Brakes and time slips
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Instructor
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Brakes and time slips
I got all the stuff ordered and arrived to swap Z06 brakes on the back only of my Base 09. but talking to a friend do i need a lot more brake for a street sometimes strip car? What kind of times/trap speeds are some of you running on just BASE brakes?
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From: Long Island New York
Unless you're running a really hot car car you shouldn’t have a problem stopping as long as the tracks you run at have a normal shutdown area. FYI regarding brakes on cars the fronts do most of the work stopping the vehicle.
The Z06 fronts are quite a bit heavier the the Z51 and more so then the base. Front Z rotors and calipers won’t help the weight transfer you’ll be looking for. Think a ball park number thrown around is about 100 added lbs can cost a 1/10th second.
The Z06 fronts are quite a bit heavier the the Z51 and more so then the base. Front Z rotors and calipers won’t help the weight transfer you’ll be looking for. Think a ball park number thrown around is about 100 added lbs can cost a 1/10th second.
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From: Peoria/Phoenix AZ
C6 of Year Finalist (performance mods) 2019
High 10's @ 125-127 with JL9 rotors and J55 rear calipers on O'Reilly's base ceramic pads. It's about the worst combo for stopping, but the best for going.
I can make the first turnoff if I'm in a hurry to get back to the staging lanes or the restroom.
I can make the first turnoff if I'm in a hurry to get back to the staging lanes or the restroom.
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Instructor
Joined: Aug 2019
Posts: 133
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Unless you're running a really hot car car you shouldn’t have a problem stopping as long as the tracks you run at have a normal shutdown area. FYI regarding brakes on cars the fronts do most of the work stopping the vehicle.
The Z06 fronts are quite a bit heavier the the Z51 and more so then the base. Front Z rotors and calipers won’t help the weight transfer you’ll be looking for. Think a ball park number thrown around is about 100 added lbs can cost a 1/10th second.
The Z06 fronts are quite a bit heavier the the Z51 and more so then the base. Front Z rotors and calipers won’t help the weight transfer you’ll be looking for. Think a ball park number thrown around is about 100 added lbs can cost a 1/10th second.
