Right now, after you get out of school, massive pay increase coming. :tup:

It's not self pity, it's an accurate assessment of the situation. Hopefully, it won't be the long term case, but I have made a lot of bad choices in early life that I'm paying for now. I'm just trying to do what I can right now so tomorrow might be better than yesterday.

I don't have the stock parts still. And it's kind of silly to buy them, sell them, to buy them again. :icon17:

If it wasn't for school severely cutting into my work hours, I would be able to afford tracking my car on my current salary.

There you go. You've put in your school time, and now you can look forward to bigger better paychecks.

I'm just now starting to pay my dues. :icon17:

I could have tracked my car from the money I made last summer if I didn't spend it on my exhaust, springs, intakes, and new tires.

For about six pages I didn't see one mention of gheyness. How refreshing.

My apologies for the disruption. :tiphat:

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No need to apologize. The discussion between you guys was good. Thats how we learn. Heck, I learned that my Hawk HP+ pads suck.

Oh by the way, it looks like the NASA sponsored Hyperdrive at Summit in June during "Hyperfest" do not require you be a member of NASA, which means the Hyperdrive is only $40 dollars per session. There are currently multiple sessions (20 minutes each) scheduled. You can sign up for as many as you want to pay for until all are filled. I'm going to go Saturday June 16th. https://nasaproracing.com/event/1466

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I've ordered my Carbotech XP8's through Dustin@Z1 today. I'm not using them until after Zdayz, though.

Just whenever I go to Hyperfest or an HPDE.

I'll probably pick up a set for eventually when I start attending more regular HPDE 1 events. For Hyperdrives, the HP+ have been just fine.

Blades...

http://www.the370z.com/parts-sale-pr...ig-brakes.html

Thanks, but that's too much for me, especially right now. At that price though Is rather pay a bit more and get a new set from z1 that's track ready.

Talked to Dustin at Z1 who also recommended the XP8's along with Motul brake fluid. Just gonna stick with that for now. One more question, will I be ok with my all season tires at one or maybe two hyperdrives this summer/fall. I will obviously be driving at a slower pace be ause of the tires, but this will be the most likely way I will be able to go before next year.

hahaha:bowrofl::bowrofl:

$1300? Ouch.... geez man.

lol Yeah they're overpriced... But you could maybe haggle...

I was telling my boss today about how I was planning to go to Summit Point and he said he knew a guy who flipped his 335 there like a week or two ago.

I dont see the difference between them and the regular ones.

There isn't one. He's trying to say that '5k miles' is 'mint' condition. :icon17:

They are your stock sport pkg brake kit.

ahhhh. I wouldnt classify them as 'mint' condition, maybe good. But not mint.

Which is how you break the $1300 price barrier. :icon17:

Offer him $200:bowrofl::bowrofl::bowrofl:

Winning. :tup:

hahaha... talk about a kick in the nutts. Low Balling = WINNING.

Or offer him 200 pieces of trident layers :rofl2:

hahaha...:bowrofl::bowrofl:

Just XP8's all around? Or 10's front, 8's rear? If so, see if you can switch the front's to 10's...I THINK its the same price...

How the hell'd he do that?

The XP10 are a little bit more I think. Should I get the XP10 for the front too or just XP8 all around?

Don't know all the specifics, but he slid off the course at some speed and then his car hit a bump or something as it was sliding.

XP10 Front, 8 rear seemed to be the commonly agreed upon setup that was nice and even without overpowering the stock brakes. I'm happy with them as my setup.

Sliding off course with enough speed to roll is a preeeeetty good sign he was going too fast lol

Xp8 all around. I'm not changing to them until we actually go to an HPDE.

Dustin tells me the brake dust is ridiculous. He runs XP10's up front in his Z, but I want to start with something less aggressive.

Yeah after talking to Steve today I'm gonna go with XP8 all around since they are a bit more streetable than the XP10.

Its too easy to swap pads with the sport package - I'd prefer to keep my track pads off the street at all times, myself.

But to swap the pads, you need a tune right? :p

I wouldn't worry one bit about running xp8 all the time. In fact I'd prefer it to the HPS or standard Akebono. I want aggressive bite 24/7.

Not that kind of bite, Bobo.

Too bad I don't have the sports package :|

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The non-sport calipers make swapping pads a royal b*tch compared to the Akebonos.

When Kirk's Garage did my swap, I was pretty taken aback.

I believe on the non-sports, you actually have to remove the caliper to do it iirc.

Good 'ole floating caliper. The 5.0 uses those in the rear. Royal PITA to change pads because you have to use a special compressor tool that spins the piston as it compresses so you can fit the new pads.

Oh, I agree about XP8's - they're good enough on the street not to bug me. I more meant running my 10's in the front on the street. Oh, they bite hard, alright....they also get me dirty looks for how loud they squeal...

Still easy to do on a non-sport.