What makes the stock brakes stink?

kannibul · 11-15-2009, 12:29 AM

I was doing a bit of "hard driving" in an empty parking lot, and with that comes some hard braking...

Afterwards, my wife who was with me, commented on something being stinky, to which I replied that's the brakes. She asked me why, which I said they smell when they get hot - she of course said, aren't they semi-metallic - I said I don't think so, I think they come with organic...

So, with that, I guess this is a two-parter...

1) Are the stock pads semi-metallic or organic, or something else?
2) What makes them stink?
Bonus:
3) If they are Organic, would switching to semi-metallics be "better"?
4) When they smell, are they hot enough to be less effective?

11-15-2009, 12:29 AM	#1 (permalink)
kannibul A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Jenks, OK Posts: 2,281 Drives: 370z Touring/Sport Rep Power: 266	What makes the stock brakes stink? I was doing a bit of "hard driving" in an empty parking lot, and with that comes some hard braking... Afterwards, my wife who was with me, commented on something being stinky, to which I replied that's the brakes. She asked me why, which I said they smell when they get hot - she of course said, aren't they semi-metallic - I said I don't think so, I think they come with organic... So, with that, I guess this is a two-parter... 1) Are the stock pads semi-metallic or organic, or something else? 2) What makes them stink? Bonus: 3) If they are Organic, would switching to semi-metallics be "better"? 4) When they smell, are they hot enough to be less effective?

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