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      01-05-2016, 08:18 PM   #49
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Originally Posted by roastbeef View Post
but if it isn't cutting it and the op doesn't want to mess with swapping pads- fluid and ducting may be wasted time/money when the real solution is a more serious bbk.
I really think a BBK gets you by. A BBK w/ ducting should allow a very high limit of abuse. In my E90, I took off about 3mm of brake pad a weekend on the fronts. That's about 4 weekends on the ST60 kit. Didn't matter if it was pagid yellows, PF01s or Stoptech SR34s.

Its not just the weight. I think it has more to do with the power. I'm traveling 6-7mph faster down the front straight at Road America in my E90 than in my E46 (only mod is an exhaust).
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