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m4a1mustang · 09-11-2011, 11:36 PM

The brake fade/failures are all attributed to the stock pad and/or fluid.

The stock pads are not up to the task of track duty. And the DOT 3 oem fluid can boil quickly in a track environment. The rotors themselves are not the problem.

Upgrade your pads and fluid (track ready pad and a DOT-4 fluid) and you will be good to go for a track day.

I know you don't want pure track upgrades, but the pads and fluid are necessary if you want to last on track (in addition to an oil cooler of course). Pads are easy enough to swap in and out for a track day.

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m4a1mustang A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Northern VA Posts: 55,385 Drives: on two wheels Rep Power: 6962	The brake fade/failures are all attributed to the stock pad and/or fluid. The stock pads are not up to the task of track duty. And the DOT 3 oem fluid can boil quickly in a track environment. The rotors themselves are not the problem. Upgrade your pads and fluid (track ready pad and a DOT-4 fluid) and you will be good to go for a track day. I know you don't want pure track upgrades, but the pads and fluid are necessary if you want to last on track (in addition to an oil cooler of course). Pads are easy enough to swap in and out for a track day. __________________ - Steve Zs & Coffee - Saturdays at 10AM in Fairfax, VA and Columbia, MD (Click the banner!) LIKE us on Facebook!