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Originally Posted by LESS1
Pads aren't the issue here... heat dissipation is. Especially in your case. Most of the replies are from getns in SS 1LE, not ZL1. Driven correctly you will carry more speed between corners. Which needs to be scrubbed off. Chevy did a good job with the brakes on these cars. They are sized right for OEM or similar compound pads. Get too aggressive with pad choice and the pedal hits the floor. Outside of going to a good brake fluid such as SRF and possibly stainless steel brake lines. I'd certainly not run an aggressive aftermarket pad on a ZL1/ZLE unless I went to a larger rotor such as AP/Essex. A side benefit of AP/Essex is thicker pads which are a heat sink that aids with cooling. For those of us that aren't very aggressive on the brakes (not me) your mileage may vary with the above comments.
Also, don't get too wrapped up in late braking. May seem faster but if you are not trail braking and releasing near the apex. You might be over braking and losing significant time doing so. For instance, if you find you are back on the throttle before the apex, chances are you just over slowed, and lost time.
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I don't think pad choice is the issue. It's braking aggressiveness. Race pads won't generate more heat than OEM all things being equal. If the braking zone of a ZL1 with race pads is the same as a ZL1 on OEM, it will generate the same amount of heat. Race pads allow you be more aggressive - repeatedly. That's what creates the incremental heat. I can guarantee those experiencing fade on race pads are outbreaking all the ZL1's on OEM pads. But I agree that if you are not hard on brakes, OEM is perfectly adequate. If you want OEM performance with race pads, use less brake.