I wanted to start a thread about brake upgrades on Charger Hellcats for Track use. I recently felt brake fade for the first time running my HC at the F1 track in Austin. I have been running my car there for months now, and I recently upgraded my tires and am now hitting higher top speeds in the straights as I am coming into the corner faster. Your butt puckers a little at almost 160MPH when the corner comes and peddle gets soft
The only upgrades I did on the braking system to date is to change out the brake fluid from the stock DOT3 rated to a Mopar DOT4 (another topic of conversation for this thread). I have a few upgrades planned, but the first is new front rotors and pads. I have been waiting for the new PowerStop Track day front kit made just for Hell Cats. I just received the first ever pair to ship to anyone
Thanks PowerStop!!
I'm looking to see if anyone has any feedback on upgrades they have made or if they have used PowerStop products in their HC on a road track. I believe these will work great, but we will have to see. They are high carbon infused rotors and carbon fiber metallic pads. The original version still on their site where supposed to be drilled and slotted, but the finished product is just slotted. They say the heat dissipation between the two types are very similar, but the non drilled don't crack
Here is a link: Power Stop Track Day Brake Kits | Power Stop
So if anyone has input on pads and rotors, brake fluid, brake lines, or anything else brake related I would like to know.
Here is a video of my last track day with break fade and some pics of the brake kit.
I'm looking to see if anyone has any feedback on upgrades they have made or if they have used PowerStop products in their HC on a road track. I believe these will work great, but we will have to see. They are high carbon infused rotors and carbon fiber metallic pads. The original version still on their site where supposed to be drilled and slotted, but the finished product is just slotted. They say the heat dissipation between the two types are very similar, but the non drilled don't crack
Here is a link: Power Stop Track Day Brake Kits | Power Stop
So if anyone has input on pads and rotors, brake fluid, brake lines, or anything else brake related I would like to know.
Here is a video of my last track day with break fade and some pics of the brake kit.