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07-20-2015, 12:59 PM | #1 |
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Brake duct backing plates - which ones?
So I managed to get my brakes good and mushy this past weekend. It seems four 20-min track sessions in 95 deg will do that, even with RBF-600 and XP8's. So, brake ducts and an oil cooler are next on the list.
I am going to go with the APR inlets because I like my DRLs. The question is, whose backing plates? There are plates from APR, Project Mu, Touge Factory, Dremel, and probably others. Does anybody have a recommendation for one over the other? I lean to TF, mostly because they are metal, but I am open to education and the voice of experience. TIA! |
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I absolutely love the APR backing plates. Light, incredibly solid and handle heat great.
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TF for sure.
They lead the air to the center of the disc so it can pass out trough the cooling veins.
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^^ What he said. The others just blow air on the back of the disc, not into the center so it spreads through the vanes.
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I have the same question. Which ones? Why has TF's that "missing" piece? It seems that a lot of air must "escape" because of that.
I liked the project Mju because they keep the brake shield, but it seems the air is routed to the edge of the disc which seems wrong too. |
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Definitely try RT700 fluid first and possibly XP12s. I had those and the TF brake cooling setup and it was very good. Now have it with the StopTech kit and still on XP12s.
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Boo! In looking up the XP12s, I just found this on the web:
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And more broadly, does that hold any time you switch compounds? I put my stock pads back on last night, and noticed the brakes felt very weak for the first few miles. They felt almost like there was grease on the rotors. By the end of todays commute they were back to feeling like "normal" brakes. |
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Yeah, I've not had any issues with switching between street/stock pads and Carbotech tack pads.
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With Carbotechs, don't just do a few 70-20 stops. KEEP DOING it until the pedal gets soft and the brakes stink, then try not to use them getting home/pits/whatever, until they cool off.
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