OK Gents,
As many of you know we developed an aftermarket carbon ceramic brake kit for the Nissan GT R and it worked extremely well. The rotors were half the weight of factory and overall performance was truly amazing. We put them through an extreme test in the Targa Newfoundland rally and we never once had an issue.
I have been asked by a few forum members if this is something that we will ever offer for the Ford GT and I would love to say yes but it all comes down to demand. So, how many people would be interested in purchasing a set of CCM brakes for the Ford GT?
These brakes will cost between $15,000-$18,000.00. The $3,000.00 difference really depends on whether or not we can retain the factory caliper. Our engineer's think we can but 4 new calipers and associated mounting hardware would run around $3,000.00 if we ended up having to go that route.
You also might be asking, why would it be $15,000.00 for CCM brakes when the ZR-1 CCM brakes are only $1,000.00 each. Well, it's simple, the ZR-1 uses a manufacturing process very different than the AP Racing carbon ceramic brake discs. The ZR-1 uses a method very similar to aftermarket carbon fiber or fiberglass body parts. Basically the outsides are finished with sheets of carbon but the inside structure is chopped up carbon. Also a very similar method to aftermarket carbon fiber hoods or body paneling. The AP Racing CCM brakes are hand laid layers of carbon material.
What does this mean for functionality? If you somehow manage to damage the CCM rotor on a ZR-1, you throw away that rotor and replace it. So if you get a rock stuck in a caliper, or slightly warp the rotor or anything like that, you can not resurface that type of CCM rotor because there is not enough of a layer to remove.
If you put a gouge in an AP Racing CCM rotor or you manage to get a little warp in there, you can send them out for re-surfacing and they can be ground smooth again. We actually did this during our testing. We purposely overheated the front rotors to see how they performed and what would happen. We reached insane temperatures and it took A LOT of work to reach those temperatures. We loaded additional weight in the car, we blocked off all ventilation through the wheels and wheel wells and really tried hard to cook the rotors. We were successful and proved that they can be re-surfaced and re-installed on the car. We actually installed them back on the car the day before the Targa rally started and did not even need to re-bed the brakes or anything and they worked flawlessly the entire week and they are still in great shape today having been run again at another track day in Texas before coming home.
Also, the $15,000-18,000 price tag gets you new hats and mounting hardware, pre-bed rotors and pads, and everything necessary to complete the installation.
So, who would be interested in a CCM brake kit for the Ford GT?
If you have any questions about the CCM brakes please feel free to ask. I hope to have our lead brakes engineer come on the forum to discuss the benefits of CCM brakes.
As many of you know we developed an aftermarket carbon ceramic brake kit for the Nissan GT R and it worked extremely well. The rotors were half the weight of factory and overall performance was truly amazing. We put them through an extreme test in the Targa Newfoundland rally and we never once had an issue.
I have been asked by a few forum members if this is something that we will ever offer for the Ford GT and I would love to say yes but it all comes down to demand. So, how many people would be interested in purchasing a set of CCM brakes for the Ford GT?
These brakes will cost between $15,000-$18,000.00. The $3,000.00 difference really depends on whether or not we can retain the factory caliper. Our engineer's think we can but 4 new calipers and associated mounting hardware would run around $3,000.00 if we ended up having to go that route.
You also might be asking, why would it be $15,000.00 for CCM brakes when the ZR-1 CCM brakes are only $1,000.00 each. Well, it's simple, the ZR-1 uses a manufacturing process very different than the AP Racing carbon ceramic brake discs. The ZR-1 uses a method very similar to aftermarket carbon fiber or fiberglass body parts. Basically the outsides are finished with sheets of carbon but the inside structure is chopped up carbon. Also a very similar method to aftermarket carbon fiber hoods or body paneling. The AP Racing CCM brakes are hand laid layers of carbon material.
What does this mean for functionality? If you somehow manage to damage the CCM rotor on a ZR-1, you throw away that rotor and replace it. So if you get a rock stuck in a caliper, or slightly warp the rotor or anything like that, you can not resurface that type of CCM rotor because there is not enough of a layer to remove.
If you put a gouge in an AP Racing CCM rotor or you manage to get a little warp in there, you can send them out for re-surfacing and they can be ground smooth again. We actually did this during our testing. We purposely overheated the front rotors to see how they performed and what would happen. We reached insane temperatures and it took A LOT of work to reach those temperatures. We loaded additional weight in the car, we blocked off all ventilation through the wheels and wheel wells and really tried hard to cook the rotors. We were successful and proved that they can be re-surfaced and re-installed on the car. We actually installed them back on the car the day before the Targa rally started and did not even need to re-bed the brakes or anything and they worked flawlessly the entire week and they are still in great shape today having been run again at another track day in Texas before coming home.
Also, the $15,000-18,000 price tag gets you new hats and mounting hardware, pre-bed rotors and pads, and everything necessary to complete the installation.
So, who would be interested in a CCM brake kit for the Ford GT?
If you have any questions about the CCM brakes please feel free to ask. I hope to have our lead brakes engineer come on the forum to discuss the benefits of CCM brakes.
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