StickerDick

I am wondering if there will be or are there already drilled and slotted brake rotors avialble for the C8 that will work with the calipers already there and then just upgrade the pads to achieve a better braking experiance?

MitchAlsup

Tadge said no.
Aftermarket will say yes at some point in time.

But with modern pad materials it is for show only.

Zip Corvettes

We are already working on it.

RussM05

At COTA last year, I attended the Cadillac Performance School. There was a Brembo rep there and the question came up about why the CTS-V and ATS-V didn't have drilled or slotted rotors. He said there were not necessary.

My guess is the pad material does not outgas enough to warrant them.

Steve Garrett

You'll have to get them aftermarket....thank you ZIP Corvette.

BrunoTheMellow

Drilled rotors provide virtually no improvement to braking performance. They do provide locations for cracks to develop. Slotted or blanks. I am surprised Porsche and BMW still go with them.

StickerDick

Great info so far, Thanks!😀

juanvaldez

Next we need tow hooks painted red and mud flaps.

RapidC84B

Get proper 2-piece slotted rotors from Essex when they're available. Don't waste your time with solid drilled aftermarket garbage.

TJay74

On a modern designed and built rotor using quality material this isnt always the case. I ran Brembo drilled rotors on my old 4th gen F-body for years and never had a crack form. If this was the case and was true you wouldnt see $100k+ or more performance cars with drilled rotors on them from the factory (IE Porsche, Lamborghini and Ferrari) and even GM's own Corvettes used drilled rotors when it came to the ceramic options. There are still several race events I have seen on TV where race cars are still running drilled or slotted or drilled/slotted rotors.

Zip Corvettes

Thanks for calling our rotors junk, have you ever seen a set of them? I will put them up to Brembo's any day.The rotors coming from Essex will be AP, great product but who is putting the holes in them?

BrunoTheMellow

What kind of race track duty did your 4th gen see? I am sure Porsche rotors are high quality but just saying..it's a location for cracks.

Zip Corvettes

I agree but it is because most drilled rotors are cosmetic. Our rotors that are drilled are cosmetic as well but I we have raced on them when we had to. Our holes are like the Porsche where they have a fillet cut around the hole so there is no where for a crack to start. This is how Porsche does it, I have also heard the holes on the Porsche rotor were cast as well but I do not know that for sure. We use a iron rotor made in the USA. I have never had a drilled rotor come back for a crack because it was drilled.

RapidC84B

Wasn't calling your rotors junk.... I'm calling drilled rotors junk. They create stress risers and crack. A quality 2-part floating rotor is the best setup for longevity. Surprised you would sell drilled rotors with your racing background. I had good success racing ST2 with DBA rotors, but they're not floating. Building a new setup I'd get a proper floating 2-part.

StickerDick

I ran a two part brake rotor system on my SlingShot as well as my Mini Cooper, I know that is not a Corvette, but we did track days with both of them, and never had any issues with those type of rotors, and they were both drilled setups.... may have been for cosmetics, I don't know, All I know is that they worked better than stock, and I was happy using them at my driving level. And I guess in the long run, that is all that matters to me. So, if Zip makes a rotor that I can afford and works on the C8, I'll buy that... if not, I'll get the best product I can afford to work with my style of driving and with the look I'm wanting as well.

bobgolub@hotmail.com

I’ve had several Porsche rotors crack, some after 3-4 track days. Everyone of the cracks originated at a drill hole and propagated to the edge.

StickerDick

Porsche is probably using german made products.... Unlike the rest of us who buy "excellent" Chinese grade brake rotors!!😬😬😬😳😂

Zip Corvettes

You did when you said you need to get rotors from Essex and all others are junk. There is a major difference in drilled rotors where someone just drills a hole and when a hole is machined with a fillet in it. First our rotors are made in the USA and they have machined fillets in them. I do not advertise them for road racing. We advertise them for cosmetic and the guys looking to get rid of as much weight as possible for drag racing. The thickness of the rotor also makes a huge difference, and depending on how it is being used. I mean you can't run a light weight rotor on a Corvette with a aggressive pad and then just pull into the pits and stop, you will crack a rotor and even running a cool down lap, if you are aggressive on the brake you will probably crack one. A HD rotor with a face of at least .300 is tough and you can pretty much run a season on one if you don't abuse them. All of our race stuff is HD 2 piece bolted or floating and not drilled. I have run the drilled when I had to and have not had an issue, but I would not recommend it.

JerryU

It's a bling thing!

StickerDick

I like Bling!! and less weight! and being different!