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04-17-2009, 10:11 PM
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| More '09's w/steelies over ceramics? Noticed most dealer inventory (granted, it's ordered for inventory) are steelies over ceramics. Is this just a sign of the times (saves 9k or so), or just dealers saving bucks on inventory cars? I know the debate, not trying to reopen one vs the other, just wondering if ceramics have gone by the wayside for most of those who are ordering their turbos....
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04-17-2009, 10:51 PM
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| I wonder if it's another shortage. IIRC, a year or two ago, you couldn't order PCCBs for a few months because of a shortage.
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04-18-2009, 12:22 AM
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| I thought most people were ordering steel discs because they are far more practical for street use.
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04-18-2009, 12:38 AM
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| To my understanding for street use the Ceramics are expensive up front but will out last the car if taken care off. But for track use steel works very well on the pocket and honestly for my level of driving the difference in performance is negligible. What I find a lot of people doing is actually ordering the PCCBs and then installing the steel rotors from the Cup Car, which fits perfectly. Therefore they have the advantage of the large calipers with the saving of steel |
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04-18-2009, 12:56 AM
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| I ordered PCCB's on my 2009 997TT. FWIW, my dealer told me they never spec the ceramics on inventory cars.
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04-19-2009, 02:35 PM
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| Less than a 1/4 of 997TT's built for NA are optioned with PCCB. So a dealer has to have a big enough inventory in a market that has a strong enough demand for that before they can justify spending the money on PCCB. I am sure the downturn in the economy has not made them more common too.
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04-20-2009, 04:25 PM
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| Quote: This was my take as well - before I left RENN ( Originally Posted by Alzilla »
I thought most people were ordering steel discs because they are far more practical for street use.
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