Anybody who tracks should read this.

Gearhead999s · 05-05-2010, 01:03 PM

http://www.caranddriver.com/features...ng_lap-feature

ZWEAPON · 05-05-2010, 01:20 PM

GoodRead....Thanx for the Post Duncan

MaxL · 05-05-2010, 02:51 PM

But wait, Nissan has 4-piston calipers - that means 4 times as much stopping power right? </sarcasm> Just tired of people not getting it that brake capacity is cooling area multiplied by airflow multiplied by top operating temperature - everything else is virtually irrelevant, and even bigger cooling mass only delays overheating.

Useful read

M3 Montreal · 05-05-2010, 02:54 PM

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Originally Posted by ZWEAPON

GoodRead....Thanx for the Post Duncan

That's scary!

Have to say race brake fluid is the minumum.

What pads are you using Gearhead? Anyone set up some brake cooling ducts yet?

Gearhead999s · 05-05-2010, 06:02 PM

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Originally Posted by M3 Montreal

That's scary!

Have to say race brake fluid is the minumum.

What pads are you using Gearhead? Anyone set up some brake cooling ducts yet?

Hawk HP+'s.I used them last year with no great issues except for vibration from pad transfer which i attribute to mixing with street pads a few times last year.

Doctor J · 05-06-2010, 02:45 PM

I'm surprised the stock brakes didn't stand up to track driving at all.

OEM BMW pads and stock fluid on my old M5 took a whooping all day and had little fade and I didn't boil the fluid on a 4000+ lb car in 7 hot lap sessions.

BMW ftw! Nissan

Prit@Euro Autowerx · 05-17-2010, 10:56 PM

Nice read. Thanks for sharing.

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Doctor J Captain 33 Rep 741 Posts Drives: 2010 E93 M3 DCT Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Vancouver BC iTrader: (0)	I'm surprised the stock brakes didn't stand up to track driving at all. OEM BMW pads and stock fluid on my old M5 took a whooping all day and had little fade and I didn't boil the fluid on a 4000+ lb car in 7 hot lap sessions. BMW ftw! Nissan __________________ 2010 BMW M3 vert with DCT & Akra (sold) 2012 Porsche 911 Turbo S
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