life of rotors with race pads

kenn_chan · 03-16-2010, 09:20 AM

Ok,

current setup:

1st gen body
2nd gen crossmember swap

929 master adapted to FC3s mastervac
tilton bias adjuster

front:
315mm x 28mm front rotors
nissan Z32 front 4 pots
hawk 9012 blue race pads

rear
FC stock rotors
FC calipers
hawk Black race pads

front rotors are chewed pretty badly after 80 laps at ebisu west. from two different weekends
anybody with experience with the blues? do they normally tend to chew rotors this bad? the rears with the hawk blacks are still OK for a couple of more track events.

not that I mind, ya gotta pay to play but if I can find pads that hold up to the heat like these blues do without chewing hell out of the rotors I would have more money to spend on other things (more time at track)

or possibly condoms to stop the spread of my dna

kenn

Kentetsu · 03-16-2010, 04:02 PM

My info probably won't help you much, but using Hawk pads (I forget which type, but are recommended for autocross) along with the cheapest rotors found at Rockauto (think $15.00 range) I haven't had any issues at all. 1 1/2 years on that setup and both pads and rotors are still in great shape. Probably about 15,000 miles on them.

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josh18_2k · 03-16-2010, 04:10 PM

from what i've heard blues eat rotors when theyre cold and/or wet. so driving them on the street will kill your rotors, but if you swap them at the track (minimizes cold contact), the rotors will last a long time.

moremazda · 03-16-2010, 05:53 PM

You may not be getting the rotors hot enough for the the blues. Have you a reason for running the Blues over the HP+?

Ryan

03-16-2010, 09:20 AM	#1
kenn_chan The Newbie Join Date: Jan 2010 iTrader: (0) Posts: 7 Rep Power: 0	life of rotors with race pads Ok, current setup: 1st gen body 2nd gen crossmember swap 929 master adapted to FC3s mastervac tilton bias adjuster front: 315mm x 28mm front rotors nissan Z32 front 4 pots hawk 9012 blue race pads rear FC stock rotors FC calipers hawk Black race pads front rotors are chewed pretty badly after 80 laps at ebisu west. from two different weekends anybody with experience with the blues? do they normally tend to chew rotors this bad? the rears with the hawk blacks are still OK for a couple of more track events. not that I mind, ya gotta pay to play but if I can find pads that hold up to the heat like these blues do without chewing hell out of the rotors I would have more money to spend on other things (more time at track) or possibly condoms to stop the spread of my dna kenn

03-16-2010, 04:02 PM	#2
Kentetsu RCC Contributor Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Grand Rapids, Michigan iTrader: (1) Posts: 530 Rep Power: 17	My info probably won't help you much, but using Hawk pads (I forget which type, but are recommended for autocross) along with the cheapest rotors found at Rockauto (think $15.00 range) I haven't had any issues at all. 1 1/2 years on that setup and both pads and rotors are still in great shape. Probably about 15,000 miles on them. . __________________ "Learn from the past, or it will become your future...." '85 GS 12a + LSD/Sterling carb/Respeed coilovers/Respeed front swaybar/Respeed adj. rear spring perches/Illuminas/Bilsteins on rear AutoX vids @ http://www.youtube.com/user/Kentetsu1

03-16-2010, 04:10 PM	#3
josh18_2k Rotary Fanatic Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Gresham, OR iTrader: (0) Posts: 473 Rep Power: 17	from what i've heard blues eat rotors when theyre cold and/or wet. so driving them on the street will kill your rotors, but if you swap them at the track (minimizes cold contact), the rotors will last a long time. __________________

03-16-2010, 05:53 PM	#4
moremazda shookmotorsports.com Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Rockford, IL iTrader: (1) Posts: 108 Rep Power: 17	You may not be getting the rotors hot enough for the the blues. Have you a reason for running the Blues over the HP+? Ryan