"Best" setup + tips for stock brakes

[The-Traveler]

Originally Posted by M3MATT

Have you ran DTC-70’s? Or any other pads to compare the EBC’s to?

No. Should I?

[VtecforV8]

Not sure how helpful as a data point, but i've done probably 12 track days at VIR w/ PFC-08s, SRF and stock rotors on RE-71Rs, mostly. (Other than BPM tune, car is otherwise stock and not lightened.) 30-minute sessions w no brake fade, with speeds of maybe 140-145 front straight and 145-155 back straight. I spend a lot of time driving around after each session to cool them, so maybe that has something to do w/ it? Or maybe it just luck of the draw.

[M3MATT]

Originally Posted by VtecforV8

Not sure how helpful as a data point, but i've done probably 12 track days at VIR w/ PFC-08s, SRF and stock rotors on RE-71Rs, mostly. (Other than BPM tune, car is otherwise stock and not lightened.) 30-minute sessions w no brake fade, with speeds of maybe 140-145 front straight and 145-155 back straight. I spend a lot of time driving around after each session to cool them, so maybe that has something to do w/ it? Or maybe it just luck of the draw.

Are you stock weight? I was running RBF600 for that VIR event, not sure I like it over SRF. And am thinking it possibly contributed to the fade

[nsogiba]

Add brake cooling. You don't need any GT4 or other type of lip. Make up some inlets, screw to the felt undertray, use generic 3" hoses and get a backing plate that has a hose inlet. My setup is shown here:

The life of my DTC70s went up significantly by turning DSC and MDM off and adding cooling. I'm still on the stock rotor FCP replacement plan.

[VtecforV8]

Yep, stock weight (including the 220M 19s, which i hate). I suspect SRF is the ticket.

Also, I bought but haven't installed the plastic brake-cooling flow conditioners off of a 991 GT3. There's another thread about them on here, but basically you've got to cut them and then zip tie to the front control arms. They were super-cheap (from Pelican Parts maybe?), but are sitting in a cabinet in my garage. I imagine that only gets you about 20% of the way to what nsogiba describes, but the members in that thread reported some decent results.

Will see if i can dig up the thread, but pretty sure it's in my history.

[M3MATT]

Originally Posted by VtecforV8

Yep, stock weight (including the 220M 19s, which i hate). I suspect SRF is the ticket.

Also, I bought but haven't installed the plastic brake-cooling flow conditioners off of a 991 GT3. There's another thread about them on here, but basically you've got to cut them and then zip tie to the front control arms. They were super-cheap (from Pelican Parts maybe?), but are sitting in a cabinet in my garage. I imagine that only gets you about 20% of the way to what nsogiba describes, but the members in that thread reported some decent results.

Will see if i can dig up the thread, but pretty sure it's in my history.

Thats very interesting. I’m debating 3D printing a little scoop that you can pair with a tube (like those orange duct ones) to make a more simple/budget way to add cooling

[heath27]

Bimmerworld makes brake deflectors for the f8x series cars. Can likely use that on our cars as well since the front arms are similar.

[VtecforV8]

Here was the thread i mentioned: https://www.m3post.com/forums/showth...1406400&page=3

[The-Traveler]

Update. I did 2 days at TMP and the EBC yellows performed really well but the fronts were toast after 2 days.

So, now I'm running Hawk HP+ from JRP. I haven't tracked them yet but holy shit the initial bite is insane! Really curious how they'll hold up on track.