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05-09-2013, 01:43 AM | #1 |
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Bought some track upgrades, thoughts?
Ok guys well im a member of Harris Hill Mazda Raceway and i normally track my track prepped FR-S about 2 times a month but recently started to itch tracking the M3 more. I tracked my E92 stock and immediately noticed the stock brakes & tires were not optimal for the track. I purchased a few upgrades since i will be tracking her probably once every 4 months but she will still be my DD and the FR-S will still be my track beast. I know most of you go BBK but its hard to justify spending that much money on two track cars, im still building the FR-S and FI is on my sights. I know the M3 is a heavy car and the stock brake setup was horrible but how will the new setup work out, do you guys still think the stock brakes are crap even with the upgrades i bought. Also how much life are you guys seeing from the stock rotors and whats a good replacement?
Purchased: -APEX ARC-8 18X10 -Nitto NT01'S 275/35/18 -Spiegler Front and Rear SS Lines -AP 600 Brake Fluid -Ferrodo DS2500 pads (How are these for the track & street) What are your opinion on these parts? Anything i might be missing for an occasional track day. BTW the M3 stock pulled a lap time of 1:29.9 in comparison my fully track prepped bolton FR-S pulls a 1:27.1 on slicks. Bonus pic of the FR-S:
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Looks good, the Ferrodo DS2500 pads are good as a light duty track and street pad. I was running PSS and they were good but then I used a set of slicks and the pads were ate up pretty quick. So going with an R-Comp you should get some good life out of them.
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Thanks for the advice on the DS2500's, i just hope they wont be noisy on the street. BTW do you think the stock rotors are up to the task for track duty?
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I believe so i have been running on them. The rotors are pretty robust but the pads are where the problem are. Just keep in mind the brake temps and make sure to let them cool off.
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05-09-2013, 03:26 PM | #6 |
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Those pads will probably not hold up w/ your NT01's. NT01's are an R-compound, so you'll probably need to run a much more aggressive pad to support all that extra grip.
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Thanks for the heads up man, will try a set of RS3'S or Rivals next time. I got the NT01's with the wheels i bought so once they are done i might switch to an aggressive summer tire to keep me from going full out race pads.
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i guess a good fyi is that am now running pfc 08s with nt01...
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Thanks for the advice guys, btw anybody using titanium brake shims on stock brakes?
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Just curious--if you have already purchased these parts, why do you want other people's opinions on them?
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Track tires should have track pads.
If you go to an NT05, then consider the StopTech StreetSport pad. It's a great dual purpose pad. What you really need to do is get some venting to the rotors. There's an old thread here "Biblical brake failure" or something like that. It's interesting to see what a professional driver does to a fully optimized stock brake system. .
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