Track input on brakes

JWillis72 · 01-02-2015, 09:21 AM

Motul RBF 600

I think yellow stuff pads are a good place to start if you want something you can also run on the street. They make a little noise on the street at times but not bad and seem to take the heat well on the track. Does the car have the sport brakes?

glw · 01-02-2015, 05:04 PM

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Originally Posted by JWillis72

Motul RBF 600

I think yellow stuff pads are a good place to start if you want something you can also run on the street. They make a little noise on the street at times but not bad and seem to take the heat well on the track. Does the car have the sport brakes?

I, too, use Motul RBF600 and yellow stuff pads front and rear. I flushed out both the clutch and brake fluids for my first track day and got some fresh Hankook R-S3's. I had no issues except for fuel starvation.

Rusty · 01-02-2015, 07:18 PM

My first year tracking. I ran Yellowstuff pads, Motul 600 brake fluid, and stainless lines. If you have a manual. Flush the the old clutch fluid out, and replace Motul 600. Wrap some insulation around the clutch line down by the transmission, where the exhaust is. As your skills increase. Start looking at oil coolers, better pads, brake ducts for the front, tires, Gopro camera.

FL 4Motion · 01-02-2015, 07:54 PM

I think its been well covered now, but what the hell, my 2 cents

1. Brake/clutch fluid- Motul RBF 600 or equivalent

2. Brake pads, I like Carbotech, if you're just starting out, xp8s should suffice, as you get more experienced, step up to xp10 front / Xp 8 rear.

3. Oil cooler. Might need this sooner rather than later.

4. Keep you tank full to start each session. Eventually that won't cut it and you'll need a fuel starve fix. Contact plunk on here at CJM

5. Read that big list posted above, good info there.

6. Have fun and treat it as a learning experience, work on improving yourself, ie check your ego at the gate.

Robert Yuras · 01-02-2015, 08:52 PM

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Originally Posted by FL 4Motion

6. Have fun and treat it as a learning experience, work on improving yourself, ie check your ego at the gate.

I wish I could put that on a huge poster at the entrance to every track I've been too. Try being an instructor and sitting in a 100K+ car with a rookie driver...the entire first two sessions are ego smashers.

Read T · 01-02-2015, 09:37 PM

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Originally Posted by Robert Yuras

I wish I could put that on a huge poster at the entrance to every track I've been too. Try being an instructor and sitting in a 100K+ car with a rookie driver...the entire first two sessions are ego smashers.

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Merv · 01-04-2015, 10:49 AM

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Originally Posted by Read T

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Just watched those videos. Very informative.

Rusty · 01-03-2015, 03:08 AM

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Originally Posted by Robert Yuras

I wish I could put that on a huge poster at the entrance to every track I've been too. Try being an instructor and sitting in a 100K+ car with a rookie driver...the entire first two sessions are ego smashers.

My first trackday. I had a guy in a Viper ARC crash in front of me.

It was the guys first time on a track ever,

and his last.

01-02-2015, 09:21 AM	#1 (permalink)
JWillis72 A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Sep 2013 Location: Fort Myers FL Posts: 2,002 Drives: 2009 370Z yellow 7AT Rep Power: 46	Motul RBF 600 I think yellow stuff pads are a good place to start if you want something you can also run on the street. They make a little noise on the street at times but not bad and seem to take the heat well on the track. Does the car have the sport brakes? Rusty and glw like this.

01-02-2015, 07:18 PM	#3 (permalink)
Rusty A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: Fayettenam,Pennsyltucky Age: 70 Posts: 35,571 Drives: 2011 Nismo GM 6M Rep Power: 2684440	My first year tracking. I ran Yellowstuff pads, Motul 600 brake fluid, and stainless lines. If you have a manual. Flush the the old clutch fluid out, and replace Motul 600. Wrap some insulation around the clutch line down by the transmission, where the exhaust is. As your skills increase. Start looking at oil coolers, better pads, brake ducts for the front, tires, Gopro camera. TerribleONE likes this. __________________ 浪人 - 殺し屋 "The Difficult Anytime, The Impossible By Appointment Only" http://www.the370z.com/members-370z-...o-journal.html Last edited by Rusty; 01-02-2015 at 07:21 PM.

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01-02-2015, 07:54 PM	#4 (permalink)
FL 4Motion A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: FL Posts: 4,776 Drives: Baby Shark Rep Power: 701617	I think its been well covered now, but what the hell, my 2 cents 1. Brake/clutch fluid- Motul RBF 600 or equivalent 2. Brake pads, I like Carbotech, if you're just starting out, xp8s should suffice, as you get more experienced, step up to xp10 front / Xp 8 rear. 3. Oil cooler. Might need this sooner rather than later. 4. Keep you tank full to start each session. Eventually that won't cut it and you'll need a fuel starve fix. Contact plunk on here at CJM 5. Read that big list posted above, good info there. 6. Have fun and treat it as a learning experience, work on improving yourself, ie check your ego at the gate.