I know what I'm doing this weekend!!!
#1
Instructor
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I know what I'm doing this weekend!!!
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A little present just showed up on my doorstep from the UPS fairy. Looks like I'll be working on the ISF this weekend...Things are coming together nicely. I'll get the 2pc rotors and semi-track pads on this weekend and get my Enkei PF01s back from powder coating within the next few days. The Potentza RE-71R tires in 275/35R18 should arrive at the tire shop early next week.
All this in time for a Summit Point HPDE weekend on 6/7 June.
Bedding in these rotors and pads isn't going to be easy though. I think I'm going to have to do it in the middle of the night on an empty freeway out in the country where repeated high speed near stops won't be dangerous for other drivers. Anybody else have experience with this? I did this with my Proj Mu pads a few years ago and it was a hassle but not too bad, but these are new (harder) rotors and higher temp pads. Thanks in advance.
...oh yeah, got to give a shout out to Mike (FIGS Engineering) for another good purchase experience.
A little present just showed up on my doorstep from the UPS fairy. Looks like I'll be working on the ISF this weekend...Things are coming together nicely. I'll get the 2pc rotors and semi-track pads on this weekend and get my Enkei PF01s back from powder coating within the next few days. The Potentza RE-71R tires in 275/35R18 should arrive at the tire shop early next week.
All this in time for a Summit Point HPDE weekend on 6/7 June.
Bedding in these rotors and pads isn't going to be easy though. I think I'm going to have to do it in the middle of the night on an empty freeway out in the country where repeated high speed near stops won't be dangerous for other drivers. Anybody else have experience with this? I did this with my Proj Mu pads a few years ago and it was a hassle but not too bad, but these are new (harder) rotors and higher temp pads. Thanks in advance.
...oh yeah, got to give a shout out to Mike (FIGS Engineering) for another good purchase experience.
Last edited by Gymkata; 05-26-15 at 04:04 PM.
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#10
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You really think that's all the bed-in that's necessary? Carbotech only included track bed-in instructions for the pads. BTW, I had this brake fluid put in by TMI at VIR before my hyperdrive earlier this month.
#11
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those pads are the ones that can handle those 140 mph stops. I have been fine with my oem Brembos but I have been told for tracks with huge straights the Carbotechs are the way to go.
Other than weight what is the advantage of the 2 pc rotors?? Easier to change out rotor and keep the center hat??
Other than weight what is the advantage of the 2 pc rotors?? Easier to change out rotor and keep the center hat??
#12
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Those three steps performed on the street are much easier than having to run multiple laps, especially if you're in a group. Bedding pads on your test laps is frowned on unless you're the last car out. I bed my carbotech pads to brand new OEM rotors in about 15 minutes. Warming them up would finding your way to a road that lets you get up to speed and jam on the brakes safely. As long as you're not running OEM fluid you should be good. I run motul 660 and had zero fade on all my previous days. Im interested to see how they hold up in 90 degree heat at AMS in July (150+ speeds from what I hear)
#13
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those pads are the ones that can handle those 140 mph stops. I have been fine with my oem Brembos but I have been told for tracks with huge straights the Carbotechs are the way to go.
Other than weight what is the advantage of the 2 pc rotors?? Easier to change out rotor and keep the center hat??
Other than weight what is the advantage of the 2 pc rotors?? Easier to change out rotor and keep the center hat??
#14
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Those three steps performed on the street are much easier than having to run multiple laps, especially if you're in a group. Bedding pads on your test laps is frowned on unless you're the last car out. I bed my carbotech pads to brand new OEM rotors in about 15 minutes. Warming them up would finding your way to a road that lets you get up to speed and jam on the brakes safely. As long as you're not running OEM fluid you should be good. I run motul 660 and had zero fade on all my previous days. Im interested to see how they hold up in 90 degree heat at AMS in July (150+ speeds from what I hear)