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VDC will eat rear pads guaranteed. Best to turn it off and get used to running without it, or look into getting your car tuned with EcuTek, which includes a

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Old 07-19-2016, 04:12 PM   #1 (permalink)
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VDC will eat rear pads guaranteed. Best to turn it off and get used to running without it, or look into getting your car tuned with EcuTek, which includes a track-oriented replacement for VDC. Laguna Seca is one of the harder tracks on brakes, so it's not too surprising that you ran into this issue.

Your rotors likely have a lot of deposits on them after a track day with street pads. I would recommend replacing them entirely versus resurfacing. OEM blanks are fine -- otherwise you might try StopTech slotted.

Carbotech (XP10 front, XP8 rear) is a good option for a track pad. Still streetable too, so long as you're willing to deal with some noise.
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With the VDC on. If the rear starts to step out. It will apply a rear brake to straighten the car out. First time this happen to me. I had a instructor with me. He chewed my butt off for hitting the brakes mid-turn. I had to show him on the video that I didn't do it. It scared the crap out of me when it happen.
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