Keep My ZL1 Brakes or Upgrade to Z/28? - Camaro5 Chevy Camaro Forum / Camaro ZL1, SS and V6 Forums

SinginHawk · 01-13-2018, 04:05 AM

I have ZL1 Brakes on my 2015 2LT. I may soon have the opportunity to buy new Z/28 Brakes for under $4,000. If I did that and sold my ZL1 Brakes I'd have new CCB for about $2,000, which feels like a once in a lifetime price.

This is my daily driver and I do not plan on tracking this car. The track-oriented performance of CCB is not lost on me, I just love their look and it feels approachable at ~$2,000 over my current setup.

I've gone back and forth for 6 months on keeping my current brakes or upgrading to Z/28. I don't have any other ways that I'd like to spend the same amount on this car (I do have some smaller pending purchases), as the cars peak performance is less important to me than how it feels when driven.

What do you think? Should I stick with what I have or bite the bullet and buy the Z/28 setup now before it's sold and never available at this price again?

hou30guy · 01-13-2018, 04:08 AM

Sounds like a waste in ur situation

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AG1LE · 01-13-2018, 04:45 AM

For street, keep the ZL1 setup. Other than appearance, you won’t see any benefit with the Z/28 brakes.

SSKenny · 01-13-2018, 05:10 AM

Do it if you like the feel and looks why not go and do it.

InFiD3ViL · 01-13-2018, 05:28 AM

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Originally Posted by hou30guy

Sounds like a waste in ur situation

When I read 'This is my daily driver and I do not plan on tracking this car.', your response is exactly what I thought.

TC, if you were tracking this car I would say hell yeah, go for it. But on a daily driven street car, the ZL1 brakes are already better than most other cars on the road today.

I would be more concerned with running the highest quality pads and stainless brake lines you can afford.

jc615 · 01-13-2018, 06:34 AM

It's not $2k after you factor in cost of the zl1 brakes and you'll probably get less than you paid so even bigger difference. Also, if peak performance isn't a concern why would,you want them?

pyroguy · 01-13-2018, 07:55 AM

It's your money to spend how you want, but for me I wouldn't spend that kind of money for brakes on a daily driver. The replacement cost when you do need to replace them is insane. The ZL1 brakes will cost significantly less to replace eventually.

If this wasn't a daily driver I'd still think it was overkill, but technically so are large cams and superchargers on V8 street only cars.

hou30guy · 01-13-2018, 07:59 AM

Lol thats where i disagree on the superchargers on a street car. Especially for my heavy convertible and my 408 iron block loves the 10 rib maggie

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hou30guy · 01-13-2018, 08:01 AM

Yes large cams are overrated especially the way most ppl add them without stalls or the right chutch. Usually they are out of most ppl daily driving rpm ranges so yeah its a waste and then wonder why baby cams ls are winning

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pyroguy · 01-13-2018, 02:11 PM

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Originally Posted by hou30guy

Lol thats where i disagree on the superchargers on a street car. Especially for my heavy convertible and my 408 iron block loves the 10 rib maggie

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Originally Posted by hou30guy

Yes large cams are overrated especially the way most ppl add them without stalls or the right chutch. Usually they are out of most ppl daily driving rpm ranges so yeah its a waste and then wonder why baby cams ls are winning

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I was saying that large cams and superchargers were overkill on street only cars because technically you shouldn’t be racing on the streets so that kind of power on a road that won’t typically be able to hold the tires is rather pointless. Am I opposed to them? Hell no! My point was that the Z/28 brakes are overkill because a V6 daily driver car that appears to not be a track car at all are overkill because you won’t really need that kind of stopping power on a regular daily driver car and will cost a fortune to replace when you need to. However, I have said it before and I’ll say it again. Until I start funding your build, I have no right to tell you how to build your car.

hou30guy · 01-13-2018, 02:20 PM

These hold all my power to the ground no spin

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gm2376 · 01-13-2018, 06:35 PM

Zl1 brakes are overkill for your car

splashlog48 · 01-13-2018, 07:36 PM

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Originally Posted by gm2376

Zl1 brakes are overkill for your car

Hell ! They Sure are
Bragging rights ???

nty1234 · 01-13-2018, 08:01 PM

It's already been said but zl1 brakes themselves are already overkill for your driving, I'm installing cts-v brakes soon on my ss which I track here and there and will admit currently with no added power they themselves are overkill (although they look awesome haha). But for the price you can't beat them. Personally, I think you should put the money towards some power mods or something similar.

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01-13-2018, 04:05 AM	#1
SinginHawk Drives: 2015 2LT Join Date: Nov 2015 Location: California Posts: 474	Keep My ZL1 Brakes or Upgrade to Z/28? I have ZL1 Brakes on my 2015 2LT. I may soon have the opportunity to buy new Z/28 Brakes for under $4,000. If I did that and sold my ZL1 Brakes I'd have new CCB for about $2,000, which feels like a once in a lifetime price. This is my daily driver and I do not plan on tracking this car. The track-oriented performance of CCB is not lost on me, I just love their look and it feels approachable at ~$2,000 over my current setup. I've gone back and forth for 6 months on keeping my current brakes or upgrading to Z/28. I don't have any other ways that I'd like to spend the same amount on this car (I do have some smaller pending purchases), as the cars peak performance is less important to me than how it feels when driven. What do you think? Should I stick with what I have or bite the bullet and buy the Z/28 setup now before it's sold and never available at this price again? __________________ 2015 2LT Cosmetics: ZL1/1LE Wing Spoiler, SS Carbon Hood, Z/28 Carbon Diffuser, SS Front Bumper, RS Taillights, 1LE Carbon Splitter, Phastek U-Halo Headlights, Fade-to-Black Gills Performance: ZL1 NPP Exhaust, ZL1 6-Piston Brakes, ZL1 10-Spoke Wheels, Nitto NT555 G2 295/35/20 x 4, Magnaflow X-Pipe, Blackvue DR650S2-CH Dash Cam

01-13-2018, 07:55 AM	#7
pyroguy Started#gottalovethatblue Drives: ABM #831 Join Date: Apr 2013 Location: TN Posts: 6,923 View My Garage	It's your money to spend how you want, but for me I wouldn't spend that kind of money for brakes on a daily driver. The replacement cost when you do need to replace them is insane. The ZL1 brakes will cost significantly less to replace eventually. If this wasn't a daily driver I'd still think it was overkill, but technically so are large cams and superchargers on V8 street only cars. __________________ '10 Camaro 2SS/RS \| Aqua Blue #831 of 3,903 \| Silver Stripes Check out my build thread

01-13-2018, 08:01 AM	#9
hou30guy Drives: 2011 convertible 2ss/rs Join Date: Sep 2015 Location: Houston Posts: 971	Yes large cams are overrated especially the way most ppl add them without stalls or the right chutch. Usually they are out of most ppl daily driving rpm ranges so yeah its a waste and then wonder why baby cams ls are winning Sent from my SM-N950U using Tapatalk Last edited by hou30guy; 01-13-2018 at 08:12 AM.

01-13-2018, 06:35 PM	#12
gm2376 Drives: 2010 Black 2ss Camaro SS Join Date: May 2010 Location: Rochester Hills, MI Posts: 1,062	Zl1 brakes are overkill for your car __________________ ZL1 10 spokes,Dart 388,ECS Supercharger 2200x, E85 Flex Fuel sensor, Dart 388 , B&M Tranny Cooler, Vigilante 4000 Triple Disc TC,Katech Ported Heads, Texas Speed Sheet Metal Intake, ECS Big Blower Cam,ID 1700s, Fore Triple Pumps, E85,ATI Super Dampner, KW V3 Coilovers, Pfadt front and rear sway bars,Pfadt Trailing arms and toe rods,ZL1 Rear Diff, RPM 6l90e level 10 Tranny, SW Long Tubes no cats,Nick Williams Boosted 102mm TB, Dr Phil Tune,Borla Atak

01-13-2018, 04:08 AM	#2
hou30guy Drives: 2011 convertible 2ss/rs Join Date: Sep 2015 Location: Houston Posts: 971	Sounds like a waste in ur situation Sent from my SM-N950U using Tapatalk

01-13-2018, 04:45 AM	#3
AG1LE Drives: '14 1LE Join Date: Nov 2013 Location: NJ Posts: 2,435	For street, keep the ZL1 setup. Other than appearance, you won’t see any benefit with the Z/28 brakes.

01-13-2018, 05:10 AM	#4
SSKenny Drives: 2015 camaro 2ss convertable Join Date: Jan 2018 Location: Suffolk Virginia Posts: 8	Do it if you like the feel and looks why not go and do it.

01-13-2018, 06:34 AM	#6
jc615 Account Suspended Drives: Camaro and Sierra Join Date: Jul 2012 Location: Virginia Posts: 795	It's not $2k after you factor in cost of the zl1 brakes and you'll probably get less than you paid so even bigger difference. Also, if peak performance isn't a concern why would,you want them?

01-13-2018, 07:59 AM	#8
hou30guy Drives: 2011 convertible 2ss/rs Join Date: Sep 2015 Location: Houston Posts: 971	Lol thats where i disagree on the superchargers on a street car. Especially for my heavy convertible and my 408 iron block loves the 10 rib maggie Sent from my SM-N950U using Tapatalk

01-13-2018, 02:20 PM	#11
hou30guy Drives: 2011 convertible 2ss/rs Join Date: Sep 2015 Location: Houston Posts: 971	These hold all my power to the ground no spin Sent from my SM-N950U using Tapatalk

01-13-2018, 08:01 PM	#14
nty1234 Drives: 2015 2SS Summit White Join Date: Oct 2017 Location: Mitten State Posts: 161	It's already been said but zl1 brakes themselves are already overkill for your driving, I'm installing cts-v brakes soon on my ss which I track here and there and will admit currently with no added power they themselves are overkill (although they look awesome haha). But for the price you can't beat them. Personally, I think you should put the money towards some power mods or something similar.