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I was wondering what you guys think of this brake kit...

Do you think its good enough for track?

My Z is a daily driver that will see the track a few times... not too many though...

So what you guys think? Or should i just wait and spring for a Front BBK?

 

No, save and get a STOPTECH BBK.

 

Thats going to take a while...

would you reccomend me doing a front BBK and maybe just upgrade the rotors for the rears?... or BBK all around?

 

jason I think ran that setup for awhile with the standard brakes, can PM him what his feedback is.

IMO it might hold up fine for autox or slower road courses or if you don't push the car too hard on road courses.

You can also look into getting some brake air ducts

The stoptech or any BBK will obviously be the better way, but stoptech kits are $4500 which is quite a bit more than $575. Just how serious are you about road course driving?

The advantage the normal brakes have over BBK is they weigh less - so better handling and the lighter rotors mean less rotational mass. So handling and accelleration will be better than the stoptech kit, but you'll run into fade much sooner.

Getting the right pads and high temp brake fluid can really help the stock brakes from what I hear. You gotta change the brake fluid every 3 months or so to get use out of it's high temp capacity. After that (or depending on how much you track) it eventually starts being more like normal brake fluid

 

You can most likely get away with stoptechs up front and the rear rotor upgrade in the back. The fronts do most of the work anyways.

 

A STOPTECH front kit is $2000.00. You don't have to get the 4-wheel kit.

 

an alternative is to buy the stock brembo brakes from people selling theirs. They usually sel em for $1500-1600 or so.

Those will stand up much better - again especially if you get some good pads and fluid. SS lines help with pedal feel/consistency too as well as deflect some of the big waves of heat that the rubber lines let thru

 

First off thats not a Performance Nissan brake kit. It is a Stoptech Stage 2 brake kit that Performance Nissan is selling. You can get the same kit from lots of places but Performance Nissan is a good choice. Now on to your questions. That is not good enough for the track. You will probably get worse performance at the track putting that kit on. The reason why is the Hawk HPS brake pads. They are mearly a low dust street pad not a track pad. They will fade in no time. If you decide OEM brakes are good for you look for a good track pad and swap it in when you go to the track. I personally would wait for a front BBK. It will definitely out perform your OEM brakes at the track.

 

really?!

The HPS are lower performing brake pads than the OEM?

Wow... well, i talked to Jason yesterday and he says the setup would be good w/ Nismo brake pads instead of the HPS... and would be rdy for track but would be more than that Stoptech kit.

Im deciding between that kit w/ the nismo pads, and a BBK... most likely the BBK since it has way better resale.

Thanks for the responses guys... let me know if anyone has any experience w/ the kit and nismo pads... would be really informative!

 

I wouldn't be suprised if the HPS pads are worse than the stock brembo pads as far as tracking goes. They're better street pads from everything I've read. Just buy a set of HP+ pads for the track and HPS for street and you have the best of both worlds aside from the hassle of changing pads...

 

It's a great upgrade for the money. I have NO reason to get a BBK right now since I am not tracking my car. So Why spend 2 grand or more when I can spend alot less and get more upgrades and better braking.

 

im going to put together a kit using the NISMO pads today since there has been alot of demand for it...

 

Jason,
what is the brake in procdure for the stage 2 with hps pads?

 

I believe it is the 5-7 hard braking from 60mph to 5mph without

have you done this yet?

these pads dont have the initial bite of the factory pads, if that is what you are experiencing?

 

GREAT Jason!

Let us know when it comes out. I've been deciding back and forth between this and a BBK.

Thanks!

 

+1, the stoptech big brake kit is more effective than the upgrade.

 

also a lot more expensive :X

 

Pads / Rotors last alot longer especially for daily driving...

Changing Pads is much easier...

New rotors are cheaper when you compare how long they last to cost...

The initial purchase is more expensive... over time... they work out to be less...

 

So when can we expect the upgrade package Jason?

 

Tomorrow I will put it online...