CT5-V CCBs soon to be available for 5BW! Yes, carbon ceramic rotors for iron-disc cars.

[thefleshrocket]

A while back, I reached out to RacingBrake.com asking about carbon ceramic rotors for iron-disc 5BWs. Their rep responded and confirmed it was something RB could do. We traded a few emails, then last night, I received an email stating that the CCB conversion kit is up for presale. RB-CCB Rotor Kit (400/370) for Cadillac CT5-V Blackwing Iron to CCB Conversion Upgrade Fits OE Calipers/Spindles (P/N 2R69 & 2R70) These are rotors that are the same size as the iron discs, and all you should need is a set of CCB-compatible pads. The price is a little steeper than having specced the CCBs from the factory, but definitely better than no option at all. I plan to order a set.

(No I am not affiliated with RB, I'm just a guy who is sad that he didn't buy the dust-free option with his 5BW.)

 

[1Evil55]

Holy crap. Might as well just buy oem parts and keep a factory appearance. I wasn’t expecting that much although I rarely shop them.

 

[MatthewAMEL]

$14k for the kit (with pads) and you still don't get the MRC calibration for the CCB's. Yikes.

 

[thefleshrocket]

$14k for the kit (with pads) and you still don't get the MRC calibration for the CCB's. Yikes.

Do you think that's actually necessary or even beneficial? Guys swap CCBs for iron discs on the C7 Z06 and I don't think I've ever seen anybody say anything about having the MRC updated.

 

[DustinEarnhardt]

Do you think that's actually necessary or even beneficial? Guys swap CCBs for iron discs on the C7 Z06 and I don't think I've ever seen anybody say anything about having the MRC updated.

Admittedly I'm not a Corvette guy, but isn't that a several year/generation older version of MRC?

I think the bigger leap would be assuming that a C7 Z06 (different year, model of car, suspension revision, etc...) would react similarly to a BW, more so than @MatthewAMEL 's suggestion that one *would* need an MRC recalibration.

 

[MatthewAMEL]

Do you think that's actually necessary or even beneficial? Guys swap CCBs for iron discs on the C7 Z06 and I don't think I've ever seen anybody say anything about having the MRC updated.

Gen3 vs Gen4 Magride. Gen4 is an order of magnitude better than the C7/6th Gen MRC.

So much of this car is dependent on the computers. Brake-by-wire, the MRC, the eDiff, etc. Making such a substantial change to one of the key aspects and not telling the computer what's up seems...bad. Especially if you are spending that kind of money just to swap to CCBs.