2016 Camaro Brake Cooling Ducts

Turbo8u · 10-17-2016, 12:35 PM

So has anyone done brake cooling ducts on the their 2016 yet? I drive pretty hard and even with the Powerstop Z26 kit I'm cooking the brakes on mountain roads so I'm concerned that when I track it will not have brakes at all.

Ideas/pictures?

thanks,
Phillip

SS 1LE · 10-17-2016, 01:06 PM

What brake fluid you using?

cleoent · 10-17-2016, 01:25 PM

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Originally Posted by Turbo8u

So has anyone done brake cooling ducts on the their 2016 yet? I drive pretty hard and even with the Powerstop Z26 kit I'm cooking the brakes on mountain roads so I'm concerned that when I track it will not have brakes at all.

Ideas/pictures?

thanks,
Phillip

explain cooking brakes? Soft pedal or no bite?

Turbo8u · 10-17-2016, 01:54 PM

I'm still running stock fluid. Should I upgrade to Dot 4 or 5?

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Originally Posted by SS 1LE

What brake fluid you using?

Turbo8u · 10-17-2016, 01:55 PM

Exactly! Both! Petal wants to go to the floor and it's like driving a runaway mine train!

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Originally Posted by cleoent

explain cooking brakes? Soft pedal or no bite?

cleoent · 10-17-2016, 02:17 PM

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Originally Posted by Turbo8u

Exactly! Both! Petal wants to go to the floor and it's like driving a runaway mine train!

Get some quality dot 4 fluid and see if that helps. I don't know anything about power stops but stock pads would most likely not overheat on street. Stock fluid will though.

Turbo8u · 10-17-2016, 02:27 PM

Thank you! I will try that next!

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Originally Posted by cleoent

Get some quality dot 4 fluid and see if that helps. I don't know anything about power stops but stock pads would most likely not overheat on street. Stock fluid will though.

slick3 · 10-17-2016, 02:39 PM

Dont put DOT5 in this car. Not the right fluid.

Buy Castrol SRF or Motul 600. Both are great.

Turbo8u · 10-17-2016, 02:41 PM

Thanks for the info!

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Originally Posted by slick3

Dont put DOT5 in this car. Not the right fluid.

Buy Castrol SRF or Motul 600. Both are great.

Mountain · 10-17-2016, 03:05 PM

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Originally Posted by Turbo8u

So has anyone done brake cooling ducts on the their 2016 yet? I drive pretty hard and even with the Powerstop Z26 kit I'm cooking the brakes on mountain roads so I'm concerned that when I track it will not have brakes at all.

Ideas/pictures?

thanks,
Phillip

Even with the stock fluid, I'm surprised you are "cooking" them. Are you riding them all the way down steep mountain roads? Do you have the factory track cooling deflectors and rotor shields installed?

SS 1LE · 10-17-2016, 03:11 PM

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Originally Posted by Turbo8u

I'm still running stock fluid. Should I upgrade to Dot 4 or 5?

Um yeah...you are wondering why you have issues when you are hammering on your brakes, yet you are using the OEM fluid lol? All cars come with DOT 4 pretty much now, it's the boiling point that matters. Get some high boiling point Motul in there and that should at the very least help...

Turbo8u · 10-17-2016, 04:56 PM

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Originally Posted by Mountain

Even with the stock fluid, I'm surprised you are "cooking" them. Are you riding them all the way down steep mountain roads? Do you have the factory track cooling deflectors and rotor shields installed?

Factory deflectors installed. I do drive it like I stole it though...

cleoent · 10-17-2016, 04:57 PM

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Originally Posted by Mountain

Even with the stock fluid, I'm surprised you are "cooking" them. Are you riding them all the way down steep mountain roads? Do you have the factory track cooling deflectors and rotor shields installed?

I've boiled my stock fluid in the mountains.

EXSSIVE · 10-17-2016, 09:37 PM

On top of that, if I had to guess, you're probably riding the brakes instead of getting on them hard. This causes excess heat that builds in the system. You need to be smooth but aggressive.

Staying on the brakes instead of hard on, then off, is actually harder on the braking system as it builds a lot of heat.

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EXSSIVE Drives: 2016 Camaro 1SS M6 Join Date: Sep 2016 Location: Akron, OH Posts: 181	On top of that, if I had to guess, you're probably riding the brakes instead of getting on them hard. This causes excess heat that builds in the system. You need to be smooth but aggressive. Staying on the brakes instead of hard on, then off, is actually harder on the braking system as it builds a lot of heat.

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