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[16Kobra]

Jim, would you please ask him for more details? Also see what Ford did for him. Thanks.

John runs the track. I seen that car a few months ago when we were there doing track time. The gentlemen who had the car had a Porsche and was testing and his son drive the CFTP up. Son was tracking it but not hard. Will reach to John and see what he says.

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[Cactus Jim]

I believe the thing that made me go hmm was how they made a 20" CF wheel the same weight as the 19" wheel.

Tapping the barrel with your finger, it sounds lighter, thinner.

With all of that said, those brakes on the GT500 are huge. I didnt think to measure the heat off of those rotors, but you take a heavier car, make it go faster, and then try to stop it over and over..... the heat must be insane.

I'm thinking the ceramic is to protect and shield the carbon Fiber from the heat generated by huge hot rotors, but the expansion and contraction rates of the CF and Ceramic are incompatible for a good bonding of the materials. Track usage generates unbelievable heat in brakes!
We did a baked on powder coat on some wheels for our racecar a couple of years ago. Did them in White and they were beautiful ! First track session, the car came in and naturally the brakes and wheels were really hot. The powder coat had gotten hot enough to soften up and RE-baked the brake dust into the finish! Not so pretty anymore.

 

[Wilkman96]

Tom,
Any update on this? A friend of mine has a tiny hair line crack about a 1/2" in length in the same location.

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