[Shotimes] Brake Upgrade time... again

[Paul L Fisher]

I have no clue what pads are on my 540 but after running the whole day at
Gingerman, there was zero pad transfer. I have 2 boxes of Hawk HPS pads
sitting upstairs waiting for some time to put them on though.


Paul L Fisher

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From: shotimes-admin@autox.team.net [mailto:shotimes-admin@autox.team.net]
On Behalf Of Leigh Smith
Sent: Monday, October 31, 2005 9:12 PM
To: Zach Leahy
Cc: shotimes
Subject: Re: [Shotimes] Brake Upgrade time... again

Good pads first. Once you run track, and see regular 600-800 degree temps,
normal pads can't cut it. Pad material transfer means the pads were run way
too hot. Most street pads give up at 500. I saw 600 in 3 back-to-back 60 mph
stops. There are some great street/track pads these days that can probably
live to 1100 or so. Better even than track pads used to. They'd be fine.
There are some real high-temp track-only pads out there, but they are too
extreme. True, you should never get any fade, but with some of them you
might have to get them to 500 before the car will stop, and you'll probably
kill the rotors first before you kill the pads. The ones mentioned by Mark
are an excellent in-between choice for a street & track pad.
Lee
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Mark Nunnally" <marknunnally@joimail.com>
To: "Zach Leahy" <leahyz@gmail.com>
Cc: "shotimes" <shotimes@autox.team.net>
Sent: Monday, October 31, 2005 3:00 PM
Subject: Re: [Shotimes] Brake Upgrade time... again


> I'd try a high temp track pad on the 96's before you drop some coin on a
Cobra set-up.  Try Carbotech panther, porterfield R4, PFCM Z, etc
>
> mark
>
>  I was running the KVR Carbon Fibre pads up front and just some cheap
rears.
> I know the KVRs are not really a track pad, but this would be the third
> event I have run them at (not the same set mind you) and they bite well
> early on, but I think they lack the needed temperture range as I get a lot
> of pad transfer as the day wears on.
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