Tar-ox ceramic composite brakes
Discussion
Given the shady reputation of Porsche OEM ceramic composite brakes for the newer cars, I've spotted that Tar-Ox offer a ceramic brake aftermarket kit.
I drive a 993 and am looking to upgrade the brakes. Accepted wisdom is better fluid, Pagid pads, OEM discs and maybe braided hoses and extra cooling (air ducts) - which is probably what I'm going to do.
However the ceramic brakes look interesting, I'm not sure if they have 993 applications, but does anyone know about these discs and whether they are any good? Presumably they have the standard ceramic features of high temperature resistance and low dust / dirt generation.
I drive a 993 and am looking to upgrade the brakes. Accepted wisdom is better fluid, Pagid pads, OEM discs and maybe braided hoses and extra cooling (air ducts) - which is probably what I'm going to do.
However the ceramic brakes look interesting, I'm not sure if they have 993 applications, but does anyone know about these discs and whether they are any good? Presumably they have the standard ceramic features of high temperature resistance and low dust / dirt generation.
I suppose durability wouldn't be so much of a concern if the discs themselves didn't cost a fortune - after all the brakes offer stronger stopping power, reduced fade and less dirty brake dust on yer shiny blingy wheels 
The Porsche ceramic fiasco is Porsche's fault for claiming that the discs would last the life of the car. If they had never claimed this then expectations wouldn't be so crazily high. Brakes IMO are always going to be consumables due to how they work - having consumables that cost 8 grand a set is lunacy for a road car, it's like calling the entire engine block a consumable FFS. However just because Porsche's own ceramic brake claims caused complete loss of confidence in the product, this doesn't mean that other brake manufacturers' ceramic products will be similarly afflicted.
I would quite happily use, for example, the Tar-Ox ceramics even if they require replacement at the same intervals as normal iron discs, if they perform better and cost around the same. However I've not heard of anyone using these new aftermarket ceramic discs, nor have I been able to quickly find a price for them on the internet (I've only searched briefly though)...
The Porsche ceramic fiasco is Porsche's fault for claiming that the discs would last the life of the car. If they had never claimed this then expectations wouldn't be so crazily high. Brakes IMO are always going to be consumables due to how they work - having consumables that cost 8 grand a set is lunacy for a road car, it's like calling the entire engine block a consumable FFS. However just because Porsche's own ceramic brake claims caused complete loss of confidence in the product, this doesn't mean that other brake manufacturers' ceramic products will be similarly afflicted.
I would quite happily use, for example, the Tar-Ox ceramics even if they require replacement at the same intervals as normal iron discs, if they perform better and cost around the same. However I've not heard of anyone using these new aftermarket ceramic discs, nor have I been able to quickly find a price for them on the internet (I've only searched briefly though)...
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