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About Performance Friction Brakes

 

   

The full brake upgrade kits are equipped with Performance Friction’s V2 rotors, Z-Rated Calipers and Z-Rated pads. PFC applies championship-winning race technology to the design and manufacturing of each component to give you a brake system that is stiffer, more responsive, with quicker modulation that not only provides better drivability and handling, but also improved ABS response.

Performance Friction’s V2 rotor technology is a 2-piece full floating rotor design that interlocks, eliminating excess hardware which results in reduced weight and easier assembly.  PFC’s V2 upgrade rotors are machined to the tightest tolerances in the world resulting in zero vibration, improved braking control, and 5x longer disc life.

  • Lightest Design
  • Longest-Lasting
  • More Stopping Power
  • Reduced Distortion

Performance Friction’s ZERO DRAGTM Calipers are unrivaled in performance and design. Data Acquisition proves that PFC’s calipers are lighter, stiffer, cooler, and quicker than any other. Forged from aluminum, PFC’s Monoblock calipers are the lightest calipers on the market and have superior stiffness for quicker actuation, increased pedal response, less pedal travel, and decreased drag. The race-inspired radial mount improves torque takeout, allowing your car to optimize every ounce of horsepower and deliver more power at the wheel end. PFC’s patented piston heat caps allow the caliper to achieve the coolest running temperatures—up to 50-100°F cooler— which further increases stiffness and decreases drag.

Data Acquisition proves that PFC Calipers have the:

  • Lightest Design
  • Best Cooling
  • Extensive FEA analysis  
  • Zero Drag

Performance Friction Brakes have won more championships than all other brake companies combined. And, Performance Friction is the only brake system that delivers under data acquisition, consistently outperforming all other brake systems on the dyno, on the track, and on the street. IT’S QUICKER.

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Performance Friction Brakes on MotoIQ

 

Industry Indsider:  Inside Performance Friction Brakes

Those in the know are very familiar with the Performance Friction company. Performance Friction brakes are found on most of the paddock at the highest levels of pro racing. IRL, NASCAR and ALMS teams go to Performance Friction as the brand of choice for their brake system and friction material needs.

 

Performance Friction’s Killer BMW 135i Brake System. Track Tested, Street Durable!

In a Time Attack car, the brake system is just as critical for a winning car as the engine.  The same is true for a street car but under differing parameters.  A successful race car has to slow down rapidly and repeatedly from high speeds. A street car has to do the same but for 100,000 miles with little maintenance.

 

Rebuilding Brake Calipers

Rebuilding the brakes is not as challenging as it may seem.  There are only a few more steps beyond simply changing out brake pads and rotors.  This is an information only step-by-step guide, undertake it at your own risk. 

 


Locked & Loaded: Cobb Tuning's Time Attack GTR

When the R35 GTR was launched on the US market last year, its release was surrounded with rumors and controversy.  Its chief engineer publically bragged that he was designing its systems to be impossible for the aftermarket to modify.

 

Time Attack Terror: FXMD's Record Setting Acura NSX

If you follow Time Attack at all you are probably very familiar with FXMD's Acura NSX Unlimited RWD killing machine piloted by our own Fast Lap Editor, Billy Johnson. 

 

2 Week Wonder: GT Channel's Time Attack 350Z

Pro Drifter and Formula D ace Dai Yoshihara is used to working on tight deadlines. To tell this story, and appreciate it, you have to rewind to a week before the 2009 SEMA show. Dai got the request from his long time supporters, The GT Channel to build one of their show cars into a time attack car...

 

Other Performance Friction Articles

 

PFC Blog: PFC Direct Drive Rotor Install on 2004 Cadillac CTS-V

Scott Bartlett of Mulberry, Fl posted this Performance Friction Direct Drive Rotor install on cadillacforums.com. Scott installed the rotors on his 2004 Cadillac CTS-V which he drives in autocross competitions and driving experiences.

PFC Blog: Mitsubishi Evo Big Brake Kit shaves 4lbs off OEM; Stops 2x better!

We had a set of calipers from the Mitsubishi Evolution laying around, and we thought we'd see how they compare to our big brake upgrade for the same application. Although we didn't have a factory Evo rotor laying around, we knew that it weighed in at 21.35 for the front rotor.

 

 

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Billy Johnson Braking Tips

 

Contact Information

Performance Friction USA
83 Carbon Metallic Highway
Clover, SC 29710

Phone
800.521.8874


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