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Old 06-08-2016, 10:21 PM   #3984
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Originally Posted by DocWalt View Post
Stock brakes simply won't hold up very well without ducting, no matter what you do with pads. I'd consider myself similar to your level of driving and I was killing XP10s on stock tires and killing XP12s with the RE-71Rs. Just starting to fade them, but I was smearing the pad on the rotors and generally wasting a lot of money.
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Look into the AP Racing Sprint Kit. The pads are roughly half the price as the ones for factory calipers, you save 20lbs of unsprung weight, get better braking and longevity.

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Agree with what they said about getting a BBK if you're tracking often. I recently bought one and my only regret was not buying one two years ago. Fade is no longer an issue, pads and rotors are lasting longer, and pads are 1/2 the price. Over time, you will save money if you track frequently. There are a number of thoroughly-tested BBK options out there for this car (AP racing, stoptech, brembo, RR racing, etc.) - I would definitely consider them.
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