Standard versus Sport brake for track day
 

I read that sport brake are not that good for track day. How the non-sport brake compares? Many thanks!

The sport brakes are fine. For seriously heavy duty track use, they just need additional cooling. Just swap the fluid and pads for moderate track use. For heavy track use, add cooling ducts. The non-sport brakes would have many more issues on track.

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I've been noticing people on the Face Book group 3Z0z Z34 have been trashing on the Sport Brakes. This is coming from people who haven't had the car long enough or even pushed the car hard enough to know what they're talking about.

I would advise anyone to take opinions like this with a GIANT grain of salt and to do your research here to fact check what was said. Personally I agree with the others here, I have not had a single issue with my sport akebono brakes in both stock form or with my upgraded pads and fluid.

If you are concerned about brakes fading, switch out your fluid to a high temp solution like Motul 5.1, Brembo LCF, Brembo HTC64, Endless or Project mU.

OEM pads should be fine till you get faster but will not last long at the track compared to a pad like the Endless MX72.

Base brakes will not do well on track, a fellow member on this forum DCocci was running his base brakes for almost a year and he frequently encountered brake fade and came back to the pits with all 4 wheels smoking. I do not recommend you track on base brakes.

I run the sport brakes. With cooling ducts, Ti pad heat shields, stainless lines, 2 piece rotors, Motul 660 brake fluid, Carbotec pads. I run in Group 3 with the go fast crazies too. :driving: The sport brakes have held up fine.

Fine here. SS lines, carbotech pads, two piece rotors, cooling ducts, motul 600.

I ask because, here in Canada, the base 370Z is 30k and the model with sport brake is 46k!!!

16k for not so much better brakes.. :-(

Not much better? The sport brakes are a LOT better than the base ones.

Something does not add up. 46k is Nismo tech territory. Isn't the sport model around 35k?

Is Canada .........

You get more than brakes, you get spoiler, vLSD, nicer 19" wheels, and Rev-match if you opted for 6MT.

And maybe you have a fully loaded model and very basic model, which make the price difference a lot, for instance, here on the other side of the world, we only get fully loaded 370z with sport package.

and yes you can get better than sport brakes for less than 16k, but I don't think you can get brakes + LSD + Forged 19" wheels + tires + installation costs for less than 16k even though you may get better options than OEM :)


just my 2 cents

Yes, it's either base or full loaded. The thing is I don't need all the other bits.

I'm now wondering something... If the problem with the brake is that they are over heating, why upgrading brakes will help? Upgrading the pads and disk that better support high temperature, I understand. But how upgrading the callipers could help?

If it's 16k difference, just buy a base and buy your own aftermarket brakes.

The Akebono kit in the sport package can dissipate heat much more efficiently and faster than the base brakes.

You need to remember. Nissan designed this as a production car for the road. Note: There are multiple trims available to suit a broad range of needs. That being said there are street pad compounds in the sport brakes and dot 3 fluid which is sufficient enough to stop you from the speed limits to 0 while commuting.

When you go to a track you're entering a specific realm of needs. A great analogy is you don't go to a competition event without the proper gear or training. You wont enjoy it and you won't get the most out of it.

Therefore, upgraded pads and fluids and Stainless steel lines are a must for your safety.

What Nissan has done with our platform is give us a great canvas to start with and the aftermarket (because they exist) gives us something to paint with.

I've noticed that a huge percentage of the people who post questions and answers on Facebook have not done the minimal amount of research on the topic that is available on these forums. Therefore a lot of wrong information is thrown out there. Alternative Facts, if you will.

While higher temp pads and fluids are critical they are not the only ways to improve braking. Upgraded (larger and stronger) brakes (discs, pads, calipers) can absorb and dissipate more heat.

And facebook is terrible for advice, any idiot can post something completely wrong and it get's spread around by more idiots and there is nothing to stop it. At least hear if some idiot posts something it can be removed, locked, or clearly replied to as wrong. While it's not perfect here either (I still don't believe the MC issue is real) it's much better than facebook.

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Getting ANY information from Facebook is pointless. Especially the Z34 groups. I'm shocked that the vast majority of posters in those groups can manage to drink a glass of water without drowning, much less provide decent technical advice.

If you're gonna track, base brakes are going to be overwhelmed quickly. The base calipers do not provide enough force, the pads are sub-par and the fluid will boil.

With the sport brakes the calipers are big enough, the pads are just ok and the fluid will still boil.

You can buy a complete used Akebono brake kit on this forum in the classifieds section for about $1000 USD. You will not be able to do the same with any other aftermarket kit that is worth putting on. In my opinion, that's pretty much the least expensive, reliable and proven big brake kit you can put on the Z34.

If you only want the brakes, you can always get them used or from Z1 for a complete kit with great price, or go for a better option for less than the difference.

Or you can piece your own together and save even more money.

Trust me, you do! Syncro rev is worth whatever nissa wants to charge!!

Factory brakes have failed and I believe almost killed A magazine editor during the VIR yearly shoot out a few years ago. The reason is the OEM pads. Upgrade those and I doubt you and most of us here will have them fail.

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