As somewhat of a noob to road racing, anything you guys recommend on the a stock 2003 PCCB setup, other than replacing them with a steel rotor setup etc? Are the stock PCCB pads good and strong enough for aggressive driving as long as they are replaced accordingly? If not, what pad options are out there for the PCCBs?

Car has pss9 and R888s on 18" Fikses. Just did an event and in the rain out of all times. I was nervous because of reading R888s being terrible in the rain. Needles to say, I learned a TON in the rain and was very surprised on how well the whole car performed all day. Several spin outs by other cars and mine got tail happy twice but controllable. Glad my other track junkies pushed me to continue with the event even in the rain.

 

GT2 brake ducts + good fluid should be good for basic tracking...'03 will still have Gen.1 discs though...

 

I know track guys that take off the ceramics as soon as they acquire the car. Save them for eventual resale of the car. Just too expensive if they break.

 

PCCB=Porsche Cars and Coffee Brakes
Steel=track

Get some good floating slotted rotors with aluminum hats (like Girodisc)along with PFC pads. 08 front, 11 rear. Floating steel rotors are only marginally heavier than PCCBs..

 

+2, removed my PCCB's...on heavy 1 piece steels for now

 

Wow - this is interesting. I thought carbon brakes were "better" and therefore more desirable because of the no/less fade/rust/dust situation. Yet people are actively removing them? Is this just due to cost? I also heard they squeal a lot around town. Just curious...

 

Cost was my reason, otherwise liked them

 

They generally get destroyed within 10 hard track days. Race pad selection for PCCB is also very poor..

 

I was thinking the same at least till pwdrhound responded

Which setup are you currently running in your car?

Thanks for providing options and which ones to look for. I went to the Girodisc site and holy moly, just for the four rotors its $4,800 without shipping and without the pads. I know that is cheaper than replacing the PCCBs but man!

I might have to limit my track days for now.

Its definitely what I thought and a big plus when I purchased the car, but looks to be a bad option for constant track days, which is my main goal.

 

i agree. you should ditch the pccb setup. in fact ill be the first to offer you my steel rotors and puny calipers for your setup. i won't even charge you any extra!

 

Complete front and rear 350/350 Giro set retails for $2400, not $4800. I have a couple of extra 350/350 sets here if you need.

 

Do they come with free beer????

Oh, I must if read the prices wrong then, thanks for the clarification. That's definitely a much better price on the wallet. These will bolt right up to my 03 PCCB (1st gen as I understand) calipers correct?

 

yes i will provide free beer for a week

 

OE PCCB calipers(6piston front,4piston rear) with Cayenne fitment ATE front discs and Genuine 997GT3 rear discs, 350mm both f/r.
PFC 08front/11rear pads
If you're still AWD front suspension, use 997TT 'steel' brake(350mm) disc alternatives in front instead...disc offset is different than GT2/GT3

 

Sold!! LoL

Thanks for the feedback, great info. The car is still awd and it has PSS9, i haven't touched anything else suspension wise. What consists
of a none awd suspension for a 996TT other than having a GT2?