Anybody slowing down from 150+ mph very quickly??

[fatlife]

Just go with the AFX spindle and some C5 brakes, non crossdrilled, and some good pads. You won't have much at all in the front brakes, and they should be good to go. IF later down the road you feel you need better brakes and such, you can always replace them with a bolt in C5 aftermarket kit from wilwood or one of the other big ones. with the 17" centerlines your are limited, and you also don't have any prior track time. It hink this is the best decision. Won't cost too much and will be easy to change down the road when you need too.

[68protouring454]

i am glad some wanna be bike rider is telling all of us how and what we need to do to road race, i for one do not really know, and i doubt there are many of us here that have done this, maybe one or two, so who here HAS DRIVEN 130 PLUS MPH ON A ROAD COURSE MULTIPLE TIMES??
none of this directional , non directional ****, we are not engineers and its pretty easy to over engineer EVERYTHING in these pro touring cars, BECAUSE WE SAW IT ONTHE INTERNET"
nitro, run c4-c5-c6 and make sure evrything is safe, if you have heat issues of cracking issues fix it then, enough of this debate about what brakes,
maybe our new resident HERO BIKE RACER will design and build a PERFECT rotor with the PERFECT SIZE AND THICKNES.
HEY fat life, how many track days have you driven a car on??
i have never driven any road course, so i cannot really say, but i am sure nothing drastic will happen with stock vette brakes, maybe some warping, yes, maybe some small cracks around cross drilled holes, but these are things you check before the track day or just after.

[fatlife]

Originally Posted by 68protouring454

i i for one do not really know, and i doubt there are many of us here that have done this

Um....try speaking for yourself instead of "us"

Originally Posted by 68protouring454

BECAUSE WE SAW IT ONTHE INTERNET"

What!!! your kidding me!!................

Originally Posted by 68protouring454

i have never driven any road course, so i cannot really say,

Another fantastic suprise!!

Originally Posted by 68protouring454

but i am sure nothing drastic will happen with stock vette brakes,

Oh wow! I'm glad your so sure

Wow! what an informative post! thanks for all the great info you just spewed out! I helped you out and edited it for you
(p.s. I'm truly sorry that the rotors you put on your car are inferior, but don't get mad at me about it )

BTW

[68protouring454]

ok, HERO
what kind of brakes do you have on your car?
how may track days have you done in a car?
where have you read all this? cause i already know the answer to the track day question in a car.
so really by highlighting my reply, you put your self right there with me, as NEVER DOING IT!!!

[fatlife]

[nitrorocket]

Anyone know the difference between 2005 Z06 and standard front calipers ???

[68protouring454]

nitro the c5 caliper are the same just black or red depending whether its z06 or not.
now the c6 base calipers are the same as c5 calipers, then the c6 z-51 is the same caliper with bigger rotor, and then the c6 z06 is the six piston caliper with 14 inch rotor
ps. fatlife wannabe, why do you fail to answer my questions to you??

[fatlife]

Originally Posted by nitrorocket

Anyone know the difference between 2005 Z06 and standard front calipers ???

This is a post that I had in the other thread that I linked too;

Originally Posted by fatlife

lso for summary;
F body LS1 brakes-= 2 piston sliding caliper, same as C5 but with no cooling fins built into caliper body, 12" rotor, 12" rear

C5 brakes= 2 piston sliding caliper with 12.8" directional rotor front
1 piston sliding caliper with 12" directional rotor rear

C5 Z06 identical to C5 but with red calipers

C6 brakes= same is C5

C6 brakes with optional Z51= same calipers as C5, differnet abutments(bracket) with a 13.4" front directional rotor, but same rotor left and right meaning that one side will be backwards, meaning that it will not cool the same as the other side. They are crossdrilled also.
Rear is same caliper as C5 but with differnet abutment, 13" directioal but same as the front 2 of the same side rotor, same cooling problems.

C6 Zo6= 6 Piston monoblock individual brake padlets calipers, 14" crossdrilled directional rotor, same rotor left and right meaning one side will be backwards, will not cool the same left and right.
Rear is a 4 piston monoblock individual brake padlets caliper, 13.5" crossdrilled rotor same directional problem as front

[fatlife]

Originally Posted by 68protouring454

ps. fatlife wannabe, why do you fail to answer my questions to you??

Because you think you are busting me out or something, and think you are so cool, but in reality you just look even more ignorant, and I don't really feel like participating in a who's who war with a nobody

Theres a lot of good info in this thread wheter you think I am qualified or not. Lets not lock this thread because you are offended that your brake rotors are not up to real track use

[nitrorocket]

If all of that is completely factual, that is great info, I never saw that post.