ke0ki2k

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I've been looking around, im going to get some stuff for z car and I was pretty set on Hawk HPS pads. But I came across Nismo's R-Tune pads and I havent seen hardly anything about them on here; anybody had any experience with em? do they improve stopping power? I'm not particularly concerned with Dust or Noise, I just want more stopping power without eating my Rotors up and somewhat descent pad life. Thanks in advance.

ryanmac516

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i have them on my car very low dust and they have been on my car for like 60000 miles

ke0ki2k

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any improvement in stopping power or reduction in fade?

SpoilsofWar

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Wow, 60k? that is serious life. Do you have them front and back or just back? I could see them lasting that long on the rears.

ryanmac516

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i didnt have my stock pads on long enough to tell about fade and havent tracked it long enough to tell if they fade from long track sessions. i have them on front and back on the non-brembo brakes. they are about to get changed out but i was trying to wait and get some used brembo to change out but i cant seem to find any at a good price.

Z1 Performance

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they are fantastic pads for a street car

drivesolo

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I had R-Tune pads on my '03, when cold they were worse than OEM for stopping power, to be expected for race pads. But leaving my house in the Z in the mornings (I live on a hill), it was always evident. At Pacific Raceways w/ Motul RB600 brake fluid, I was able to run three 20 minute sessions on a summer's day w/ no problem. I never felt any brakefade the whole day. Previously I had experienced some concerning brake fade using the OEM pads and the DOT 3 fluid.

For autoX, I think that they would only get up to temperature after the 2nd run on most courses. I think the OEM pads would be better suited for AutoX than the Nismo R-tune one.