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Originally Posted by bigjae1976
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Originally Posted by M3 Number 86
I smoke them too. Was just wondering what good the ducting is if you aren't smoking them. Lol.
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Even if your brakes aren't smoking, ducts will help keep your temps in check and your pads will last longer. Plus, it doesn't take a lot of get heats into the brakes and its not very tricky. Not like trying to get heat into conti scrubs on a cold day.
Wouldn't do it on my E90...but the ducting allows me to run the Stoptech Street pads in cooler temps on my E46. They keep the pads temps in a reasonable range that prevents them from transforming into a useless brick of pad material. I wouldn't even think about it without the ducts.
If you route the ducts carefully, you can go lock to lock without tearing up the hoses. If you do wear a hole in the hose...just fix it with some duct tape. I think DDing with brake ducts is doable. I might be concerned about rain...probably not an issue especially if the brakes are warm/hot. |
I'm aware of the benefits of brake ducts. But I think we can mostly agree that your level of skill is the end determining factor. I'm not an awesome driver but I think I'm decent and I know that my particular car has way more potential than I do as a driver.
That's all I was pointing out. I do understand that mods give a person more confidence and can make that person drive better. It's a continuous black hole and we have an addict thread for that lols. But at the same time I see dudes who never tracked before with full aero packages talking about how they can feel the downforce working on turn x failing to realize a stock car could have handled that turn easily at those speeds.
I get it though - people have their own preferences and mine is just that - a preference and opinion. But you know what people hammered into me when I was starting out or when looking to the fastest drivers along this path - maximize the car and your skill. And that's stuck with me. But to each their own.
The smoking brakes wasn't an achievement to call out it rather that it can and does happen. But I'll be damned if I was the guy who needed it because I was coasting on brakes too much or just over braking in general.
That's what I learned from being on this forum.