I've outgrown the stock brakes, and need something with a bit more endurance. Nismo r-tune pads and rotors are garbage. What do you track junkies recommend for something that wont fade easily?

I DD my car, but take it for some runs occassionally that fade the brakes to nothing in about 20 minutes. Application must fit '03-05 OEM Brembo calipers.

I hear Ferrodo pads are good, am not sure on which rotor to get with them though.

 

Ferrodo d2500 brake pads are my choice + DBA rotors. I dont get fade at all for full 20 mins session and quiet on the street. Dont forget to get some good brake fluid. I have Super blue racing.

 

I have various track pads that I used when I was tracking my wife's ZR with Brembos. I don't have a use for them anymore.

BTW, is/was your Z at ZCG? I thought I saw it parked there last week.

 

Yeah that was mine, the wheel flew off on the freeway x_X... mostly cosmetic damage, minor damage to the left front lower control arm and spindle. No other party was involved thankfully, and no one was hurt. I just skid to the shoulder on the rotor and stuff for about 300ft.

 

Ouch, did you have wheel spacers on or how did your wheel fly off?

edit: I use Project Mu B-Force with Girodisc 2-piece rotors, haven't take my car to the track with this setup yet, but from DD there is no squeak or fade. If you are interested I have a dyno comparing the dyno performance difference from the 10lbs off the rear axles.

 

It was so amazed that you didnt hit anything after the wheel fell off! I have heard some stories that people died from this kind of accident, and killed the innocent other vehicle driver! God was with you

 

This much I'm sure... lol. I've had plenty of close calls, but never been hurt yet *crosses fingers*

Scott, which track pads/rotors have you used? I don't care about dust any more, just fade-resistance.

 

Stock Brembo blanks, nothing cross-drilled or other such nonsense. I just dug out a bunch of Brembo pads. Porterfields and Hawks. I'll have to check which variant of each there was, but I used them for the open tracks and they worked perfectly.

 

Both Hawk HT-10 and Porterfield R4 are good, or R4-E for enduro.

 

I'm thinking of selling the Brembos and buying the Stoptech 14" kit for sale in the norcal classifieds. If anyone can buy my Brembo's for around $1200 while the Z is in the shop, I'll do this. Hit me up!

 

I've been looking at a set of rears. Would you split them? The fronts would certainly sell, too.

 

I have an offer for the full kit already, but am open to offers until I pick up the stoptech kit. PM me your offer for the rears.

Also, I'm looking into ST40 caliper brakepads now. I'm considering these:
Hawk HT-14
Ferodo DS3000 Endurance
Ferodo DS3000+03
PERFORMANCE FRICTION 97 Compound Race - Race pad
PERFORMANCE FRICTION 01 Compound Race - Race pad
PERFORMANCE FRICTION 1038 - Street/Track pad

I can't find enough info on the Performance Friction brakepads though... looking for info on:
Category, Max Operating Temp*, Dust, Noise, Bite/Mu (graph of friction corresponding to operating temperatures would be nice), Judder/Vibration, Pad wear, and Rotor wear.

Anyone used any of these on the streets daily driving as well? Can you please testify to how fast the rotors wear with these pads? I want the stopping power/fade resistance when I go run the car hard, but really don't want to replace rotors every oil change or anything crazy like that.