not really sure how to ask it without sounding cheap but oh well

SouthArk370Z · 04-09-2013, 05:41 PM

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Originally Posted by GSS138

...One other little track secret -if you have been out pushing your brakes really hard, they get hot-very hot. If you then park the car and engage your parking brake-just say "bye bye" to your rotors. The heat from the brake pads will warp your rear rotors. If you have been going 100+ slam on brakes, 100+ slam on brakes, 100+ slam on brakes, then park the car and engage emergency brake, you probably have indeed warped your rotors.

While I agree with your conclusion, the parking brake has nothing to do with it. On the 370Z (at least my '09), the parking brakes are a separate system. It's an old style drum/shoes setup. Look through the rear spokes and you can see the drum between the wheel and rotor - it looks a bit like a big spacer. See the PB section of the FSM for details.

GSS138 · 04-09-2013, 07:10 PM

Hey South good point. I can tell you that on a '12 sport package it's rotors in the rear so yeah you wouldn't want to do that. I am going to start taping my e-brake at track because sometimes I forget myself on it.

Cold pits, park, e-brake, leave car, walk 15 feet, yell "OH NOES!", run back to save baby. Is a pretty typical beginner track pattern I imagine.

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04-09-2013, 07:10 PM	#2 (permalink)
GSS138 Track Member Join Date: Mar 2013 Location: Mission Viejo, CA Posts: 769 Drives: '12 370Z 6M Sport Rep Power: 14	Hey South good point. I can tell you that on a '12 sport package it's rotors in the rear so yeah you wouldn't want to do that. I am going to start taping my e-brake at track because sometimes I forget myself on it. Cold pits, park, e-brake, leave car, walk 15 feet, yell "OH NOES!", run back to save baby. Is a pretty typical beginner track pattern I imagine.