10 in the rear is fine with Hoosiers. XP12 wears out too fast. XP20 seems to be the pad that the XP12 should have been.
Still better rotor wear with XP20 than I expected too. Their pads are fairly consistent on rotors. I'm tempted to try the RP2 next.
To note: The XP20 in the front on Wilwood SL6R. That is 2 days at Watkins Glen (5 hours on track), 2 days at VIR (over 4 hours on track), and 2 days at Barber Motorsports (5 hours on track). I'll just make it 1 more weekend with them and they will be down near the backing plate.
Adam, let Mike Jr. know the XP20 was a good recommendation and I'll be calling him for another set this week or next. Thanks. Graham
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St. Jude Donor '11,'13
FWIW -
Mike Jr. at Carbotech suggested I try the XP20 instead of the XP12 to get better wear and still have XP12-like braking. The XP20 does wear better and the bite is consistent like all the XP pads I've tried.
For bang for your buck XP10/XP8 is hard to beat. I ran XP8 square on street tires for my first adventure. Several sets of XP10/XP8, best bang for the buck. Then XP12/XP10. XP10 in the rear is fine with Hoosiers. XP12 wears out too fast. XP20 seems to be the pad that the XP12 should have been.
Still better rotor wear with XP20 than I expected too. Their pads are fairly consistent on rotors. I'm tempted to try the RP2 next.
To note: The XP20 in the front on Wilwood SL6R. That is 2 days at Watkins Glen (5 hours on track), 2 days at VIR (over 4 hours on track), and 2 days at Barber Motorsports (5 hours on track). I'll just make it 1 more weekend with them and they will be down near the backing plate.
Adam, let Mike Jr. know the XP20 was a good recommendation and I'll be calling him for another set this week or next. Thanks. Graham
Mike Jr. at Carbotech suggested I try the XP20 instead of the XP12 to get better wear and still have XP12-like braking. The XP20 does wear better and the bite is consistent like all the XP pads I've tried.
For bang for your buck XP10/XP8 is hard to beat. I ran XP8 square on street tires for my first adventure. Several sets of XP10/XP8, best bang for the buck. Then XP12/XP10. XP10 in the rear is fine with Hoosiers. XP12 wears out too fast. XP20 seems to be the pad that the XP12 should have been.
Still better rotor wear with XP20 than I expected too. Their pads are fairly consistent on rotors. I'm tempted to try the RP2 next.
To note: The XP20 in the front on Wilwood SL6R. That is 2 days at Watkins Glen (5 hours on track), 2 days at VIR (over 4 hours on track), and 2 days at Barber Motorsports (5 hours on track). I'll just make it 1 more weekend with them and they will be down near the backing plate.
Adam, let Mike Jr. know the XP20 was a good recommendation and I'll be calling him for another set this week or next. Thanks. Graham
