Yet Another Brakes for racing question....

[MichelleK]

Hi,

So I had a track day this week where I repeatedly got my 2018 Type R to 120mph (201 kmh actually and the first time I ever got to go that fast!), and the stock rotors with Akebono pads. I did fairly well for the 60 percent of the day, and the braking was very very good. However, by the end I had written off the rears and the front just stopped gripping strongly. Fortunately I had replaced all the brake fluid with RBF660 so the pedal was rock solid.

I was wondering what other people are using for demanding that level of performance from their car?

My local performance shop sold me stock rear rotors so that if I trash them again they're cheap to replace and a set of MX72Plus pads.

For the front they sold me Project Mu 999 pads for the track and I ordered EBC NDX Blues for daily driving.

Any thoughts on whether upgrading the front brake rotors for this sort of environment is necessary? I have more track days coming up shortly and I am reviewing everything now that I have. Any advice or experiences would be appreciated!

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[Type_RawR]

I've run mx72+ in front and rear along with girodisc at all 4 corners with fresh endless rf650 for the couple track days I've been to and had zero fade issues with this setup. I run the same rotors and mx72 street pads with the rf650 for normal street driving. I also have stainless lines at the calipers so I'm sure that's helping a bit.

 

[MichelleK]

The perf shop said I can run the 999s in the summer OFF the track, but I'm a bit skeptical. I looked at operating temperatures and they're from 200-800 degrees, vs most pads that start at 0. They are track pads.

If I'm going to run the 999s on the street I have a feeling I would be stomping on the brake pedal alot. Thanks for the notes on the rotors. I've looked at them or Paragon for the front...

 

[Type_RawR]

Yeah I'd imagine the mu pads would need some serious warm up before they get real grabby. Not to mention they are probably pretty fucking loud when cold.

 

[cfl001]

Just want to make sure you're pushing/holding the vsa for 10 seconds. Otherwise, the stability control will intervene and apply a lot of rear braking. I run hawk hps 5.0 rear pads. I run the paragon front rotors. For front pads, I'd try out the paragon/winmax p3 or r5's.

 

[MichelleK]

I'll definitely do that in a few weeks when I go back. I was wondering about those EBC Bluestuff NDX pads for the track and there are such conflicting reviews - there is no middle ground. GTR drivers seem to think they are dangerous while other people seem to love them...I decided to cancel the NDX order and ordered the RP-X fronts.

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