I am hoping to take my car Road Racing when it warms up and I will have minimal mods (TBE, drop in, mbc, flash). My only area of concern is the brake pads and lines. Are they good enough to withstand a few hours of abuse?

 

I assume you're talking about HPDEs and not actual racing. I ran 4 track days with the stock pads, lines, and fluid and I was fine. No boiling fluid, no bursting lines, and very little fading.

 

You will be fine, just remember it is not a race. Spirited driving will be fine though.

 

Yes, exactly. Thanks.

 

Yea. Maybe I should have said "tracking" or "open lapping" the car or something. Oh well...

 

the only thing you might want to change is pads and fluid, it just sucks that nice brake pads are EXPENSIVE and that most good track pads you wont wanna use on the street. Maybe pagid blues or something could do double duty from what I have heard.

 

Yes it is, definitely. It doesn't hurt to add some nice brake fluid, but it's not necessary. In my first event, I just had Super Blue fluid, but everything else was stock in the brake system. The pads have no trouble taking that abuse, so I wouldn't mess with them for no reason.

 

Pads are fine if you are beginner and it goes the same with fluid, but if you have the extra cash and time, do the fluid and leave the stock pads if they are still fine.

Depend how many miles you've got for those Advan tires, make sure you change them if they are no longer good. I am suggesting BGgoodrich T/A KD as I learned from other Evo owners who do a lot of track days per year.

If you start know your car more, you may want to move to Toyo RA-1.

Basically, tires, brake pads/fluid, and an oil change is all you need for bring the Evo to track.

Have fun.

 

you can get some serious heat into the pads and fade them stock (sti, well evo is same weight and same brake system (essentially)) it depends on how aggressive you are driving. As a noob you can get them messed up easy, because a new track driver will tend to maybe ride the brake a bit instead of a good driver will know where and when to brake hard and short. I have been guilty of sorta riding (just braking too early lightly then applying serious force) the brakes on track a few times and it gets them super hot!

 

True. I was amazed at the difference in braking ability/fade resistance when I learned to stay off the brakes till I really needed them. Didn't even realize I was riding them till my instructor pointed it out.

I bought my evo used, so to be safe, I changed the fluid out, but the pads and rotors were fine, as were the advans (new set). My local track is relatively easy on tires (thankfully), but some track surfaces can really chew tires up after a long weekend.

Other than a Z06 or elise, there aren't many other cars I would want to use for an hpde. The evo just seems to beg to be pushed harder and harder. It's predictable, more than fast enough to keep up with most cars/drivers, and so far, very durable. Only thing I want is more torque, but that's after riding shotgun in my instructors Z06.

 

You should be fine as long as you do not ride them. Have fun and be safe.