Hello 6speed members,

My name is Danny Puskar and I am from Carbotech Performance Brakes. Carbotech has recently become a sponsor on 6speedonline.com. I have been a member and a fan of this forum for quite a while now, and would love nothing more than to support this forum when possible.


We can build brake pads for all Aston Martin's every made. Please checkout our Aston martin page on our website. http://ctbrakes.com/pads/ashtonmartin.htm




There isn't a brake pad or brake shoe that Carbotech can't make. We can build any and all brake pads with your choice of our compounds that you need for your application.

If you’re not familiar with Carbotech then here is some information that separates us from everybody else. If you want more information then please visit our website at www.ctbrakes.com

Carbotech Performance Brakes™ began 15 years ago. In the beginning we thought like everybody else and made brake compounds out of carbon & iron. The problem with carbon & iron is that when it heats up it forms carbide. Carbide is used in cutting tools, so imagine what that does to your rotors. Along with the fact that those compounds tear up rotors, they also produce very corrosive brake dust. While our competition stills uses carbon & iron as the main ingredients in their compounds, Carbotech™ started an entire new philosophy over seven years ago.

Carbotech Performance Brakes™, a world leader in Ceramic friction materials™. It was over seven years ago that Carbotech™ started building brake pads out of Ceramic, Kevlar, and Carbon for street, autocross and racing applications. Carbotech™ is the only brake pad manufacturer in the world with a complete line of Ceramic compounds for street, autocross, and track use.

Carbotech-Ceramic™ compounds are known for their unsurpassed release & modulation, while maintaining very consistent torque control characteristics. Carbotech™brake pads are extremely rotor friendly and contain 100% non-corrosive brake dust, that’s something that has been unmatched by any other brake pad in the industry.

Our competitor’s brake pads perform like an “on/off” switch. Brake pads that perform like an "on/off" switch are upsetting the balance of the car by violently throwing all that weight forward (not to mention that you don't get any modulation with an "on/off" type of brake pad). You don't realize how much it upsets your car until you have tried Carbotech™ brake pads.

Carbotech™ has a seven year head start on the competition when it comes to our great philosophy on modulation & release, rotor friendliness, non-corrosive dust, and an unmatched consistent bite/torque control.

Carbotech™ uses advanced friction technology to perfect all of our compounds for the street & track. Research & Development (R&D) is not just a company philosophy; it’s a way of life at Carbotech™. We strive in constantly improving our existing compounds as new technologies and materials come to market.


Carbotech Performance Brakes™ allows drivers to Go Deep™ into the corners and out brake the competition. Carbotech™ has won multiple pro races, national championships, and rally races all over the world. Our high performance street compound is our 1521™. The next in our lineup is our Autocross compound, AX6™.

Our race compounds start with the letters "XP™" then they are followed by a number. The first number is 8 (XP8™, then XP10, XP12, and XP16), and as you go up in numbers the initial bite gets much stronger, higher fade resistance, higher torque, and an increase in the temperature range. On that same note, as you go up in our compound numbers you will get slightly faster wear rate on the pads and a little more aggressive on the rotors. That being said, even our more rotor aggressive compounds are still much more rotor friendly then our competitions compounds.

For more information please visit our website at ctbrakes.com or give us a call at 877-899-5024.




Thank You for your time,

 

Danny - are you familiar with the AM V8V brake "squeel" issue? Dealer placed some gelled shim material on the back of pad and it helped some, but still a at initial pedal pressure on my car - I am sure other folks have different experiences but same problem. I understand the issue as pad vibration. My question is about your different compounds and the pad material - do they make this "squeel" sound we are so familiar with in higher metalic compounds - as in Padgid Orange/Yellow/Red ? Would be fine on the track but not on the street.
BTW - I have taken a stock V8V on the track at Sebring and after some very fast laps the street set up losses it's brakes. I would be interested in a track day/ street compound.

 

Hey Michael 996TT,

No, I was not familiar with the V8 Vantage having this squealing problem. I can say for sure that our 1521 compound will give you better performance on street with zero to very little noise. Our 1521 will be a lot easier on your rotors, and it produces 100% non-corrosive brake dust.


Your OEM brake pads should have faded when you took them to Sebring! Sebring is very hard on brakes, and there is no OEM pad that can withstand those high temperatures. Well, only if you’re pushing it.

With a car like a V8 Vantage you really need to have separate pads for the street and track. Now, with our XP series of compounds you can have them put on (or put them on yourself) and drive to and from the track with no problems at all. They are perfectly safe to drive on the street. The cold bite is strong, and they don't tear up your rotors either. I would recommend our XP10 compound for the track.

 

Danny, my original pads are toast but I think my disks can live through another set of pads. Can I use Carbontech in that case or do I need to go with a more "conventional" compound?

 

Yes, you can absolutely use any of the Carbotech compounds. You will get even more life out of your rotors by running the Carbotech compounds.

 

Thanks Danny. Your website FAQ's say:

"If you have had another manufacturers brake pads on those same rotors; then you will ABSOLUTELY have to replace or resurface (turn) those rotors before installing the Carbotech brake pads."

 

That is more for track (racing) compounds. It wouldn't be a bad idea to have them just clean up the rotor surface however. But, it's not 100% necessary.

 

I'll give them a try. Thanks Danny.

 

stearnsn - keep us posted, I've not burned thru mine just yet but will be looking for a new set - and not stock ....

Thanks for the responses Danny ...

 

I decided to go the safe route and chose the 5 spoke Stock Sport Pack wheels. This keeps it stock and I think they look pretty good. The car still gets loads of attention. Most people do not know what it is. This is definately a more aggressive look.

 

Sorry about that I relplied to the wrong thread.

 

rabbitt - funny, I was looking at these wheels last week at the dealer ... I like them too ... car looks great w/ them.

 

Danny, I have not heard back from you for a couple days. Are you stuck on the brake model? Does anyone here know what the Brembo model numbers are for an 07 Vantage?

 

Since Danny disappeared...and the dealer is stymied...

Here is the latest on the Vantage pad search.

We removed the pads and sent photos to Cobalt. They think the front pads are D1001 (no word on rears yet). I am planning to pull the pad and do a "back to back" with a D1001 on Tuesday. I'll keep you all informed.

 

Maybe moving up the chain at Carbo tech would get an answer ... kinda weird ... possibly he quit the company ?