After 363 days of ownership, 12,247 miles, and 6 track days I'm in love with the ISF!
#32
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@OP, I remember seeing a member tracking his ISF and the OEM brake crack after the 1st session. You have tracked your car 6 times. I wonder what brake rotors/pads did you use and how did they perform? Did you experience any brake fade at any point? How aggressive did you brake? Since you are in the advanced group, I assume you brake very aggressively with super late threshold braking that engages ABS all the times?
My IS350 OEM brake system faded after 15-20 mins on the track when I brake late aggressively every corners. After cooling down, it works fine again but then I have to brake earlier conservatively.
My IS350 OEM brake system faded after 15-20 mins on the track when I brake late aggressively every corners. After cooling down, it works fine again but then I have to brake earlier conservatively.
Great idea. When you become a fellow track junkie you will find that its fine just to run her stock and save the cash to burn on tires. You can get crazy and buy extra wheels and tires but after thinking about it I dont want the hassle of buying another set , swapping wheels and tires all the time. The LCA from figs sounds great too. I have noticed some uneven wear on the front . My rears are .5mm from the wear bar indicator after 5k miles and 4 track days. I am a little amazed to be honest but I still intend on running PSS again because my F is a commuter and I want a smooth quiet ride and I love the fat meaty look of the PSS. The only thing I recommend is when you see the checkered flag and session is over just try to run that last lap nice and slow to let the rotors cool. Also when I exit I was taught to always take a little lap or two around the parking/paddock area to let the rotors cool. When you park just hop out , open the hood, and then sit back and smile. Make sure you take a GoPro and some glass cleaner and a towel. Your glass will get dirty and you want a clean piece of glass to film through. Something nobody will tell you and most dont think of until they are watching track footage through a splattered dead bug
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#33
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I need to edit the title of the post......I actually did 6 track days in 10 months but 12 months of ownership. Bought the car 2/9/14 and did the first track day 4/5/14. I'm even more impressed with those rotors and pads .
Somebody put a cape on the F. She is strong.
Somebody put a cape on the F. She is strong.
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Are u using the driled OEM rotors? if so, do you see any stress mark or crack around those drilled holes? A lot of people keep saying drilled rotors tend to develop stress marks on track. Did you upgrade brake fluid and/or steel line?
im impressed to see that OEM brake on your car can hold up this good. that is definitely an upgrade over the is350 brake which does fade a litte after 15-20 mins heavy braking on track like Willows Spring. cooling down and conservative braking helps the issue though.
im impressed to see that OEM brake on your car can hold up this good. that is definitely an upgrade over the is350 brake which does fade a litte after 15-20 mins heavy braking on track like Willows Spring. cooling down and conservative braking helps the issue though.
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coming from a long line of "performance" cars, that is one thing I notice. Most if not all high performance cars have large center mounted tachs. It's probably the most vital instrument you look at during racing or spirited driving so it makes most sense to make it large and center.
I rarely glance at the smaller analog speedo because there is a rather large digital speedometer built into the tach, so you'll get your speed reading in both digital and analog format if you take a glance.
I rarely glance at the smaller analog speedo because there is a rather large digital speedometer built into the tach, so you'll get your speed reading in both digital and analog format if you take a glance.
Totally agree on this!
And aside from everything that's already been said, I look at the $42k I paid for my 2011 CPO with 30k miles, and I can't think of another car that compares against the combination of price, ridiculous performance and outstanding reliability...any ideas on this one?
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