20 brake pads on C6 ZO6
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20 brake pads on C6 ZO6 Just going over the press release and it lists 6piston calipers up front with Individual pads on each piston and 4piston calipers out back for a total of 20 pads? Am i reading this right?! 
You are reading that right, but a brake caliper still uses 2 pads per corner regardless of how many pistons are used.
Originally Posted by Bluehawk27
Just going over the press release and it lists 6piston calipers up front with Individual pads on each piston and 4piston calipers out back for a total of 20 pads? Am i reading this right?!
no kidding. I stand corrected.
FWIW- I found a brake setup that has 12 pistons and 4 pads per caliper:
http://www.ccmotorsport.co.uk/tarox.htm
FWIW- I found a brake setup that has 12 pistons and 4 pads per caliper:
http://www.ccmotorsport.co.uk/tarox.htm
Originally Posted by Spazdout
yea the video with the unveiling of the car it makes mention of the 20 pads
Last edited by RX-Ben; Jan 11, 2005 at 08:04 PM.
Originally Posted by RX-Ben
no kidding. I stand corrected.
FWIW- I found a brake setup that has 12 pistons and 4 pads per caliper:
http://www.ccmotorsport.co.uk/tarox.htm
FWIW- I found a brake setup that has 12 pistons and 4 pads per caliper:
http://www.ccmotorsport.co.uk/tarox.htm
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Taken straight from Autoweek "You'll also spot the red-painted six-piston calipers up front, which use six individual pads to promote even wear. Rear calipers are more traditional four-pot/two-pad designs, also readily visible through the Z06's 10-spoke wheels."
Teching In
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Originally Posted by Nwmembr19
just think they're thinking of adding ceramic brake pads as a 4,000 dollar option. the enzo charges some like that for pad changes and they said if you dont change them and the rotors go out 25k
I'd stick with steel rotors.
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They've been using individual pads for each piston for a while on motorcycles. More pads= more leading edges allowing increased initial bite. I've got two 4-piston brake calipers/rotors on the front of my ZX6-R and the brakes bite like none other. Almost too strong since my front contact patch is only about the size of a quarter and the braking force easily overcomes the front tire's grip. Nice to have a huge setup, though, to dissapate heat.
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Actually pad on piston technology hasn't really been used much on production bikes up until very recently and still isn't used in a lot of bikes. What kind of tires are you running on your bike? I rode my buddys 04 636 and can tell you the bike will flip before the tire looses traction.
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Actually pad on piston technology hasn't really been used much on production bikes up until very recently and still isn't used in a lot of bikes. What kind of tires are you running on your bike? I rode my buddys 04 636 and can tell you the bike will flip before the tire looses traction.
