Surface Transforms Carbon Ceramic brakes in V8 Vantage
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Anyone fitted these to a 4.3 or 4.7 V8 Vantage?
Experience?
Thanks!
Anyone fitted these to a 4.3 or 4.7 V8 Vantage?
Experience?
Thanks!
Expensive, yes but significantly cheaper than OEM Brembo for V12V and appears to use the original calipers. Not clear from the website whether it's only for the original 4-pot front brakes or if they do a set of discs for the later 6-pot calipers too.
For me the big question would be whether or not they have achieved something that Brembo don't appear to have done yet? Produced a CCM road brake which is durable for track use as well. Even if they have do I perceive a £10K benefit over the excellent 6-pot steel brakes on my Vantage S. I doubt it.
Why are you interested anyway John as you have a V12V don't you? Thinking of making a V8V track toy?
For me the big question would be whether or not they have achieved something that Brembo don't appear to have done yet? Produced a CCM road brake which is durable for track use as well. Even if they have do I perceive a £10K benefit over the excellent 6-pot steel brakes on my Vantage S. I doubt it.
Why are you interested anyway John as you have a V12V don't you? Thinking of making a V8V track toy?
V8V Pete said:
Expensive, yes but significantly cheaper than OEM Brembo for V12V and appears to use the original calipers. Not clear from the website whether it's only for the original 4-pot front brakes or if they do a set of discs for the later 6-pot calipers too.
For me the big question would be whether or not they have achieved something that Brembo don't appear to have done yet? Produced a CCM road brake which is durable for track use as well. Even if they have do I perceive a £10K benefit over the excellent 6-pot steel brakes on my Vantage S. I doubt it.
Why are you interested anyway John as you have a V12V don't you? Thinking of making a V8V track toy?
A few years back I looked for a V8 that had been badly crashed. Then rebuild as a race/track car. So strip everything out, simplify the electronic architecture (Pectel rather than OEM), wing, ducting and take it to 5.2litres. Plus dual inlet manifolds. And side-exit exhausts.For me the big question would be whether or not they have achieved something that Brembo don't appear to have done yet? Produced a CCM road brake which is durable for track use as well. Even if they have do I perceive a £10K benefit over the excellent 6-pot steel brakes on my Vantage S. I doubt it.
Why are you interested anyway John as you have a V12V don't you? Thinking of making a V8V track toy?
Since everything is better with side-exit exhausts...
I'm dusting off those plans, just in case the stars align and I can green-light the project...
JohnG1 said:
V8V Pete said:
Why are you interested anyway John as you have a V12V don't you? Thinking of making a V8V track toy?
A few years back I looked for a V8 that had been badly crashed. Then rebuild as a race/track car. So strip everything out, simplify the electronic architecture (Pectel rather than OEM), wing, ducting and take it to 5.2litres. Plus dual inlet manifolds. And side-exit exhausts.Since everything is better with side-exit exhausts...
I'm dusting off those plans, just in case the stars align and I can green-light the project...
I still think I'd put steel race brakes (like the GT4 cars run) on it but maybe I'm just tight!
V8V Pete said:
JohnG1 said:
V8V Pete said:
Why are you interested anyway John as you have a V12V don't you? Thinking of making a V8V track toy?
A few years back I looked for a V8 that had been badly crashed. Then rebuild as a race/track car. So strip everything out, simplify the electronic architecture (Pectel rather than OEM), wing, ducting and take it to 5.2litres. Plus dual inlet manifolds. And side-exit exhausts.Since everything is better with side-exit exhausts...
I'm dusting off those plans, just in case the stars align and I can green-light the project...
I still think I'd put steel race brakes (like the GT4 cars run) on it but maybe I'm just tight!
Manual/sportshift - i was looking at an Xtrac IGS ratchet-and-pawl box. So something fancier than the standard graziano box.
Steel brakes - I just hate brake dust, makes the wheels look messy.
Budget - not got one yet. In the sense that I'd see what components cost what, work out expected lifetime total-cost-of-ownership and the expected delta to performance and the optimise. Then iterate through a few combinations and permutations of options.
Only thing I really really want is side-exit exhausts and that's just superficial and aesthetic. But they look cool :-)
V8V Pete said:
Expensive, yes but significantly cheaper than OEM Brembo for V12V and appears to use the original calipers. Not clear from the website whether it's only for the original 4-pot front brakes or if they do a set of discs for the later 6-pot calipers too.
For me the big question would be whether or not they have achieved something that Brembo don't appear to have done yet? Produced a CCM road brake which is durable for track use as well. Even if they have do I perceive a £10K benefit over the excellent 6-pot steel brakes on my Vantage S. I doubt it.
Why are you interested anyway John as you have a V12V don't you? Thinking of making a V8V track toy?
380mm discs so look like they are designed for 6 pot calipers, which need the 2012+ hub carriers. sounds expensiveFor me the big question would be whether or not they have achieved something that Brembo don't appear to have done yet? Produced a CCM road brake which is durable for track use as well. Even if they have do I perceive a £10K benefit over the excellent 6-pot steel brakes on my Vantage S. I doubt it.
Why are you interested anyway John as you have a V12V don't you? Thinking of making a V8V track toy?
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