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Old Oct 22, 2015 | 04:13 PM
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Default Re: Roadracing question.

30 minutes ……. new brake fluid Dot 4 or better. I use Motul RBF 660. Stock fluid isn't bad when fresh. The stock brakes are very good but the front pads will overheat and wear out if your pushing it at all. Stock pads in the rear are fine. Please find new pads for the front that can take the heat. You'll need to bed then in before going to the track. It's important. My car never ran hot when stock. You shouldn't have that sort of problem. The front tires are going to roll over because the stock bushings allow several degrees of motion side to side. You will wear the outside edges no matter what. I started at 33 psi cold with street tires for sprints. For 30 minutes I'd consider 30 psi. I've run up to 44 psi trying to save the tires. It won't help them live longer and they will slide more. My best advise is to go with fun first at the fore in your mind.

Really, brake fluid boiling or the pads overheating is what ends the majority of first timers track days prematurely.

Les
 
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