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I was watching the Continental Tire Sports Car Challenge today and heard one change Stevenson made was going from a 6 piston caliper to a 4 piston caliper. The announcers didn't elaborate but I'm guessing this means they're using a smaller diameter rotor as well.
My guess is less rotating mass. Thoughts? I never had a problem with the 4 piston Brembos with brake cooling ducts on the GT500. I bring this up to say the swap to 6 piston brakes may not be necessary and obviously there are pros and cons to both. 2014 ZL1 |
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I did the ZL1 6 piston swap and hate it...the 4 pot had much more stopping power. I boiled SRF on the 2nd lap! I had not eveb begun to use the brakes...
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Hmmm, well I did boil the fluid twice with the 4 pistons and that's why I switched to 6. I then went on to drive the crap out of the 6 pistons. I thought they were fantastic. If you boiled the fluid on your 6 pistons, you likely did not bleed them correctly.
I think the 4 pistons are very good for most. But if you are going to track it hard for sustained periods of time, the 6 pistons are worth the weight trade off.
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Man, so much discontent with brakes lately. I'd have to say, the 4 piston fronts are very capable, however the 6 pistons are on the ZL for a reason. I think many don't understand that your braking experience is unique to yourself. What works for one doesn't always mean works for everybody. I myself would fade 4 pistons with OEM pads, I went with 6 piston OEM pads thinking I could continue to run a street friendly pad with a caliper more capable of managing the heat on track... Nope! Now I'm looking at race pads. Could I get where I need to be with race pads and 4 pots? Possibly, but I'll continue with 6 pots and hopefully a milder race pad. Unfortunately, brakes are something you have to explore with until you find what works!
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Amen White,
Exactly true. By the way, I tried a bunch of pads and ended up liking Hawk DTC-60s. I ran DTC-30s and hated them. Grindy, uneven pad buildup, didn't seem to bite hard. But the 60s work very well. Noisy on the street yes, so not sure if they are right for someone that wants street/track pads. But for pure track pads, they work well.
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Thanks for the feedback on these Stoptech kits. X25 tried them and they really caught my attention. I personally like them more than the CTS-V kit.
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Im stock, and even glowing my rotors i never had any fade.
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Thats some crazy footage! How fast do you go through pads?
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I'm using the DTC-60's in front. I like them. Pad and rotor life seems good. My rotors have a lot of surface cracking but I have the factory replacements sitting in my garage just in case they develop larger cracks.
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Those are my two favorites at this point, so I think you are zooming in on the right ones. I run ST43s on my Spec Mustang and DTC60s on my Camaro. Remember the guy with the black Camaro race car (Sean) that we met at Buttonwillow? He runs ST43s and recommends them. Both good choices.
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