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NIZMOZ · 05-10-2009, 11:10 AM

Concerning the brakes. The rotors are not the problem. It's the pads. Get better pads. I found a overall good pad for the street and occasional track use. Ferado DS2500s are great for this. After several track events (some in 100 degree temps), and autox, and hill country cruises the brakes are still going strong. I also have SS lines and Motul 600 fluid.

My brakes got so hot that my Brembos went from Gold to Brown for a while during that event then turned back to gold. The caliper themselves was 800 degree's when I tested it but the brakes were holding up! Still on stock rotors after 16k of miles.

RCZ · 05-10-2009, 11:24 AM

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Originally Posted by NIZMOZ

Concerning the brakes. The rotors are not the problem. It's the pads. Get better pads. I found a overall good pad for the street and occasional track use. Ferado DS2500s are great for this. After several track events (some in 100 degree temps), and autox, and hill country cruises the brakes are still going strong. I also have SS lines and Motul 600 fluid.

My brakes got so hot that my Brembos went from Gold to Brown for a while during that event then turned back to gold. The caliper themselves was 800 degree's when I tested it but the brakes were holding up! Still on stock rotors after 16k of miles.

The same thing happened to Chris with HP+ on his car...same symptoms same everything. I don't think its the pads. The pads aren't causing the rotor to score like it does. You really think DS2500's are good? Come on, they aren't even meant to be track pads, thats what the DS300s are for. The 2500's are high performance street pads.

If this

Is happening to two different people with two different pads, then I'd say we have a problem in our hands. Also if I remember right, it happened during one of those Car and Driver type reviews a while back.

Yeah, everyones brembos do that at trackdays. My STI ones did too...except not the whole caliper, just the lettering goes from red to black....and stayed black. It doesn't turn back once it does that.

NIZMOZ · 05-11-2009, 09:57 AM

Incorrect. The DS2500 are Street/Track pad. The DS3000s are Track only pads. Been discussed on the Z forums for a while.

I had HP+ on my G35 and they did that crap to my rotors when they faded. I will never use Hawk pads again because of that.

Either way it is starting to look like a soft rotor issue.

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Originally Posted by RCZ

The same thing happened to Chris with HP+ on his car...same symptoms same everything. I don't think its the pads. The pads aren't causing the rotor to score like it does. You really think DS2500's are good? Come on, they aren't even meant to be track pads, thats what the DS300s are for. The 2500's are high performance street pads.

If this

Is happening to two different people with two different pads, then I'd say we have a problem in our hands. Also if I remember right, it happened during one of those Car and Driver type reviews a while back.

Yeah, everyones brembos do that at trackdays. My STI ones did too...except not the whole caliper, just the lettering goes from red to black....and stayed black. It doesn't turn back once it does that.

ChrisSlicks · 05-11-2009, 01:58 PM

I have the USA rep for DBA checking with DBA in Australia on ETA.

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NIZMOZ Track Member Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: San Antonio, TX Posts: 634 Drives: 07 NISMO 350Z SA M6 Rep Power: 491	Concerning the brakes. The rotors are not the problem. It's the pads. Get better pads. I found a overall good pad for the street and occasional track use. Ferado DS2500s are great for this. After several track events (some in 100 degree temps), and autox, and hill country cruises the brakes are still going strong. I also have SS lines and Motul 600 fluid. My brakes got so hot that my Brembos went from Gold to Brown for a while during that event then turned back to gold. The caliper themselves was 800 degree's when I tested it but the brakes were holding up! Still on stock rotors after 16k of miles. __________________ SOLD: 2007 NISMO 350Z #0044 Silver Alloy New DD: 2010 Titan Pro4X CC Last edited by NIZMOZ; 05-10-2009 at 11:18 AM.

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