Good agressive brake pad that will survive zdayz?
 

Any suggestions for a good set of pads for zdayz? Will go with z1 1pc slotted sport rotors.

I dont care about noise or dust at all. I just want the gnarliest pad possible that will survive a thursday through sunday of shenanigans. As well as the 4hr drive from charlotte to fontana, and 4hrs back.

Im one of the rare ones that does more driving than drinking at zdayz :p , so I do need a pad that will not fade horribly on long drives like the poker run , and on back to back (to back, to back) dragon runs.

All I want is a pad can get me home that dreaded sunday night, I can put different pads on when I get back.

Thoughts? Is the hawk HPS race any good?

Carbotech XP8's all the way around. That is what I run and have never had any issues at all. Z1 sells them. Some folks run XP10's up front and XP8's on the rear. I daily drive on the XP8's also. No issues. While your at it, change out the brake and clutch fluid to Motul RBF600.

Project Mu HC800+ (i think they're called HC+ now) and motul rbf 600 fluid. Turn traction control off.

Endless MX72's will get you there and back in one piece, and keep going the rest of the year. Talk with John at Corner3 Motorsports for a set.

:iagree:

Having run Carbotechs XP10/8's before the Endless pads, I no longer recommend Carbotech. Endless blows them out of the water in literally every category.


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Link to said miracle workers. Ouch, 500 bucks for a set (Front/Rear).

When you do a cost vs. longevity experiment with the MX72's you will find that they are cheaper than the Carbotechs. A personal friend got at least 50k out of his set, with daily driving in all conditions, Gridlife Road Atlanta, and Znationals at Road Atlanta out of them. As well as many mountain runs.

That would be my car. I'm pulling my MX72s with a fair bit of life left after ~60k miles of tail of the dragon, highway commutes, stop and go in a large city, Grdilife full weekend, Znationals track day, etc. I'm also on the same Z1 two piece front rotors and rear EBC USR rotors with no warping or abnormal wear patterns.

Meanwhile, Halfkiddo has been through what two sets of carbotechs and is now on endless pads over the same period of time with zero track time. He's also been through a few sets of rotors as well.

I ran Hawk HP+ on my 350Z. They sequel like fingernails on a chalk board when cold and turn your wheels black before you get home from the car wash, but they held up well on the Dragon and stayed consistent. (This is with high-temp brake fluid)

I really don't like HP+'s. their initial bite is decent, but they overheat somewhat quickly. Their modulation isn't the best either.


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EBC redstuff :)

Racing Brake ET500... they've worked excellent on the Nurburgring so I assume they'd do pretty decent at ZDayz

God no. Any EBC pad for a car or truck deserves to get thrown in the trash.


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Why...I did the Dragon with red stuff and they performed well. Many folk track with their more aggressive pads and they have a good reputation all around.

Having blown through a set of yellows in 9K, I have a bad taste in my mouth with EBC. And I'm not the only one I know of that's had very poor life and performance out of EBC pads.




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I think that is more about braking style than the brakes. I have heard the same story about carbotech brakes as well. I'm on the extreme other side of the spectrum as I'm really easy on my brakes. My carbotechs have better than half the pad left and they are year old with a handful of track days on them.

The set of Carbotechs I had right after them lasted 31k miles lol. It wasn't my driving style.


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I'm not being critical of your driving just pointing out probable possibilities. Not all mods work the same for everyone.

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Oh I totally understand what you mean by that. I just had a very different experience with EBC than many others did. I just took the Endless ME20's I had off because the rears had gotten down to the rivets. I put Project Mu HC+ pads on in their place, with the expectation that they won't be as good. But I didn't have $500 and a month to wait for more Endless pads sadly.

WOW, I just checked my CarboTech XP8's expecting them to be done. I have over 60K miles on those pads and still have over 3/4 of pad life left. You must be hard on brakes.

How do you even do that? Lol. How many miles do you get out of your tires?


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Hahah yeah over 60k and over 3/4 left is pretty amazing . Btw the yellows probably was a bad batch maybe? And I chose not to go the yellow route cause I do know they don't have a good initial bite. Only when you have a nice heat to them. And using them constantly when hot will probably wear them a lot faster. What pads are you using now?

I have ebc yellow stuff pads and I don't like them with z1 slotted rotors, stainless lines, and motul rbf600 fluid. When cold they don't do much but once I get some heat in them, they still feel numb. They don't have they bite you would hope for in a pad as aggressive as they claim to be. I've also overheated them on the track before at Englishtown by the end of a 15 minute heat. The only thing they are good for is they are decently quiet after a few stops and don't overheat during autocross.

I ended up ordering xp8's all around with z1 slotted rotors, stainless lines, and rbf600

I am easy on brakes and tires. Getting old I guess. Dang that hurt.

Good choice. I've run the XP10/8 combo before. I liked them. You have to embrace the noise they make though. It's a fun game to see how loud of a stop you can come to :rofl2::rofl2:

You need to be prepared for one thing. On a rainy day if you drive a good distance on the interstate you will need to tap your brakes from time to time to keep the heat in them. The first time you have a panic stop on cold XP8's you will remember this warning.


I forgot last week.

I ran 2 seasons of trackdays with one set of Yellowstuff pads. They're great pad for someone starting out doing trackdays. But once you get some wheel time. Then you need to start looking at some others. Using the 10/8 combo for track now. I have the Yellowstuff pads on my Jeep Grand Cherokee, and on my Power Wagon, which used to tow a 10,000lbs camper.

Something else to think about. Some pad and rotor combo's don't work well together.