Powerstop Z23 Brake Test vs Stock 60 to 0

I recently Installed Some Powerstop Z23 Crossdrilled and slotted rotors and the carbon ceramic brake pads.
So I decided to do some 60 to 0 tests to see how much better performance I got. The results weren't the greatest.
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[@FunkySauce1337]

Ah yes...the Pontiac vibe. What a beast.

[@cloverasx]

The numbers make sense to me; the first run the brakes are cold so I wouldn't expect them to perform at peak performance. Second run they're ready to go and should be the best run. Third and any runs after that, the brakes are getting too hot and won't perform as well as the second. Where you should see a major difference is multiple runs after the third comparing the two. The Z23 should endure a bit longer and not have as much fade as the stock. I'd like to see actual world results between stock vs Z23 for both street use and track use but with fresh pads/rotors for both tests.

[@EverydayCars]

I really wish I had a track to test out stock vs z23 that would be awesome.

[@tatjanakirk2160]

just from that test.. 30 feet is 30 feet.. could me life or death to someone in the road in an emergency situation. i just orded the full set of rotor and pads. really eager to see how they do. i really wanted ebc stuff but good lord that stuff is expensive

[@EverydayCars]

Yea for the price / performance / and look you really can't beat powerstop.

[@jmiller3579]

thanks for the estimation; yes I was totally sold on EBC too.

[@adiloufkir317]

I put these on the front side of my lexus is350 awd to test them.... I can tell you that theres a difference, as these are much quieter than the stock at least for lexus....the slotted and drilled style is a plus for the performance.however to real feel the difference, you need tires in very good conditions as the braking system is 50% and the tires hold the other 50%. I'm happy with this product.

[@EverydayCars]

adil oufkir yea I love How they look and they have seemed to hold up through this past winter so far.

[@ianscardino]

Drilled and slotted have less surface area so having the same brake distance is a good thing you don’t want a longer braking distance the more you want your brakes to heat up the performance comes from how quickly they cool a rotor too hot will warp and give you less surface area over time there’s also no good way to cut a slotted rotor

[@ferno_verdugo82]

Great video and great review thanks for sharing, I’m getting myn installed on my 2019 300 can’t wait!!! 😀👍

[@MultiChimRichalds]

Tire upgrade would help a lot more.

[@datsuntoyy]

Your distances are so inconsistent they tell me absolutely nothing.

[@revolutionday1]

Dude was going 60....65...67......

[@peterv1602]

What about drawing some lines on the road and mount the action cam outside the car to capture the point where the car start to deaccelerate. And then measure the distance from that point to the point where the car stopped. Use that distance together with the speed (can be obtained from obd2 app speed graph) before the deacceleration to calculate the brake force. Then compare these forces of the two brake sets. Oh, guess it's too late since the stock one has been removed.

[@EverydayCars]

It's a public road in a mostly abandoned industrial area. So I wouldn't want to draw on the road....all though I could have used chalk maybe. To late now maybe next time. It's just odd why the distances are so far off compared to the time to stop. Like with toe power stop brakes the stop that was 1 second longer took 127 feet compared to 170 feet for stopping a whole second faster. If you watch EE when he changed his tires as his time went down so did his stopping distance.

[@bonkmedia]

Awesome video! Just ordered mine for a 2013 Taurus SHO. Never had drilled and slotted rotors before. They look sick though.

[@rondail5675]

I have them on my Corvette Grand Sport and like them. They stop fine and have little brake-dust. I admit I don't track my car. Cheap from Amazon.

[@jeffalan6339]

Time for new brakes on my 01 seville STs stock were over 400,most parts stores only offer ceramic,they never get hot enough for safe stop,in a parking lot are fine. I called ugh performance parts store. He recommended power stop never heard of them. Researched the products, decided on Z23 out performing break in procedure. Every stop became shorter and shorter. The last I stopped so hard seat belt about choked me. To this day have great pedal feel in a panic stop you stop here and now. Most of all I dust or noise. Gives one confidence in panic situations. Now set for my silverado.

[@joshuahutcheson9371]

Hey man, how did these things hold up long term? Still any good a year in? Thanks

[@EverydayCars]

Joshua Hutcheson there holding up pretty good. Still more than 75% pad left.

[@nickmccain6598]

Nice. Me getting

[@CoreyJ92]

Would you buy these again over oem? I want to order today thanks

[@scoobygms210]

Drill and slotted rotor actually lose stopping distance cus your losing surface area .. drill and slotted rotors are for track cars that are over heating brakes but they still suck cus there known for cracks and braking

[@datsuntoyy]

Your information is sadly lacking and out of date. Do some more research.

[@lockheedload]

So the rotors that cause you to lose surface area are the ones you’re recommending to use on the track? Clueless. Some peoples kids man.

[@sk8punk318]

did u break in the z23's before testing?

[@EverydayCars]

sk8punk318 Yes I did

[@sk8punk318]

I have the Z23's up front on my G37S coupe and Akebono proacts in the rear and I'm kinda wishin I got something else up front like EBC's or Hawks but they seem to do the job for daily driving.

[@EverydayCars]

sk8punk318 If I ran my car on the track a better brake pad would help a lot but than they would make a lot of noise also. I am happy with the calipers and pads though. They don't make much brake dust at all.

[@sk8punk318]

Everyday Cars yeah man these Z23's give off barely any dust whatsoever it's great. one thing though that is overlooked about breaking is having good tires. makes a world of a difference that's for damn sure.

[@frazmeup]

sk8punk318 mine are vibrating when apply brakes after less than a year. Going with EBC for my G37x now

[@hochgonzalo8923]

Two months after I purchased the Power Stop brake kit my right rear caliper failed and began leaking brake fluid. After waiting three weeks for the part, they now tell me the ETA is over a month away. This really sucks. I now have to buy and install a temporary generic caliper while I wait for the Power Stop caliper. Don't do it. Right Rear Leak TT797144

[@andrewchristianson2086]

Thanks for sharing this. PowerStop is a full second quicker than stock.. nice. I actually have the Z23 system on my car :)

[@gildenscale7951]

How does your 2003 Vibe have rear disc brakes?

[@EverydayCars]

It is the GT model not the base.

[@benjacobs6185]

And it also depends on your tires, cheap crap tires take longer to stop your car.

[@scoobygms210]

VIBE GT ! 2zz goodness !

[@Luigi110067]

05 XRS here!

[@SrDrate]

Hey I’m ordering these for my 2014 Honda Accord Coupe Ex-l but I was wondering what do you recommend for Summer tires , I live in Florida and it tends to be hot, humid and rainy pretty much 95% of the year haha

[@EverydayCars]

Pilot super sports are awesome. But look through tire rack to get a lot of reviews on tires.

[@dokterkarel]

not to be rude, but even the cheaper pads can do 60 to 0. It's when you're doing higher speeds like 120-60 that your brakes will generate a lot more heat. This is the point where they seperate the cheaper from the better brake pads.

[@EverydayCars]

That’s not rude at all. Thank you for the information!

[@mattmopar440]

How are they holding up no warping ?????

[@EverydayCars]

Almost 100k miles on the car now and they still look like new. I have to do an update video soon on them. Please subscribe to see that coming soon.

[@daarionaharis3675]

Granny-shifting not double-clutching like you should.

[@ALMIGHTYBUNGHOAL]

Daario Naharis ummmm that's what synchros are for....

[@daarionaharis3675]

He’s lucky that 100-shot of NOS didn’t blow the welds on the intake

[@timothyhennigan5221]

Made my day

[@deepdirtysouth2394]

Did you do the break-in procedure before you did your second test with the power stop brakes. You Never mentioned the break-in procedure. You should've gotten much better performance any of those.

[@EverydayCars]

William Bartha Yes I did do the recommended break in procedure from power stop. I think it's my crappy tires limiting me and using a cell phone app maybe isn't accurate enough.

[@deepdirtysouth2394]

Everyday Cars fantastic! That break-in procedure is very important yes I agree with you crappy tires will limit you.

[@danirish5616]

Did you break in the pads and rotors first or just install and do the test?

[@EverydayCars]

Dan Irish yes I did. I didn't want to ruin the new brakes.

[@danirish5616]

Everyday Cars ok cool thanks. Wasnt mentioned. I just bought a whole new kit from them.

[@salahalawadhi5623]

Nice video, Thank you for sharing.

[@BluePatch-pc7sx]

Cool thanks

[@MegaHollywood1971]

If you did not opt for the cross drilled and just went with the flat vented rotors, your stop times would have been incredibly better. Cross drilled just looks cool, there is not any braking benefit to them. Also, the greater mass of the flat vented absorb much more of the heat. Keep in mind, our cars are "daily" drivers - not track cars. Even in that case, you wouldn't use cross drilled - maybe slotted; however, under those circumstances you are replacing them after a hard day at a track. Cheers.

[@theevilbeard]

I had a question on what app were you using here?

[@EverydayCars]

AnvilC5 speed logic light

[@nickhahn5412]

Upgrade to dot 5.1 brake fluid

[@shaeet]

fuck yeaa pontiac vibe!!!

[@craftedmind2062]

Could changing the calipers helped more??

[@EverydayCars]

Craftedmind 206 I did another test because I changed the calipers. And it helped a little.

[@ianalexander2811]

I'm looking into getting new tires for my vibe, any suggestions?

[@EverydayCars]

You looking for an all-season or a summer tire? And what's your budget? They are real crappy all-seasons on my car now because I got all 4 for $40. From my VW card.

[@CyclicRival]

I have Michelin Pilot Sport A/S 3+ on my 2003 Vibe GT. I actually jumped up a speed rating higher and found then for $20 a tire cheaper at the local Costco. I live in the Pacific Northwest and absolutely love this tire for wet and dry traction. It is highly recommended.

[@crocodile1313]

With the trucks and sports cars that I've owned through the years, Michelin 4-season have really been the best for standard driving in climates east of the Rockies.

[@sk8punk318]

Ian Alexander Michelin sport A/S 3+ tires are fucking great

[@sk8punk318]

CyclicRival i fuckin love those tires they're amazing

[@frazmeup]

My power stop z23 rotors and pads on G37x warped in 1 year with daily driving only. Garbage product. Will buy EBC now.

[@EverydayCars]

Honestly that's how I feel about them. They look good when new and that's about it. It's a cheap product.

[@frazmeup]

Everyday Cars what do you think of centric premium rotors?

[@EverydayCars]

@@frazmeup Better than powerstops

[@austin9570]

Hold on what changed? In another comment, you said you put 100k miles and they were still great and no warping but on this comment you're saying they are trash?

[@The570Experience]

I didnt think your car was going to make it to 60mph.lol

[@EverydayCars]

Yeah it's not the fastest car lol

[@The570Experience]

@@EverydayCars nice review...I just bought these for my SUV...I'll make a video to see the difference..and I'll give you credit for the idea and include a link to your channel and video

[@EverydayCars]

@@The570Experience thank I appreciate that. Subscribe if you haven't already. I just got a 2016 explorer 4wd I am going to do some work to. Has the 2.3 ecoboost. Planning on a small lift with slightly larger tires.

[@The570Experience]

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[@The570Experience]

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[@malamri424]

first run was in 2nd gear. Second run was in 3rd gear. Not consistent

[@EverydayCars]

When the car hits 60mph the timer starts.Not getting to 60 than stopping.

[@lifeofmike556]

Fuck it I'll buy them. Yolo lol

[@rentacop88]

Is more the gimmick and the price,

[@TheGuruStud]

229 ft lmao. Are they made of ice. What a joke. GM is STILL trying to kill people.

[@derekmarshall6673]

Shorter is better when stopping. Then again a GM product so pointless with nice rotors.... worth more than the car!!

[@scoobygms210]

If you really wanna stop faster get some real tires

[@killerClaffey]

These pads and rotors are absolutely junk on track.....

[@EverydayCars]

Protege Garage do they start fading after just a few laps?

[@lockheedload]

Well they’re not made for the track…

[@iameatingursnack]

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