Racing Brakes

Elmo370z · 07-15-2016, 03:35 PM

Question for people who drive there cars on the street and track and switch pads. I just bought a set for carbotech xp10/8 and a set of street pads. The carbotech pads will be on Used rotors, Should i have "my rotors reconditioned/turned with a fine cut" before racing on the track ( i was reading the instructions)? I'll have new slotted oem rotors going on the front ( I will be driving on the street until road atlanta in October and the rears have been on since i bought the car 2 1/2 years ago).

JARblue · 07-15-2016, 04:45 PM

My understanding is that changing pad compounds (i.e. ceramic to metallic) on the same rotors requires reconditioning of the rotor surface. I've heard some guys just scuff it up with sandpaper, although I've never done it and don't know what grit they use.

Jhill · 07-15-2016, 05:29 PM

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Originally Posted by Elmo370z

Question for people who drive there cars on the street and track and switch pads. I just bought a set for carbotech xp10/8 and a set of street pads. The carbotech pads will be on Used rotors, Should i have "my rotors reconditioned/turned with a fine cut" before racing on the track ( i was reading the instructions)? I'll have new slotted oem rotors going on the front ( I will be driving on the street until road atlanta in October and the rears have been on since i bought the car 2 1/2 years ago).

I don't think you'll have any problems. I just switched back and forth with xp10/xp8 and has no issues. I think that is one of the selling points of the carbotech is they are able to swap back and forth vs other pads like hawk.

Hotrodz · 07-15-2016, 08:59 PM

Yup, I'm running the same setup with no issues. If should be aware that if drive them on the street they are going to make a lot of noise even if you lube them. It's funny, since temps are near over a 100* they don't make much noise because they are always hot.

Elmo370z · 07-15-2016, 10:33 PM

Awesome, i was just worried every event i would have to get my rotors machined for the pads

Halfkiddio · 07-18-2016, 12:27 PM

I daily drove XP10/8's for a year. I sanded the rotors down on the rear as I didn't replace them. They did fine. They were great pads around town, especially when you get to play the game of how loudly you can come to a stop at red lights lol.

07-15-2016, 03:35 PM	#1 (permalink)
Elmo370z A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Apr 2013 Location: st. petersburg Posts: 5,707 Drives: 09 nissan 370z Sp M6 Rep Power: 295378	Racing Brakes Question for people who drive there cars on the street and track and switch pads. I just bought a set for carbotech xp10/8 and a set of street pads. The carbotech pads will be on Used rotors, Should i have "my rotors reconditioned/turned with a fine cut" before racing on the track ( i was reading the instructions)? I'll have new slotted oem rotors going on the front ( I will be driving on the street until road atlanta in October and the rears have been on since i bought the car 2 1/2 years ago).

07-15-2016, 04:45 PM	#2 (permalink)
JARblue A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Austin, TX Age: 43 Posts: 36,449 Drives: 11 Z34, 98 E36 M3 Rep Power: 2684440	My understanding is that changing pad compounds (i.e. ceramic to metallic) on the same rotors requires reconditioning of the rotor surface. I've heard some guys just scuff it up with sandpaper, although I've never done it and don't know what grit they use. Elmo370z likes this. __________________ 2011 370Z 6MT Sport Gun Metallic \| ARC \| CJM \| Ecutek \| FI \| Fujimura \| R2C \| SPL \| Stillen \| TWM \| Z1 \| ZSpeed \|

07-15-2016, 08:59 PM	#4 (permalink)
Hotrodz Premium Member Join Date: Aug 2012 Location: NW, AZ Posts: 9,330 Drives: 10 Nissan 370z Nismo Rep Power: 2684384	Yup, I'm running the same setup with no issues. If should be aware that if drive them on the street they are going to make a lot of noise even if you lube them. It's funny, since temps are near over a 100* they don't make much noise because they are always hot. __________________ *Fast Intentions TT Installed and Tuned by Seb at SpecialtyZ 610whp 560tq:\|Fast Intentions 3" TT-TDX*\|SpecialtyZ/Fast Intentions 72 Row Oil Cooler\|SZ 6 Puck Clutch & Flywheel\|3GsCustoms\|Z1\|Wavetrac\|Hotchkis\|Whiteline \|Blitz\|Fortune Auto 500\|Fujimura\|SPL\|H&R\|TK\|TWM\|RPM Rollbar\|Sparco\|Next Level Performance\|TrackSpec\|AeroFlow Dynamics\|Pioneer\|

07-18-2016, 12:27 PM	#6 (permalink)
Halfkiddio Enthusiast Member Join Date: Jan 2015 Location: Knoxville Age: 30 Posts: 250 Drives: 09 RAE 370Z Rep Power: 10	I daily drove XP10/8's for a year. I sanded the rotors down on the rear as I didn't replace them. They did fine. They were great pads around town, especially when you get to play the game of how loudly you can come to a stop at red lights lol. Elmo370z likes this.

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Elmo370z A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Apr 2013 Location: st. petersburg Posts: 5,707 Drives: 09 nissan 370z Sp M6 Rep Power: 295378	Awesome, i was just worried every event i would have to get my rotors machined for the pads