A question for the road course Guys

[FKNGRSY]

"tw78911sc" the color change on your calipers is crazy!

[JusticePete]

The color change is normal. It is the signature of a road course car!

[JusticePete]

[BullF-16]

Originally Posted by JusticePete

My CTS-V calipers are still a pretty silver color

[JusticePete]

Originally Posted by BullF-16

My CTS-V calipers are still a pretty silver color

As you build your comfort level with the vehicle, you'll brake later, harder and the patina will come.

[littlebuffalo]

Originally Posted by tw78911sc

anyone beat this? 2 days at Watkins Glen, two sets of pads, the coloring is not dust, the red powder coat turned to black/brown. Pedal never went soft and turned my fast lap late session 2nd day. Also burned the rubber seals off the pistons. Going to Chevy next week. Rotors are cracked everywhere. Had no issues at other tracks, just too much energy to scrub off into heat. Then the next morning there was a fluid leak from the caliper onto the rotor/wheel.

I've come close, I have some of the same color on parts of my O.E. calipers. Used 2/3 of hawk dtc-60's one weekend. The dust boots were crispy, but not leaking. I have since upgraded to cts-v calipers.

[JusticePete]

Originally Posted by littlebuffalo

I've come close, I have some of the same color on parts of my O.E. calipers. Used 2/3 of hawk dtc-60's one weekend. The dust boots were crispy, but not leaking. I have since upgraded to cts-v calipers.

Dust boots are overrated

For those that track hard, dust boots are the cost of running road courses. As you wear through pad sets, you also go through caliper rebuilds or replacements as part of your preventative maintenance schedule.

[rockrau]

Pete, the gold standard of brakes?

[JusticePete]

Originally Posted by rockrau

Pete, the gold standard of brakes?

My opinion and everyone has an opinion just like we all have...

Fluid - SRF
Pads - Cobalt Friction
Calipers - Brembo GT-R

A full spec'd out set of Camaro GT-R calipers and rotor are about $17k

[Crim]

Originally Posted by Rob3D

You may want to consider correcting your spelling of the word course (from corse) as well as run your entry through a grammar, punctuation and spell checker before being corrected by the grammar and spelling nazis because then it'll be about eight pages of bullshit before you get an answer to your question.

LMAO... check out the quote below. (off of his own keyboard)

Originally Posted by Rob3D

The main reason people correct others spelling, especially obvious minor words that don't change the message intended by the writer, is that they have low self-esteem or are insecure, and so they feel better about themselves when they put someone else down. When people have self-respect, then they usually are able to exhibit empathy and respectful behavior towards others.

[tw78911sc]

honored to know I have earned the patina. I guess to only real solution if you plan on hammering your car is a caliper with a hardened surface finish, not a painted surface.

[cornerspeed92]

Originally Posted by tw78911sc

anyone beat this? 2 days at Watkins Glen, two sets of pads, the coloring is not dust, the red powder coat turned to black/brown. Pedal never went soft and turned my fast lap late session 2nd day. Also burned the rubber seals off the pistons. Going to Chevy next week. Rotors are cracked everywhere. Had no issues at other tracks, just too much energy to scrub off into heat. Then the next morning there was a fluid leak from the caliper onto the rotor/wheel.

This is just amazing to me, as well i consider myself very lucky not to of had my calipers change color. At Fontana last month KRich2587 the lettering on his calipers changed colors. Back last year i got my rotors to glow under intense braking and my letters are still white. As well these pic's are from that weekend of the glowing rotors. These are gouges in my rotors, i cooked the brakes as well, and never even had a moment of brake fade. I have since installed the Quantum brake cooling system. With 2 1LE's coming off track our temps should basically be identical,my rotors were 200 degrees cooler then Kirks.

[tw78911sc]

did you replace your rotors? IMO the OEM rotors can't handle a upgraded pad, material cakes on the rotor, gouges and then micro cracks everywhere. I'm waiting for the Z/28 brake ducts and will probably change to a Racing Brakes 2 piece rotor and go back a a more aggressive pad.

[JusticePete]

Originally Posted by tw78911sc

did you replace your rotors? IMO the OEM rotors can't handle a upgraded pad, material cakes on the rotor, gouges and then micro cracks everywhere. I'm waiting for the Z/28 brake ducts and will probably change to a Racing Brakes 2 piece rotor and go back a a more aggressive pad.

Interesting picture. What pads were you running?