Ceramic Brakes GT3

tobluforu · tobluforu's Garage

A good friend wants to know if he should go with the ceramic brake package on a GT3 he's about order. This will be a toy/street car. Is this worth it and does anyone have these on a car? He was told they can squeek like hell??
Thanks

Yellowbird RS · 02-28-2006, 09:57 AM

I delate the ceramic brake pkg. option in my F430 for long term maintenance $10,000.00 each

tobluforu · tobluforu's Garage

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Originally posted by Yellowbird RS
I delate the ceramic brake pkg. option in my F430 for long term maintenance $10,000.00 each

10,000 each? Is that at each corner? Yikes!

s_wilwerding · s_wilwerding's Garage

I would recommend deleting it. If he's not going to track the car, they would probably last forever, but if they didn't, it's going to cost him around $10,000 to replace the rotors and pads. I've heard that the new generation of PCCBs can withstand the track pretty well, but you're still going to have to replace them once in a while.

For just a street car, he doesn't need the PCCBs, and they are, in my opinion, a liability waiting to happen. Unless you're independently wealthy and like spending $10,000 on your brake system, I would recommend getting the steel brakes, whether you track or street drive your car.

tobluforu · tobluforu's Garage

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Originally posted by s_wilwerding
I would recommend deleting it. If he's not going to track the car, they would probably last forever, but if they didn't, it's going to cost him around $10,000 to replace the rotors and pads. I've heard that the new generation of PCCBs can withstand the track pretty well, but you're still going to have to replace them once in a while.

For just a street car, he doesn't need the PCCBs, and they are, in my opinion, a liability waiting to happen. Unless you're independently wealthy and like spending $10,000 on your brake system, I would recommend getting the steel brakes, whether you track or street drive your car.

Thanks much! I'll forward info. on.

David · David's Garage

I thought the new ceramic brakes were much better than the first ones. Aren't they using them on the race cars this year?

Erik Mckenna · 02-28-2006, 11:34 AM

I'd get the the PCCB's they are better.. and they will drop in cost..

Bill Verburg · Bill Verburg's Garage

PCCB are the ceramic rotor option.

If you can afford it an d for street use i think that they are a nifty option.

The gen 2s are supposed to be better than the gen 1s but the jury is still out as far a track use goes.

they are way out of my league

Craig 930 RS · 02-28-2006, 08:29 PM

The latest ceramics are an excellent choice.
You'd be amazed how the discs look brand new after a years' worth of track events.

Chuck Moreland · 02-28-2006, 10:06 PM

Bill, is anyone making a smaller ceramic rotor setup?

It'd be great to use this technology to get weight reduction on our early cars, but the Porsche setup is so much more than we need. The rotors are so big they end up trading the weight savings for massive overkill on capacity.

What we need is 930ish capacity with less-than-A weight.

Bill Verburg · Bill Verburg's Garage

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Bill, is anyone making a smaller ceramic rotor setup?

I've spoken w/ a local outfit that makes them for the aeronautical industry. But the small potential market and high unit costs make our market unattractive

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The latest ceramics are an excellent choice.

That's not what I see on the GT2 and GT3 forums, but I have zero personal experience w/ them