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Old May 4, 2023 | 10:55 AM
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Track package will be available 6/23! Actually looks like a good deal for once, since it's carbon rotors, forged caliper, wheels, and tires upgrade all in one! Def interested in this!


https://shop.tesla.com/product/model...u=1768598-00-A




Package Includes:Carbon Ceramic Brake Kit: 2x 410 x 40mm carbon-silicon carbide front rotors2x 410 x 32mm carbon-silicon carbide rear rotors2x 6-piston one-piece, forged front calipers with high-performance brake pads2x 4-piston one-piece, forged rear calipers with high-performance brake pads2x integrated, caliper-mounted parking brakesTrack-ready brake fluidUpdated FW tuned for peak performanceWheel/Tire Components: 2x 20X10J, Zero-G wheels with 285/35R20 Goodyear Supercar 3R tires (front)2x 20X11J, Zero-G wheels with 305/30R20 Goodyear Supercar 3R tires (rear)TPMS, Zero-G center caps, tire nut valves and lug nut covers



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Old May 4, 2023 | 11:13 AM
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^^^ That's a nice option/upgrade package.
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Old May 4, 2023 | 11:24 AM
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The Plaid is a crazy car. The stock brakes are not up to the task of slowing the car after a few hard applications. The track mode brakes are, but will feel inappropriate in normal use because they need to heat up to work properly.
But what a car!
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Old May 4, 2023 | 11:45 AM
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that is an awesome package. with the power on tap i think some of that should have come with all plaid cars.

edit: just saw price is $15k. a bit steep, but that' some serious hardware/software and good to have oem stuff.

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Old May 4, 2023 | 12:52 PM
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Love those wheels...

$15K for that package is cheap, MB charges more than that just for the CC brakes.
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Old May 4, 2023 | 01:10 PM
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+100000 may be expensive but if u price things out separately in the aftermarket, it's even more.....and this is installed as well!

- carbon ceramic rotors - $8k
- forged brakes - $6k
- wheels + tires - $5k

This is all backed by Tesla as well....


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Love those wheels...

$15K for that package is cheap, MB charges more than that just for the CC brakes.
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Old May 4, 2023 | 01:26 PM
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Originally Posted by plex
^^^ That's a nice option/upgrade package.
That's what I'm thinking too.
If you're going Plaid, why not go all the way!
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Old May 5, 2023 | 10:02 AM
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Track package video:

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=lEaZxq...ature=youtu.be
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Old May 5, 2023 | 11:49 AM
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^^^ great video, especially when he 'lost it' with factory wheels.

have no doubt the forged 20s and race tires make a huge difference.

would love to know how much lighter they are.
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Old May 5, 2023 | 04:16 PM
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Originally Posted by bitkahuna
^^^ great video, especially when he 'lost it' with factory wheels.

have no doubt the forged 20s and race tires make a huge difference.

would love to know how much lighter they are.
i doubt forged 20" make any difference is this car.

But semi-slicks definitely do.

Apparently car does detect brake package and gets setup differently, and one of the videos said it also detects semi-slicks.

For a such a heavy car, seems to be doing really well on track now.
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Old May 5, 2023 | 05:05 PM
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That is a Great improvement for Model S!
The brakes and wheels should reduce a good amount of unsprung weight.

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Old May 5, 2023 | 06:17 PM
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Surprisingly, even for such a heavy car, it is very responsive to dropping any weight, especially reciprocating like wheels/rotors. When I did mine, I dropped my 60-130 times by .2 seconds.

The 200mph is unlocked via a FW update to note you have the updated brake package.

Keep in mind the Goodyear 3Rs are still 200TW tires and not really semi-slicks (100tw).

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i doubt forged 20" make any difference is this car.

But semi-slicks definitely do.

Apparently car does detect brake package and gets setup differently, and one of the videos said it also detects semi-slicks.

For a such a heavy car, seems to be doing really well on track now.
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Old May 6, 2023 | 12:58 AM
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Wow $15k for all that is a steal. It was first listed over a year ago that it would be $20k just for CCB’s!
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Old May 6, 2023 | 02:06 AM
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Originally Posted by spwolf
i doubt forged 20" make any difference is this car.
losing rotating unsprung weight can and usually does make a huge difference in handling.
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Old May 6, 2023 | 06:02 PM
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Originally Posted by bitkahuna
losing rotating unsprung weight can and usually does make a huge difference in handling.
I agree and it’s not just the wheels, the CCBs are much lighter and combined with the wheels it makes a big difference.
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