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import111 · 09-16-2009, 09:47 PM

So my 1st track day with the Z is coming soon. I currently have:

-BC BR series coilovers
-SPL rear camber arms
-0 toe all 4 corners, -1.4F/-1.7R camber
-Berk HFC's
-F.I. catback (12" res., C.F. mufflers)

going on the car before track day is:
-Stillen race oil cooler, with some kind of thermo plate
-track pads
-Motul RBF600 brake fluid

I am torn on what brake pads to buy for the track. When I started tracking my 05 STi years ago I started with Ferodo DS2500's. They worked for a while but on my second set, about 1 year after I began doing HPDE/Time Attack, I needed a higher temp pad. I jumped to the Performance Friction PFC-01's (rated up to 2000 degrees) and used those until I traded the STi for the Z. The 370Z's brakes being much bigger than the STi's, am I still going to need 2000 degrees of safety with a pad or would I be ok with the Carbotech XP10's rated at 1650 degrees?

09-16-2009, 09:47 PM	#1 (permalink)
import111 Track Member Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Tucson, AZ. Posts: 622 Drives: 09 Nissan 370Z Rep Power: 191	Which pads for the track? So my 1st track day with the Z is coming soon. I currently have: -BC BR series coilovers -SPL rear camber arms -0 toe all 4 corners, -1.4F/-1.7R camber -Berk HFC's -F.I. catback (12" res., C.F. mufflers) going on the car before track day is: -Stillen race oil cooler, with some kind of thermo plate -track pads -Motul RBF600 brake fluid I am torn on what brake pads to buy for the track. When I started tracking my 05 STi years ago I started with Ferodo DS2500's. They worked for a while but on my second set, about 1 year after I began doing HPDE/Time Attack, I needed a higher temp pad. I jumped to the Performance Friction PFC-01's (rated up to 2000 degrees) and used those until I traded the STi for the Z. The 370Z's brakes being much bigger than the STi's, am I still going to need 2000 degrees of safety with a pad or would I be ok with the Carbotech XP10's rated at 1650 degrees?