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      05-29-2009, 04:26 PM   #12
farbarg
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Originally Posted by ff1600 View Post
65mph is not fast enough nor is 8 decelerations enough repetitions. Also you need to concentrate on not applying ANY brake pressure until the rotors cool down or you will develop pad deposits on the rotors. This will apply at the end of a track session, as well.

IMO you should feel some slight loss of brake efficiency over the last few applications. If not, then you didn't get the pads hot enough. I expect to engage the ABS in the process of slowing the car during the final few applications.
I want the entire system to work at the track - might as well test it.

Stoptech's view on bedding in stock sized brake systems.
http://www.stoptech.com/tech_info/wp_bedinstock.shtml
Thanks for the pointers. Looks like one should repeat the process 2 or 3 times, and perform up to 10 stops (not 8) per set. I was definitely stopping hard enough to engage the ABS a few times, I could smell them easy enough (though that's probably not a reliable indication of sufficient temperature), and there was some fade at the end. I'll give the process another whirl this evening.
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