Our first voting form was sent out to all pre-order customers on 6/8 with due date by 6/13. If the finish your first voted is the standard one it shall be considered as your choice. (No further vote is necessary)

Another email was sent out on 6/15 “only” to those customers with a choice in the first vote that wouldn’t be available in order to finalize the tally.

Your opinion and every vote was counted.

 

So, if we voted for grey, we are going to get grey?

 

Also wanted to post up some positive news:

Can anyone spot the difference?



(Click image to inspect more closely)

 

This picture is Corvette Z06 6-piston OE caliper with powder coating after high temperature braking showing how the paint peels off around where the high temperature brake fluid passes.



The other advantage on hard anodizingover powder coating is it's durability - other than resistant to nick and dent is that there is no paint to peel off under extreme heat.

Yes the grey will be available.

 

i recommend all interested parties read the new RB brake pad info page:

http://www.racingbrake.com:80/main/rb_pads.asp

i have 400 miles on my RB ET500s and really like every aspect... the single feature i like the most is how easy it is to drive the ET500s on the limit.

i will be track testing the ET 700s and ET900s.

we will be putting a set of the ET300s on my wife's white FD. these will be RB's pad for the OEM caliper. my wife generally drives faster than me and has the tickets to prove it so they will get some usage

howard coleman

 

BTW, i will be doing a complete A to Z install post w pics shortly.

hc

 

I'm trying to make my pad choice also. Since my car doesn't see a lot of use overall lately I'm thinking of the ET700 so I don't have to switch pads between street and track. I'm just concerned about performance of the ET700 pads when cold.

Has anyone found any good pad comparison threads on other forums?
How trackable do you guys think the ET500s are?

 

there are 6 RacingBrake pad assessments here.... too much to paste but very valuable info...

http://forums.corvetteforum.com:80/s...ghlight=racing

hc

 

Not to make any assessment of RB's pads, but in my experience, PFCs are the gold standard for track pads. Is there any info as to the compatability of the RB rotors with them?

I'm perfectly happy with my StopTech fronts, but would consider the RB rear upgrade to compliment, and allow me to potentially run a less aggressive rear pad.

 

Our rotors are known to have brake pad deposit issues with Ferodo and Carbotech.
http://www.racingbrake.com/main/pad_warning.asp

We do not receive any complaints from customers with other brands including PFC. However we have been partnering with Hawk for years and their pads (racing) are fully compatible with our rotors.

RB pads are offered as an alternative option for the best values in performance and price other than those known brands.

RB pads assessment on EVO brakes:
http://forums.racingbrake.com/showthread.php?t=205

RB pads assessment on 350Z brakes:
http://forums.racingbrake.com/showthread.php?t=206

RB pads assessment on Corvette brakes:
http://forums.corvetteforum.com/show....php?t=1701396

For those pre-orders we still have quite a few customers that have not yet ordered their pads who will get an email from us today to either make their choice by this weekend or confirm that they do not need to order the pad from us in order to assure that the pads will be shipped together with the kits. If the RB pads are ordered together with the kit they will receive a 20% discount on the pads.

Selection guide:
http://www.racingbrake.com/main/rb_pads.asp

Front pads:
http://www.racingbrake.com/4_piston_RB_440_s/3289.htm

Rear pads:
http://www.racingbrake.com/SearchRes...nsive_Search=Y

 

The 20% off is in addition to the current sale price?

 

Thanks RB!

Please do not interperet the question as any lack of confidence in your pads, or the value of the proprietary nature of the rotor material relative to them. Simply a personal value judgement at work.

You've done some impressive work here.

 

My apologies, I was a bit confused. Thanks for clearing it up

I just emailed them and chose the ET500s as my street pads.

 

Same choice here.

 

So will this be shipping soon? I believe it said mid-June? I have a trackday on the 7th and 8th at Mazfest and there's no point for me to buy track pads for stock calipers when I'm about to get a BBK but I can't have fade on the track. Thanks

-Andy

 

good news for all running the RacingBrake FD system...

you can lighten your car

the spare tire fits over neither the front or the rear RB hardware.

think of the possibilities for space usage. i ditched my spare last year and have my four gallon methanol fuel cell in part of the space. tools and misc in other parts of the well.

i have around 800 miles on my RB's and the rotors are looking good. ET500 pads. white car, very little dust, no noise and powerful stopping power.

hc

 

Howard,

Given your experience thus far, do you feel the ET500s are track-able for an intermediate driver running ~300 rwhp?
Thanks.

 

I always wanted a good excuse to only carry a can of Fix-a-Flat. Now I can pull the spare and feel that it is justified.

And I freed up 3hp.

 

Howard- when will you have a chance to finally track the car where it is super demanding on brakes?

Bummer about the spare not fitting out back. I would assume that means stock 16x8 FD rims won't work out back either for those that like to drag race occassionally.

 

as to ET500s track-ability...

i should have a handle on this tomorrow. i suspect the answer will be qualified. due to the really excellent other hardware (rotors, calipers, rear extension of caliper for greater leverage) the ET500s should work for medium range ontrack application. it depends on what the track offers as to brake cooling (long straights) and corners. it depends on are you using race rubber. and most of all it depends on how hard you are driving.

i distinctly remember the first outing in my 2.5 liter TransAm Challenge car that i had built. i thought the brakes were great. the following week i ran a full tilt engine and realized my entire brake system had to go.

there are those that track there FDs w the stock brake system and uprated pads. many get along fine. i can promise you if i got in such a car it could have zero brakes in two laps. if people do o k w the stock setup they will be light years ahead w this system so the stress on the pad will be less.

do not expect to set lap records w ET500s. they are Agressive street and moderate track pads.

i suspect you could have alot of fun w the ET500s given the enormous heat absorbing capabilities of the 1.26inch hi tech materialed rotors.

the bottom line is that there is no free lunch as to brakes and pads.

the good news is the job of changing RB pads is easy, as in fast.

Warren called me this afternoon and he is working very hard on additional pad options. i will be testing a new track-street pad within a week.

ontrack... soon. i am waiting on some interesting pad options that we will want tested.

as to 16 X 8 not fitting in the rear.... the spare tire is a tighter fit than the OEM wheel. i have posted 3 times what the deal is as to OEM wheels in the rear. please check back just a bit in this thread for my most recent conclusions... the summary is, they may fit if YOU choose to file the outer (small) ribs off the caliper. no guarantees. and you are on your own safetywise. as i previously posted, if it was my decision i would do it. you can always buy another rear caliper if you decide you filed too much... for probably $10.

hc

 

Will you be testing ET700s? As they are what I have ordered.

 

LOL, I didn't stop to think about the spare tire issue.... OH well, I've already thought of all sort of things to do with that space

Wow, I don't think I've been this excited about a part for my car since I first pulled my FC off the dyno years ago at 470 HP

 

A Twin turbo Supra MKIV spare might work. The 93'+ Supra TT has very large front brakes. The only issue is that the centerbore is smaller than the FD,a nd will need to be machined out.

A better solution maybe a 3000GT VR4 spare. The VR4's have really large brakes as well, and shares the same centerbore as the FD IIRC.

 

No eta on these? I thought it was late June delivery.

 

I was under the impression that it was a July date.