A different brake squeel question
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A different brake squeel question
I have an 08 with the f55 option so it has z 51 brakes, and pads have been changed out with delco ceramics. The first few hundred miles were quiet. Now for 1-2 days after washing the car, I get no brake noise. After that, it starts gradually returning to the point where I sound like a garbage truck. I tried putting disk brake quiet on them with no improvement. Why is this? Any solutions would be greatly appreciated.
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I have an '09 F55 optioned coupe on which I had the brake pads changed to the Delco ceramic type in the first month after delivery, specifically to eliminate excessive brake dust and squeal. That was 28 months and 20,000 miles ago and I've never experienced brake squeal since the change over. I rarely brake hard because I use engine braking as lot, read the road well ahead, and slow down well in advance to provide cars behind me plenty of warning of my intentions, so I don't know why you and others have problems with squeal. I expect the car wash may be removing something that builds-up on your brake discs or pads, and then after further driving you redeposit the same thing on the rubbing surfaces. I would try the hard braking routine recommended by others; what have you got to loose?
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I have an 08 with the f55 option so it has z 51 brakes, and pads have been changed out with delco ceramics. The first few hundred miles were quiet. Now for 1-2 days after washing the car, I get no brake noise. After that, it starts gradually returning to the point where I sound like a garbage truck. I tried putting disk brake quiet on them with no improvement. Why is this? Any solutions would be greatly appreciated.
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Rev matching down shifts is a lot of fun but brakes are a lot less expensive to replace than transmission/clutch.
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Yea but I don't think it wears wear out the clutch or transmission much if done correctly, and besides it sounds so great with NPP performance exhaust with the valves cracked open slightly, it is worth the price of admission. "Burbbel", "pop", burbbel", oh yea! Plus, your always in the right gear if you have to accelerate suddenly to avoid being rear-ended or T-boned.
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Yea but I don't think it wears wear out the clutch or transmission much if done correctly, and besides it sounds so great with NPP performance exhaust with the valves cracked open slightly, it is worth the price of admission. "Burbbel", "pop", burbbel", oh yea! Plus, your always in the right gear if you have to accelerate suddenly to avoid being rear-ended or T-boned.
Missing a couple of gears once heal toe downshifting during heavy braking into a corner and pegging the tach put the fear of god in me to use brakes for braking. (Did not happen in the Vette...)
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