[ZeHeadBanger]

I’m looking for some advice/tips/suggestions here and would like to hear your thoughts on this.

I’m looking on some feedback on my brakes and how they have started to feel in the past few weeks. I’m currently running a stock vehicle with upgraded tires (RE-71R), brake pads (PMU HC800+) and brake fluid (RBF 600) and I take it to the track a few times every year. I was happy with the PMU pads but have started to lose confidence in them as I feel significant fade after 10-12 mins on the track. Now, this is where I’m a little confused – am I feeling a brake fade (glazed pads) or boiling my fluid?
- Brakes start to feel mushy around that 10-12 min mark. They don’t go down all the way to the floor but the initial bite is gone and I tend to brake a little early.
- During every day driving, I need to push my brake pedal just a little bit extra I feel to get the bite for the vehicle to start slowing down.

Do you guys think it’s because of glazed pads, or boiled fluid (I bled my fluid before my first and only track day this year) or are my rotors being eaten slowly hence increasing the amount of distance the pistons in the calipers need to travel to initiate contact with the rotors? I’m also looking to change pads for a better feedback and as of this point wouldn’t mind changing out pads just for the track days.

Any recommendations for pads apart from Carbotech XP12? (those are high on my list right now but I would like to consider more options). Should I think about changing rotors (no cracks, passes fingernail test, have 66k miles on the car)? I’m planning on installing PMU G-Four fluid and see if that improves performance and reduces, if present, the risk of boiling fluid.