Measuring Braking Temps
I'm sure none of you on here have even heard of these pads, But I've have great luck with them so far, they are made by Power Stop and are called "track day" pads.
They have an HH friction code if that means anything to you, they are a carbon fiber/metallic blend.
On my last event I ran these pads in the front only and I managed to get them Red hot and they held up great, the stop tech pads in the rear however i managed to glaze those
. I am now running them front and rear (mated to centric high carbons) and have my next HPDE a week from today.
https://www.powerstop.com/product/tr...R&ss=EVOLUTION
The best part is the price, total for front and rear was about $170 from rockauto.com
they don't list them under the evo drop menu, you have to search the part number on the website, the fronts are PST1001 and rear is PST961. Ohh and they are dead quiet, I daily them as well.
The picture on the left is the car slowing down from 130mph
mods that matter
Ohlins DFV 8/9k swift springs
235/45/17 Federal 595 RS-RR
Tscomptuned acd reflash
370whp
They have an HH friction code if that means anything to you, they are a carbon fiber/metallic blend.
On my last event I ran these pads in the front only and I managed to get them Red hot and they held up great, the stop tech pads in the rear however i managed to glaze those
. I am now running them front and rear (mated to centric high carbons) and have my next HPDE a week from today.https://www.powerstop.com/product/tr...R&ss=EVOLUTION
The best part is the price, total for front and rear was about $170 from rockauto.com
they don't list them under the evo drop menu, you have to search the part number on the website, the fronts are PST1001 and rear is PST961. Ohh and they are dead quiet, I daily them as well.
The picture on the left is the car slowing down from 130mph
mods that matter
Ohlins DFV 8/9k swift springs
235/45/17 Federal 595 RS-RR
Tscomptuned acd reflash
370whp
Last edited by suby2evo; Jul 21, 2017 at 08:46 PM.
posting this here as it's more relevant:
on my current setup i'm using titanium shims to work as a heat shield - but in theory, this should keep the heat away from the pistons/calipers but keep more on the pads & rotors. given my vented pistons, should i not use the shims, let the heat come through more and let the pistons vent it.. or is it still better to use the ti shims?
on my current setup i'm using titanium shims to work as a heat shield - but in theory, this should keep the heat away from the pistons/calipers but keep more on the pads & rotors. given my vented pistons, should i not use the shims, let the heat come through more and let the pistons vent it.. or is it still better to use the ti shims?
what do you mean, specifically? i guess i'm not sold on ti shims (even though i've bought them) - the heat is stopped from going to the piston, but heat generated by braking is not decreased. so the pad will be hotter, the rotor will be hotter. The caliper will ? The theory is that the caliper will be cooler, right? And thus prevents fluid from boiling?
You want to keep as much heat as possible away from the piston and fluid. Thus you run the Ti shim.
Honestly, at your power level and use of the car, you're way over thinking your brakes.
Honestly, at your power level and use of the car, you're way over thinking your brakes.
well i've boiled twice, but on the misfitted ti shims. i haven't been out to an hpde again since getting the vented pistons, correct ti shims, etc. gotta figure it'll work better than the previous setup though
Sam overthinking something...I dont believe my eyes 
Whats pads are in there now? And a lot of that also had to do with the Ti shims not fitting properly and fully retracting thus dragging and causing excess heat IIRC
Whats pads are in there now? And a lot of that also had to do with the Ti shims not fitting properly and fully retracting thus dragging and causing excess heat IIRC
