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Old 10-12-2011, 10:34 AM   #82 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by Red__Zed View Post
You need more than just pads to fix the brakes. The brake fade was experienced with the $500 nismo pads...


The caliper retains A TON of heat. I'd love to sit down sometime and run a thermodynamic analysis on the calipers to figure out what's up
There are a lot of people that have run track sessions with Carbotechs and a good DOT 4+ fluid without any failures, though. It could just be that the NISMO pads are not worth anywhere near $500.
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