[MAZOC] Official "Off-Topic" Discussion Thread

m4a1mustang · 12-01-2013, 08:01 PM

You really don't want to run any street pad on track. You might be fine with a Ferodo DS2500 on track while you're still learning and going slow, but if you are going to do any real track work you need to be looking at real track pads.

That said, Ferodo DS2500 (for the street) all the way.

XwChriswX · 12-01-2013, 08:02 PM

Street: Ferodo DS2500s

Track: Carbotech XP10F/8R

StangerGT · 12-01-2013, 08:20 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by m4a1mustang

You really don't want to run any street pad on track. You might be fine with a Ferodo DS2500 on track while you're still learning and going slow, but if you are going to do any real track work you need to be looking at real track pads.

That said, Ferodo DS2500 (for the street) all the way.

Dedicated track pads are a must... if ur willing to spend the money and time to install a turbo... then slapping some track pads on every so often shouldn't be an issue..

XwChriswX · 12-01-2013, 08:21 PM

Blipshift is running a black friday special on some old classics through Cyber Monday if anyone is interested... I've already got my order in.

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eastwest2300 · 12-01-2013, 08:22 PM

Speaking of brake pads, Im looking at piecing together a BBK..

eastwest2300 · 12-01-2013, 08:23 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by StangerGT

Dedicated track pads are a must... if ur willing to spend the money and time to install a turbo... then slapping some track pads on every so often shouldn't be an issue..

StangerGT · 12-01-2013, 08:31 PM

dont z's already come with 6 piston calipers?

eastwest2300 · 12-01-2013, 08:37 PM

Not the base model..

dmhenderson · 12-01-2013, 08:40 PM

Base model was only sold from 2009-2011 and was discontinued in 2012. It came with 18" rims and 4 piston calipers iirc

eastwest2300 · 12-01-2013, 08:41 PM

yup, that is true.

dmhenderson · 12-01-2013, 08:41 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by StangerGT

Dedicated track pads are a must... if ur willing to spend the money and time to install a turbo... then slapping some track pads on every so often shouldn't be an issue..

Well I need to replace my street pads first so I want to get something a little sturdier than whatever came with it stock. I'm not going to drive around with track pads on it. Also, I'm supercharged not turbo'd.

I won't see the track until next spring and even then I'm gonna need lessons.

b1adesofcha0s · 12-02-2013, 12:04 AM

I DD'd my Z with Carbotech XP8's on it for over a year without any issues. The brake dust would probably bother you a lot more than it bothered me though.

Red__Zed · 12-02-2013, 12:18 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by StangerGT

dont z's already come with 6 piston calipers?

4 pistons for the akebonos

Quote:

Originally Posted by dmhenderson

Base model was only sold from 2009-2011 and was discontinued in 2012. It came with 18" rims and 4 piston calipers iirc

the base model was not discontinued, and the base brakes are not 4 piston.

Red__Zed · 12-02-2013, 12:20 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by m4a1mustang

You really don't want to run any street pad on track. You might be fine with a Ferodo DS2500 on track while you're still learning and going slow, but if you are going to do any real track work you need to be looking at real track pads.

That said, Ferodo DS2500 (for the street) all the way.

I second the DS2500 as a great street pad, along with the idea of a set of pads specifically for track use.

dmhenderson · 12-02-2013, 12:22 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Red__Zed

4 pistons for the akebonos

the base model was not discontinued, and the base brakes are not 4 piston.

Yes it was. The sport became the base. The base used to start at ~28k. The sport was 31. Now the "base" is 32k (old sport).

It used to go: Base, sport, touring, nismo
Now it goes: Base, roadster, nismo

12-01-2013, 08:01 PM	#4246 (permalink)
m4a1mustang A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Northern VA Posts: 55,385 Drives: on two wheels Rep Power: 6962	You really don't want to run any street pad on track. You might be fine with a Ferodo DS2500 on track while you're still learning and going slow, but if you are going to do any real track work you need to be looking at real track pads. That said, Ferodo DS2500 (for the street) all the way. XwChriswX and StangerGT like this. __________________ - Steve Zs & Coffee - Saturdays at 10AM in Fairfax, VA and Columbia, MD (Click the banner!) LIKE us on Facebook!

12-01-2013, 08:02 PM	#4247 (permalink)
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12-01-2013, 08:21 PM	#4249 (permalink)
XwChriswX WFLYIDNNE Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: In The Fastlane Posts: 50,648 Drives: 02 GDB WRX Rep Power: 452	Blipshift is running a black friday special on some old classics through Cyber Monday if anyone is interested... I've already got my order in. blipshift \| Car shirts you want, 1 at a time, $15, Don't Drive Naked __________________ Bonnie - Stage 2, Audio build coming this fall! R.I.P. Abby 3/29/10 - 3/30/14

12-01-2013, 08:22 PM	#4250 (permalink)
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12-01-2013, 08:31 PM	#4252 (permalink)
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12-01-2013, 08:37 PM	#4253 (permalink)
eastwest2300 A True Z Fanatic Join Date: May 2010 Location: South FL Posts: 90,989 Drives: '16QX70/'21 Supra3.0 Rep Power: 2684550	Not the base model.. __________________ Infiniti QX70 & Toyota Supra 3.0 Premium

12-01-2013, 08:40 PM	#4254 (permalink)
dmhenderson A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: Maryland Posts: 5,930 Drives: AWD TT 370z Rep Power: 26	Base model was only sold from 2009-2011 and was discontinued in 2012. It came with 18" rims and 4 piston calipers iirc __________________

12-01-2013, 08:41 PM	#4255 (permalink)
eastwest2300 A True Z Fanatic Join Date: May 2010 Location: South FL Posts: 90,989 Drives: '16QX70/'21 Supra3.0 Rep Power: 2684550	yup, that is true. __________________ Infiniti QX70 & Toyota Supra 3.0 Premium

12-02-2013, 12:04 AM	#4257 (permalink)
b1adesofcha0s A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: MD Posts: 40,963 Drives: HypeTrain Choo Choo! Rep Power: 141	I DD'd my Z with Carbotech XP8's on it for over a year without any issues. The brake dust would probably bother you a lot more than it bothered me though. __________________ Project: b1adeZmobile (2009 370Z) \| Uprev Tune by AAM Competition \| Berk Exhaust Project: b1adeZmobile 2.0 (2014 C7 Z51) \| Corsa Xtreme Exhaust

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