I took the car to Sebring yesterday for the first time. From previous experience, I knew that the track is really hard on brakes, so I purchased z32 brakes.... thanks to Matt for the rotors and thanks to Taylor for the calipers and installation.

...so I get to the track yesterday moring and set-up in pit row. I run a few laps with a master instructor and get his sign-off. I start running hot laps and after lap 8 I notice the pedal is getting long. I pull into the pits and bleed the brakes with my new Japanese friend Shingo, he is here learning engrish. I go out and run some more laps and realize that the pedal is super long and I am going about 105 as I approach the braking zone for the safety pin.... luckly I was able to slow the car down and get back to the pits and park it. I managed to run some more laps before calling it a day.

Overall the car is a monster at Sebring. The car has too much power for the current status of the chassis. I need to stiffen the chassis, get bucket seats as Shingo calls them, upgrade the brake pads, and add some ducts for the front brakes.



There is a chin event on April 4th at Sebring. It's on the short course so speeds don't generally reach more than 100-110 mph. http://www.chinmotorsports.com

Patrick

 

brake fade owns j00 Funk owned his brake pads when he came down to bradenton for a little dori dori sesion. his went stright the the floor. Time for larger brake master. Dot 5 fuild and some brake ducts.

 

I hate to say this but they are brake pro's..... stillen sells them. :bbb: I should have gone with the Ferodo DS3000 as they are the only brake pad that hasn't faded on me at Sebring. Yea the rears are stock.

I was using Motul racing brake fluid.... wet boiling point is 421

Here are my future plans: Track pads up front... probably DS3000, duct work to the front brakes and track pads out back.

 

If not I have had sucuess with Porterfeild pads.

 

[QUOTE]Originally posted by Chin180sx
[BFunk owned his brake pads when he came down to bradenton for a little dori dori sesion.
AND I WANSNT CALLED BECAUSE?????????????
Dude your spilling Tea all over the place.

 

I imagine you have SS brake lines? My brake setup didn't hold well at first in Road Atlanta. It's a learning curve though, as you learn how to properly enter the car into the various turns, you start saving brake pad Thanks for the link for Sebring!

Jesse

 

yea, I do have ss lines. I am sure I was on the brakes too long in some places. A higher temp pad and better use of the brakes will help.

I have about 300 miles total seat time in this car.... it is still completely foreign to me.

Which pads and fluid did you run at RA?

thanks

 

[QUOTE]Originally posted by agentAndy

Quote:

Originally posted by Chin180sx
[BFunk owned his brake pads when he came down to bradenton for a little dori dori sesion.
AND I WANSNT CALLED BECAUSE?????????????
Dude your spilling Tea all over the place.

Because this was well over a year ago. Before we even started having drift events. Before hot tea was formed. We all know tea was cold/luke warm before 2004