Gary - I'm seriously impressed with the response (and I'm sure I'm not the only one!). Thanks for taking the time to write all that down. And you're the first one who actually put down full weights, which should be definitely worth a rep point.
I have to say, you got me looking up the full kit online, as I didn't realize there was one available. I also have to admit, at $7K: ouch. I do think larger rotors/pads will make for longer life, which saves money and time in the long run; I need to decide whether or not I can afford that.
As far as fade - the differentiation between pad and fluid makes sense. I definitely got fluid fade (with AP Ultra) - I think that's because the HP+ pads just heat the crap out of the stock rotors and calipers. And my general style is not even to beat on the brakes - I figure that unless I'm timing laps, late braking is just not the best way to get speed. In other words, I was being pretty gentle on Sears Point, although my instructor was pushing me to brake a bit deeper into turn seven (for those that know it). Anyway, my reward for being gentle was a soft pedal at the end of a 30 minute session on Sunday of a two-day weekend. I managed to baby the car through the end of the day, and I've got two more track sessions this year where I just plan to take it easy (with new fluid and pads, obviously), but generally I'm getting sick of stressing about it...
Anyway, thanks again. The fact that you guys have weighed in so seriously on this is much appreciated. When my next bonus buys me my BBK, I'll be that much more impressed with it knowing there are people behind them who really care about building the right products.
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