Brake Pad Reviews

spearfish25

Good question. Comparing my stock pads to the Carbotechs that I just removed...the stock pads are dust free because the pad material just smears across the face of the pad and accumulates on the trailing edge. The pads have a groove down the middle and mine are filled with old pad material. It's like using pencil erasers for brakes.

Why would Nissan would put such 'cruiser' pads on their 2nd-from-the-top sportscar? As I've said before, my wife's stock Altima pads have twice the bite of my Z's stock pads.

Keep us posted on the Stillen pads. There has to be something out there that is still pretty dust/noise free but has an improved feel and bite.

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Mike

exactly, Nissan has probably been on all of the car forums and seen the numerous posts from corvette and bmw owners who complain about brake dust, and in all honesty, the stock pads are just fine for any legal driving on the street.

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ImportConvert

I thought about upgrading pads, but I agree with this. When I get my 370Z, it will stay OEM pads. Why? because the brake-pads are just fine with the rest of the car. If you want to SERIOUSLY track it, from what I understand:

Oil cooler
Different diff
Different rotors
Different pads
Brake ducting
Upgrade brake-fluid

etc.etc.etc.

The 370Z is not my Z06. It's not an all-out track effort. It's meant for people like me who will have some fun with it through the twisties, and do an HPDE every now and then just to enjoy the atmosphere and BS with friends and learn a little something.

I have come to appreciate that concept a lot more, having now owned a no BS track-ready-from-the-box car. You can't have it all. Not for under $100K. Start getting into the AMG BLACK series cars and the like, and you can...but that's not germane to the discussion.

I just put ceramics on my Infiniti G20 and love them. Good on Nissan, I think. The no-dust even from my cheap pads on my G20 is astounding. That car dusted the rims BAD with the OEM brake pads.

wstar

I'd say for light track duty (road course, ~30min sessions, no slicks/wings, etc), this is about all you need on a 370Z, at least a sport package one. Carbotech XP8s and RBF600 and a 25-ish row add-on oil cooler. Swaybars are nice too.

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I'd say your spot on, but would still add 1 more thing: at least 1/2 a tank of gas. Fuel starvation will hit even if your on street tires.

But to stay on topic, the XP10 and 8 combo have worked great for me on track. For street and autox the stock pads are fine, although the added bite of the Carbotech pads is something I miss every time I switch back to stock.

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Mike

tell me about it! I just switched my stoptechs over from XP12 to the stoptech pads that came with the car so I can drive it on the street a little this off season and its a freaky feeling not having that bite!

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