As I walk the halls of SEMA I'm always looking for Items or companies who make products for projects that I'd like to see for the GT. I've wondered how long it would be before someone would develop light weight high stopping performance Carbon Ceramic replacement rotors for cars that weren't produced with them.
As I approached the Stop Tech brake booth I see a Stop Tech rep holding a CC brake rotor and talking to a patron about it. I scurried over to hear the scoop.
I listened in on the conversation. They explained that these were not the typical CC brake rotors that are on the market etc.. They would stop with out being heated up like the race car versions etc.. When the other guy left I had a great lengthy conversation with Steve Ruiz ( Director of Engineering ) and another Stop Tech Rep John Swank. I told them I would love to see these available for the GT and that's when the conversation got real interesting.
As it turns out these CC rotors were considered by Ford as a production item for the GT. There were some concerns about potential future issues if the Calipers and rotors came from different manufacturers so the final development of CC rotors for the GT were not carried forward. At some point Stop Tech had worked with Niel Hanneman during the project.
The CC material that they are using is new to the automotive industry but has been used extensively in the commercial and military aviation applications.
I think we've all heard or have read that most of the CC rotors cars don't get to their braking sweet spot until you get some heat in them. This is not the case with this material. Lexus is going to use these rotors on their new High performance LF series of cars.
Steve stated that the weight savings of unsprung rotational mass would be around 15 lbs per corner which is phenomenal !! We discussed what it would take to get these built for the GT. They would need two things. Enough interest from Us to finish the project they started. And a live GT in the S. Cal area to they could do some final validation testing.( He said they would make it worth their while..)
I told then I would make a post here tonight to get things started. I also invited them here to post and supply more detailed info. I hope that's OK DBK & Bony??? If you're attending the SEMA show they would like for you to stop by and express your support if you're interested.
This would be a great Mod for all cars whether is just a road going daily driver or a track car you would benefit from theses rotors !!!
See post # 56 for updated comments and the new official Stop Tech contact...
As I approached the Stop Tech brake booth I see a Stop Tech rep holding a CC brake rotor and talking to a patron about it. I scurried over to hear the scoop.
I listened in on the conversation. They explained that these were not the typical CC brake rotors that are on the market etc.. They would stop with out being heated up like the race car versions etc.. When the other guy left I had a great lengthy conversation with Steve Ruiz ( Director of Engineering ) and another Stop Tech Rep John Swank. I told them I would love to see these available for the GT and that's when the conversation got real interesting.
As it turns out these CC rotors were considered by Ford as a production item for the GT. There were some concerns about potential future issues if the Calipers and rotors came from different manufacturers so the final development of CC rotors for the GT were not carried forward. At some point Stop Tech had worked with Niel Hanneman during the project.
The CC material that they are using is new to the automotive industry but has been used extensively in the commercial and military aviation applications.
I think we've all heard or have read that most of the CC rotors cars don't get to their braking sweet spot until you get some heat in them. This is not the case with this material. Lexus is going to use these rotors on their new High performance LF series of cars.
Steve stated that the weight savings of unsprung rotational mass would be around 15 lbs per corner which is phenomenal !! We discussed what it would take to get these built for the GT. They would need two things. Enough interest from Us to finish the project they started. And a live GT in the S. Cal area to they could do some final validation testing.( He said they would make it worth their while..)
I told then I would make a post here tonight to get things started. I also invited them here to post and supply more detailed info. I hope that's OK DBK & Bony??? If you're attending the SEMA show they would like for you to stop by and express your support if you're interested.
This would be a great Mod for all cars whether is just a road going daily driver or a track car you would benefit from theses rotors !!!
See post # 56 for updated comments and the new official Stop Tech contact...
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