It is that time again... I'm in the process of preparing for my next HPDE day. This one is at the brand new Thompson Speedway Motorsports Park and is happening in less than 2 weeks. This time I'm not being silly by trying to drag e85 out to far East Connecticut (although it did mean almost 10mph on the front straight of Lighting at NJMP).
I am getting ready to do my brakes, but I am struggling to choose brake pads that will be sufficient for my use of the car as a daily driver. The factory pads honestly did me very well and I am really only swapping because they now have 20,000 miles. The only aspects where I want the brakes to be comfortable is on my wallet and not biting too hard on the street, otherwise, they can be as loud and dusty as they want. Also, what brake fluid comes in this car DOT3 or DOT4? Can I use a good brand DOT4 synthetic over the race brands like Motul? Any suggestions @
CSG Mike? I wouldn't mind going more aggressive in the rear as it felt like the bias was a little far forward.
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Kido1986 Why running the AC over something like running the heat? Is your main goal solely to get air on the oil pan and not worry about the coolant?
Edit: The more I read and the more I see people complaining about oil temps. The last trackday was 90+F and my temps never went up to 210. It usually hovered between 203 and 206 hitting as high as 209 while on the track. This was with Mobil 1 5W20 from Sam's Club (6 quarts at $36 is pretty decent).