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anybody used stock brake pads for a track day?please advise
thinking about just flushing the fluid with endless650 . will the stock pads hold up for a 150 track miles?? The M2 is not my track car i have a GT4 for that but just want to see how it is on track. don't feel like spending 800 for a set of raybestos ST43s for one day. thanks carl
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08-13-2017, 07:46 PM | #5 |
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So rear track pads not needed? I never ran rear track pads on my E46M3 and didn't have any issues...was thinking PFC08s up front for my first event...get some rears if there's a need
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I did the 2 day M school last year, for the M2 all of the cars had the upgraded pads so I took that as an indication that they don't believe the stock pads will hold up to repeated track use.
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OEM Rear pads will be fine as long as you're not causing the traction control light to go off all the time; in other words, as long as you are smooth with your steering inputs
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Don't do it, get proper track pads and get a full set don't be a cheap ass in a 50K+ car. Flush your brake fluid with high temp fluid too.
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I did track pads on all four corners.
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08-14-2017, 11:33 PM | #13 |
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So are the stock pads not BMW M Performance Pads? Or is it just that the M Performance Pads are really not acceptable for track use?
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08-15-2017, 12:42 PM | #15 |
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Stock pads turn to butter - I had to take to the escape road at Spa after 2 laps, real brown trouser moment.
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Different car but I can't recommend enough the Pagid RS-29 pads. Whole different ball game from stock and race wanna be pads like Ferodo DS2500 since RS-29 are full race spec pads used in various motorsport competitions from sprints to endurance racing.
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Not only will they be gone, you will also have a chance of ruining your rotors. Mine had some minor residual on it after a light track day that luckily was gone after a few days. Anymore runs could've been warped rotors.
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But it's your car, do whatever you want. I'll continue to run track pads on all 4 corners and use fresh high temp brake fluid. The extra $250 bucks is peanuts to make sure the car works properly when you factor in the cost of the car, track time, tires, gas, hotel/food for a track day. Last edited by CosmosMpower; 08-17-2017 at 02:53 PM.. |
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Did you measure caliper and rotor temps? Did you track usage on the pads and thickness of the rotors after a season? Just because you didn't have brake failure doesn't mean it's "ok".
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My comment was in the context of a single day on track running a conservative pace. Considering the OP has a GT4 for track use, this is what I understood the context to be. Also, I wouldn't install/use pads that don't have much meat on them to begin with, regardless of type. I'm not advocating stock rear pads on track as an indefinite go-to set-up. I run track pads/fluids all around myself. |
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