[MAZOC] Official "Off-Topic" Discussion Thread

[Red__Zed]

Originally Posted by StangerGT

dont z's already come with 6 piston calipers?

4 pistons for the akebonos

Originally Posted by dmhenderson

Base model was only sold from 2009-2011 and was discontinued in 2012. It came with 18" rims and 4 piston calipers iirc

the base model was not discontinued, and the base brakes are not 4 piston.

[dmhenderson]

Originally Posted by Red__Zed

4 pistons for the akebonos


the base model was not discontinued, and the base brakes are not 4 piston.

Yes it was. The sport became the base. The base used to start at ~28k. The sport was 31. Now the "base" is 32k (old sport).

It used to go: Base, sport, touring, nismo
Now it goes: Base, roadster, nismo

[Red__Zed]

Originally Posted by dmhenderson

Yes it was. The sport became the base.

It used to go: Base, sport, touring, nismo
Now it goes: Base, roadster, nismo

You should call nissan and tell them their website is wrong.

[m4a1mustang]

Originally Posted by dmhenderson

Yes it was. The sport became the base. The base used to start at ~28k. The sport was 31. Now the "base" is 32k (old sport).

It used to go: Base, sport, touring, nismo
Now it goes: Base, roadster, nismo

No, Nissan just jacked the prices up. base model still exists. Sport is an option that can be applied to Base or Touring.

Middle of this year Nissan cut prices so base is back to 29.x.

[eastwest2300]

yup, that is true.

[b1adesofcha0s]

I DD'd my Z with Carbotech XP8's on it for over a year without any issues. The brake dust would probably bother you a lot more than it bothered me though.

[dmhenderson]

Originally Posted by b1adesofcha0s

I DD'd my Z with Carbotech XP8's on it for over a year without any issues. The brake dust would probably bother you a lot more than it bothered me though.

I don't want sintering in the rotor caps or calipers let alone the rims so yeah, it would bother me

[b1adesofcha0s]

Originally Posted by dmhenderson

I don't want sintering in the rotor caps or calipers let alone the rims so yeah, it would bother me

Generally the more aggressive the pad, the more it will dust. Your best option would be to get a separate set of track pads for track days and run something like the DS2500 the rest of the time.

[m4a1mustang]

Ds2500 still dust a lot though.

[GM_Traitor3.5]

Originally Posted by m4a1mustang

Ds2500 still dust a lot though.

Once my stock Ferodo's wear out, probably gonna go DS2500 or CarboTech AX6 on the 5-0

[b1adesofcha0s]

I miss having my XP8's. So much more braking power than the stock pads, especially with the PSS tires.

[m4a1mustang]

I ran the DS2500s on my 5.0. Fantastic.

[GM_Traitor3.5]

Originally Posted by m4a1mustang

I ran the DS2500s on my 5.0. Fantastic.

I'll sacrifice clean wheels in favor of stopping power any day

[MyKindaGuise]

Originally Posted by GM_Traitor3.5

I'll sacrifice clean wheels in favor of stopping power any day

Been using a very diluted simple green mix lately. The brake dust just falls off. Not even mad at my pads anymore.

[GM_Traitor3.5]

Originally Posted by MyKindaGuise

Been using a very diluted simple green mix lately. The brake dust just falls off. Not even mad at my pads anymore.

I use the Adam's Quick Sealant every few months on mine. With the Adam's Green Wheel cleaner, just foam them up and a light scrub takes all the dust off.