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Both the hydroboost and larger/aftermarket rotors will give you shorter stopping distance but the hydroboost won't help with brake fade. Hydroboost will be the less expensive choice and its a noticeable difference in stopping distance. The rotors will shorten your stopping distance as well. look cool and help with brake fade since it has a larger surface area and better cooling than the stock rotors. If you want to upgrade to larger rotors but stock calipers I would go to the 15" rotors for a couple of reasons. You get even more stopping power, they look wicked and if you ever wanted to upgrade to the Z06 calipers you already have the rotors. Either way it be an improvement over the stock brakes. If you decide to go with the Baer rotors, get a hold of supersub on here. He has really good prices on Baer stuff. Also, the 2-piece rotors do look bitchin but they cost more than the 1-piece rotors if you didn't already know.

That's the one

I don't remember the exact details but there is a thread on here that you can search for, but the short answer is no don't do it. Find the thread and there is so much information on how the pvc should be run with a catch can and why not to run a breather your brain will hurt. But its all very good info. I know Krambo posted some really good info as well as Mr P and zippy I believe. Well worth the effort to find the thread and read.

Welcome!

Be careful putting oil on spherical rod ends/heim joints. I know in the off road community its a big no no. The dirt sticks to the oil and works its way into places it normally wouldn't if the rod end was dry. Check out the offload shops or online and they sell rubber dust caps that help keep debris out.

Just a few things I would check if it were me: Belt tension-too little will slip but too much could a cause shaft failure as you experienced alignment of pulleys- if they are not on the same plane it could cause an uneven load on the shaft

An old trick I've used to get the piston back in with out damaging the seals is adding a little compressed air to the caliper. Remove your bleed screw, hook up your air there and block the fluid port or vice versa. Make sure you put some kind of valve so you con open and close the air and you don't need a lot of pressure so turn your regulator down on your supply line or get an inline regulator. You have to hold back the other pistons if it is a multiple piston caliper. Hold the piston in place give it a little air and the seals should expand out as you push the piston in without damaging them.

That is awesome Stg313

How much for both shipped to 91042? Will this CAI work with a radix 112 or is the 112 cai different?

Good call on the hydroboost. It works very well. For the links you have in your post, the Stillen option seems a bit on the expensive side and its only 14". The Stylin Truck SSBC kit looks to be a better deal but still only 14". Another thing to consider is availability of replacement parts. I don't know many shops that stock Stillen and only a few that have SSBC in stock. I'd look into Baer rotors for a couple of reasons. Their kit is 15" for the front and 14" for the rear, rotors are readily available and since you already are thinking of a BBK it gives you the option to upgrade to the Z06 calipers at a later time if you choose to.

I agree with blueracer. Just use the stock calipers and rock those. If your truck drives and stops fine you won't be in a rush to get the Z06 calipers. If you are in a rush you'll probably end up paying more since you need something ASAP. Just keep your eyes open for a set of calipers used or new and something will pop up when the time is right and you can piece everything together. That's what drew me to doing the Z06 caliper swap. You don't have to drop thousands into something all in one shot.

Here is a link to his profile. Pm him or call him. His number is in his signature at the bottom. superSub

Don't forget Craigslist too. If you do an advanced google search and for the site type in Craigslist.org it will search all posts in all cities and save you some time versus going back, changing the city and area and re-searching.

The part numbers are a standard Baer part but most distributors won't stock them. Most distributors will have the rotor kit that includes a relocation bracket to reuse the stock caliper. You don't want the kit. There is no reason to spend money on the bracket you don't need. PM Ray aka supersub on this forum. He knows the part numbers and has the best price numbers last I checked. I'll pm you about the brackets.

Thanks for the kind words Mike.

Cathedral port or rectangular?

I have a buddy with a brand new set of Dynatechs with cats, all the band clamps have been replaced with v-bands and all TIG welded. Pm me if you are interested.

WOW selling the TVS? Whatcha got planned Ray? I may know someone interested. Also, does this include anything other than the blower, say like a sexy phenolic spacer, one of those slick big mouth inlets, extra pulleys, injectors, etc?

Both of the above PMed and while I'm not making any more, I still have some available. So to anyone that is interested in doing the upgrade, once the kits are all gone I probably will not make any more so get them while you can.

Using the Grand Sport calipers shouldn't be a problem. According to this website they are the same just different colors. A Google search came up with a few Corvette forum guys asking the same question and every time everyone agreed that they are the same. While I don't have the part numbers for the Grand Sport calipers, they shouldn't be too hard to find. If you have a problem finding them let me know. For the rear rotors 14" is the max you can use with my brackets and I would advise not going any bigger regardless. By using a larger rotor or caliper with more pistons in the rear it may throw the bias way off. You then have to install an aftermarket proportioning valve and reduce the rear brake bias and cancel out any benefit you received by using a larger rotor or more piston calipers. There are others that may have a different opinion as to the effect of a larger rear rotor or more piston caliper but that is a whole other discussion. For the rotors, The Eradispeed plus 1 or plus 2 will both work for the front. They are the same size, 15", but the plus 1 is a one-piece rotor while the plus 2 rotor is a two-piece rotor. Be forewarned, the plus 2 rotors are about twice the price of plus 1 rotors. For the brake lines, a lot of guys are running the Earls lines, but last I heard, Earls stopped making them. Goodridge is supposed to be really good. Russell makes them as well and I know a few guys run those. I don't remember who made them, but someone had a kit that came with zinc coated steel washers I believe. Well the washers corroded or rusted or something and suddenly gave out one day. That is also part of the reason I say to use the GM Z06 crush washers. For the factory pads, I don't really know anything about them. Once again, the part number shouldn't be too hard to find, but if you have trouble, let me know. I sent you a pm on pricing.

The how to thread has the updated GM and AC Delco part numbers if anyone needs them. Sorry for the delay. Been busy.

Yep, still have them. I'll send you a pm

Just checked the rotors and the part numbers posted are the exact same numbers stamped in the rotors I have.

Good to know.

There are a few different options. Check out the brake/ suspension section and you will find more info but in short there are aftermarket (Baer, Wilwood, etc), hydroboost conversions, Z06 Corvette caliper conversion, swapping to Suburban/Tahoe rear disks, upgraded/bigger rotors with a relocated factory caliper and others that I can't think of right now. What it all boils down to is how much you are looking to spend, how much bling do you want and what your intended use will be.