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Originally Posted by fasteddy
Yup, Stock with Castrol SRF. I was mostly on the long course last year which give the brakes a good chance to cool down. With more power i think I will be braking more and harder
I may have to try those. I had pretty good luck with carbotech before (different car, 2005 GTO). I did find that once I got into using the xp10's hard I had heat issues that boiled the fluid. In the end I ended up going with a big brake kit and cooling later.
How are those for noise on the street? I always had noise issues with the xp 10's
Do you know Todd from Tracktime Motorsports?
Pat
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I had Carbotech XP10's on my '99 BMW M3 for over 2 years (year round –winter and summer – road and track). They produced a fair amount of noise in some conditions, and did dust a fair amount, but they were worth it for me. I would buy a set for my FR-S right now if it was within my budget. I am harder on brakes than others have mentioned, I doubt I could get more than 3 days on the long or short track at BIR with the front set. Also, I prefer the same compound on all corners.
I ran CL Brakes RC6 pads with AP Racing Super 600 Brake Fluid two years ago at Brainerd on the short track in my FR-S.
EPIC braking from this setup (with 225/45R17 BF Goodrich Rivals). On this track setup, I need to brake hard at almost every corner from #3 to the end. No fluid boiling, no fade. Still I am going to try to go back to Carbotech next time I save enough for another big track outing because the CL RC6 was more difficult to modulate than the last time I use the Carbotech (but that was on my BMW M3). The CL RC6 pads also ate the rotors quickly, something the Carbotechs do not usually do.