Poll: Have you ever experienced any brake issues on the Track in your 370?

Mike · 06-23-2014, 09:28 PM

first track day, sport brakes, HP+ pads and Valvoline synthetic fluid, on a very short track, 1.2 miles, 12 turns, Little talladega.
1200 miles on car, first time out, taking it easy, boiled the fluid, wore the brakes down to backing plates and ruined the rotors. When the fluid boils, it goes very fast. Halfway around the track they felt soft, so I backed off and coasted to the pits and it took me about 50 yards to stop from 10 mph.

Now I have stoptech trophy brakes with titanium backing plates and stillen cooling kit and have zero issues

0101 · 06-24-2014, 07:30 AM

Has anyone running the better fluid that doesn't have the boiling problem put a laser tempature reader against your brake master cylinder after a day of tracking it?
Curious how close the margin of saftey is. Is the fluid getting up to 400 degrees, 500, 599?

BGTV8 · 06-24-2014, 02:27 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by 0101

Has anyone running the better fluid that doesn't have the boiling problem put a laser tempature reader against your brake master cylinder after a day of tracking it?
Curious how close the margin of saftey is. Is the fluid getting up to 400 degrees, 500, 599?

Boiling happens in the caliper, heat goes from pad to pad backing plate to pistons to fluid.

quickboat · 06-24-2014, 03:26 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Mike

first track day, sport brakes, HP+ pads and Valvoline synthetic fluid, on a very short track, 1.2 miles, 12 turns, Little talladega.
1200 miles on car, first time out, taking it easy, boiled the fluid, wore the brakes down to backing plates and ruined the rotors. When the fluid boils, it goes very fast. Halfway around the track they felt soft, so I backed off and coasted to the pits and it took me about 50 yards to stop from 10 mph.

Now I have stoptech trophy brakes with titanium backing plates and stillen cooling kit and have zero issues

Certainly if there was an unlimited amount of upgrade cash we would all have Trophy's or heck a GTR! But I guess those of us without such resources, we stay in the stands with this car.

View Poll Results: Have you ever experienced any brake issues on the Track in your 370?
I've experienced complete brake failure(pedal to the floor) at least once	4	17.39%
I've experienced ABS issues	5	21.74%
I've experience other misc brake issues	5	21.74%
Never had a brake related issue on the track	9	39.13%
Voters: 23. You may not vote on this poll

06-23-2014, 09:28 PM	#1 (permalink)
Mike The370Z.com Sponsor Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Loganville, GA Posts: 5,944 Drives: 370z Rep Power: 2187	first track day, sport brakes, HP+ pads and Valvoline synthetic fluid, on a very short track, 1.2 miles, 12 turns, Little talladega. 1200 miles on car, first time out, taking it easy, boiled the fluid, wore the brakes down to backing plates and ruined the rotors. When the fluid boils, it goes very fast. Halfway around the track they felt soft, so I backed off and coasted to the pits and it took me about 50 yards to stop from 10 mph. Now I have stoptech trophy brakes with titanium backing plates and stillen cooling kit and have zero issues __________________ NISSAN: 75 280Z / 86 300ZX GLL /87 Sentra SE / 03 350Z / 23 Z Porsche: 93 968 / 23 Macan GTS / 93 968

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06-24-2014, 07:30 AM	#2 (permalink)
0101 Base Member Join Date: Dec 2013 Location: Stockholm, Germany Posts: 95 Drives: N/A Rep Power: 12	Has anyone running the better fluid that doesn't have the boiling problem put a laser tempature reader against your brake master cylinder after a day of tracking it? Curious how close the margin of saftey is. Is the fluid getting up to 400 degrees, 500, 599?