I do track along with canyon driving and will say don't go for any of the fancy rotor hype. I put the HPS pads and SS lines on my bro's car with Centric rotors and they're excellent for everything we've done, and we drive our cars really hard. I would recommend the Centric "high carbon" rotors, as they will be less likely to squeak with those HPS pads. You can get them from many sources for reasonable prices. Make sure you follow the bedding procedure (beat the **** out of the new pads) and they'll give you great, quiet stopping power.

I took slotted/drilled rotors off my car because they would pulse when they got hot, but not when they were cool. In my experience they had unpredictable feel for high performance driving. They are also more prone to cracking. Save your money and have more fun!

 

Slotted ok, cryo is a plus for longevity, but drilled is for looks. I like Hawk pads, the ceramics work fine for me.

 

Not nearly as popular on here, but I tried EBC Red on mine and i love them for street use. I've used several different hawk track pads, stoptech... these EBC are my favorite street pads right now. Next time around I'm going to get the same or I might try the newer HPS 5.0 pads. If you're interested in giving the EBS red a look the part numbers are, DP31160C and DP31162C

 

Gosh, did I screw up?... I just had new OEM Rotors and OEM pads installed on the C5, interfacing with the OEM wagons .. Will all hell break loose for the C5 and me? 😱

 

QUOTE=c5arlen;1598409356]Gosh, did I screw up?... I just had new OEM Rotors and OEM pads installed on the C5, interfacing with the OEM wagons .. Will all hell break loose for the C5 and me? 😱[/QUOTE] No you are fine.... Many people change things just for the sake of change. However, if you push your car to extremes then there are opportunities to help with those professional drivers who Modify their car for track use. The C5 BRAKE SYSTEM was designed to be the best Factory offered brake system on the planet. BTW there is nothing wrong with changing things for the sake of change but for most, there is very little to be gained based on their driving style.. People complain about brake dust, but brake dust is a good thing, it tells you that your pads are not work hard. IN most cases the higher the amount of dust the shorter the stopping distance.. The worst thing you would want is Hard pad compounds on a street car.. Hard pads are designed to be heated up to gain a high amount of fiction./ however if the pads are not heated up, they loose stopping power because they are too hard. I wont use anything but the pads that GM tested and Dave Hill demanded. AC Delco Ferus Oxide semi metallic..
I wont argue or discuses my opinion in open forum, anyone who wants to discuss application, or design can PM Me. You dont put race gas in a street car, or race brakes in a street car. or a 3 foot aero spoiler designed for 150 + mph. on a street car. Yet people do it all the time. Ill take pads that dust and stop 20 ft shorter over loosing 20 extra feet of stopping power but do not dust, any day.
BMW makes excellent brakes, they are very soft.. you will rarely see a BMW with clean front wheels because their pad compounds are designed to break down ( dust ), stay cool and not fade because of heat build up from hard pads.
Bill

 

Um, no. If you were happy before, you should be happy now. I'm still running stock brakes on my 620 HP 99 C5 and she stops just fine. Are aftermarket better, yes, but they also cost more $.

 

Another option for pads is the Carbotech 1521 pad. This is a low dust performance street pad that can be Auto X and can definitely handle fun runs in town or out of town, I would suggest going with a plain face Centric premium rotor. If you are interested in the 1521 pads I will be happy to answer all your questions or you can order by calling me at 216-780-8825 or direct at http://ampdautosport.com/brake-pads/corvette/ Use promo code z28 at check out and save $$ A pad description is below along with price..

F: CT731 $140.60
R: CT732 $121.60

The Carbotech Bobcat 1521™ is our high performance street compound that is our most successful compound. The Bobcat compound is known for its awesome release and modulation, along with unmatched rotor friendliness. Like our AX™ & XP™ line of compounds, Bobcat 1521™ is a Ceramic based friction material offering minimal rotor damage and non-corrosive dust. Bobcat 1521™ offers outstanding performance, even when cold, low dusting and low noise with an excellent initial bite. This compound’s virtually perfect linear torque production provides incredible braking force without ABS intervention. Bobcat 1521™ operating range starts out at ambient and goes up to 900°F. Bobcat 1521™ is suitable for ALL street cars, perfect for your tow vehicle, police cruiser. The Bobcat 1521™ compound has been found to last two-three times longer than OE pads you can purchase at a dealership or national retailer. That’s one of the beauties of Carbotech Ceramic brake compounds. Bobcat 1521™ is NOT recommended for any track use.

 

The stock brakes are more than sufficient. The OEM rotors work great. The Centrics are pretty much an OEM replacement that are coated so that the hats and vanes don't rust. The pads are more of an application based thing. The GM Ceramics are great on the street at being quiet with low dust. They just don't generate the torque along with heat operating range that a high performance pad does.

 

And Centric offers cryogenic freezing as well.

 

What do you mean by beating the **** out of the pads?I hope you don't mean by a sledge hammer LOL Are slotted rotors okay, or just get a solid surface, will check out those centric rotors.