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Rotor wear should not be an issue once the Blues...
Posted by
Funky (NWZ)
on May 20, 2003 at 6:54 PM
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but be ready for new rotors if you drive the car hard...
posted by Scotts94z32
on May 20, 2003 at 04:54 PM
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get to operating temperature. Did you bed in the pads before the event? At low temps the blues will eat rotors like no tomorrow.
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Quick poll....What kind of pads are you using?
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Z32 Jedi
16:10:04 05/20/03
Do your pads 'creek' when you press the pedal while stopped?
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AshsZ (FabZEM All)
16:15:07 05/20/03
Re: Do your pads 'creek' when you press the pedal while stopped?
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Z32 Jedi
21:08:51 05/20/03
KVR carbon fiber pads. Silent, little dust, good street/trk (n/m)
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Technomancer
16:19:33 05/20/03
Place to get? My NA needs pads bad on front and back. (n/m)
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evanNms
16:21:54 05/20/03
You can get them from some of the forum sponsors.
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splitc5r1
16:30:27 05/20/03
That's who I got the Hawk pads from.
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Z32 Jedi
21:11:18 05/20/03
Hmm... My KVR CF pads make LOTS of dust. :-/ (n/m)
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Z-Jay (Edmonton, AB)
16:29:04 05/20/03
lots relative to what baseline? Stock pads? Metal masters? (n/m)
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Technomancer
18:43:01 05/20/03
A lot more compared to stock pads. (n/m)
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Z-Jay (Edmonton, AB)
19:20:18 05/20/03
Hawk HPS .... no noise issues (n/m)
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Luke@tirerack
16:29:20 05/20/03
great question :)
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SactoTodd
16:32:06 05/20/03
The Blue's are AWESOME for the track. (n/m)
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Guapo
16:33:25 05/20/03
yes they are ...... that's what I use at the track (n/m)
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Luke@tirerack
16:35:17 05/20/03
but be ready for new rotors if you drive the car hard...
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Scotts94z32
16:54:24 05/20/03
well ... yeah :-) (n/m)
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Guapo
17:00:39 05/20/03
Rotor wear should not be an issue once the Blues... -
Funky (NWZ)
18:54:15 05/20/03
axis metal master, bo problems and low dust. (n/m)
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creamofthecrop7
16:32:45 05/20/03
Same here (n/m)
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Chaaarmndr (NoVA)
16:59:30 05/20/03
I'm using Brake Man pads, supberb (sp) in cold and hot cond. (n/m)
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Red ZX (SoCal)
16:47:16 05/20/03
thinking about getting brakemans, how r they on dust? (n/m)
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Stang Raper
17:08:57 05/20/03
Very low for the braking. I use the Brake Man's too (n/m)
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SeedyROM
17:21:55 05/20/03
Pagen Orange, but for stock brakes Porterfield's are a good
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Scotts94z32
16:55:22 05/20/03
Aren't they dusty though? (n/m)
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Alex Lee [DE]
17:09:58 05/20/03
The PFs or the Pagen's? >>>
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Scotts94z32
17:37:40 05/20/03
PFs...True, But Still a Pain in the A$$! (n/m)
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Alex Lee [DE]
01:04:32 05/21/03
2nd. Porterfield R4s work fine for me.
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Tredmil
17:52:44 05/20/03
The rotors are pretty new.
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Z32 Jedi
21:16:40 05/20/03
There goes that theory LOL
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Tredmil
21:27:27 05/20/03
AP Pads (AP/Stillen 6 Pots)...VERY Dusty But Stops Great (n/m)
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Alex Lee [DE]
17:11:10 05/20/03
AP packages the Ferodo DS2500 with all their race calipers
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kuah@splparts.com
18:29:19 05/20/03
I ~think~ they're Ferodo's
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Alex Lee [DE]
01:02:54 05/21/03
I'm using Maxi Pads right now, the ones with wings :) (n/m)
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Red ZX (SoCal)
18:19:45 05/20/03
LOL, exactly what I was gonna say. (n/m)
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JMT-Z(St. Louis)
18:27:01 05/20/03
Any spotting? :o (n/m)
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ZXtaZTT
06:54:00 05/21/03
I've used Hawk HP Plus pads...
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Funky (NWZ)
18:51:55 05/20/03
Axis Metal Master, for a few years now, low dust, no noise
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PLEAZURE in CA (SD)
18:52:29 05/20/03
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