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Old 06-12-2014, 06:18 PM   #41
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Originally Posted by ATL BRZ View Post
On a car this light with near stock power levels is it possible to overcool the rotors with a ducting on a BBK to the point where race pads will not reach their MOT on track.
This can be true with cars with more weight and power as well. Some tracks simply don't present braking demands at a level that will keep a car's rotors hot enough when running ducting. Mont Tremblant is an example, summer or spring/fall.

To my way of thinking, the ideal braking system on a track car will have ducting, and the owner will have made provisions for blocking that ducting off when on that type of track. Most drivers will use tape (cheap & easy); some go to the trouble of using something like expanding foam to create shaped plugs for the duct openings in the bumper cover.
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