WhyNotZoidberg?
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- Location
- Chi-Town
- Car(s)
- 2017 GTI, 2015 TDI
Tried searching for this topic, but either there isn't one, or my search-fu sucks. Sorry if the latter.
I got a PP GTI (with the R brakes, 340mm front discs), which are great for driving around, but at track days they're less than adequate, to put it mildly (they're garbage if I want to be blunt )
Here's what I mean by that: I can go about half-way through the first 30-min session before they overheat badly, where at the end of the session my brake distance doubles and get almost outbraked by 370Z's with their terribly undersized brakes. In the 2nd & 3rd sessions they overheat on the 2nd lap, and at the end of the track day the rotors are warped.
First time I had the stock rotors w/ EBC yellows (pads properly broken-in ahead of time). Replaced the warped rotors with flat cryo-treated Centrics, new pads (also broken-in prior), and these lasted 2 track days before warping. I let the brakes cool on my cooldown lap where I don't even touch the brakes, then leave the car on wheel stops between sessions.
I know I'm hard on brakes on the track, but that's how I learned to go since I was racing karts when I was a kid. This has not been an issue in my old E39 M5 or my even older 928 GTS back in the day when I was younger and really driving like a madman
I also run ATE Typ200 brake fluid, eversince I boiled the stock fluid just driving fast on twisties, and I change it a couple times/yr.
I know there are BBKs that cost $2000-$5000, but beyond the crazy upfront cost, they also cost a ton to replace pads & rotors on top of very few options for said pads & rot.
Does anyone know of any stock VAG (or otherwise) option for a brakes upgrade that would be close to a drop-in (with minimal mods), like some Audi/Porsche brks that would fit our cars?
I got a PP GTI (with the R brakes, 340mm front discs), which are great for driving around, but at track days they're less than adequate, to put it mildly (they're garbage if I want to be blunt )
Here's what I mean by that: I can go about half-way through the first 30-min session before they overheat badly, where at the end of the session my brake distance doubles and get almost outbraked by 370Z's with their terribly undersized brakes. In the 2nd & 3rd sessions they overheat on the 2nd lap, and at the end of the track day the rotors are warped.
First time I had the stock rotors w/ EBC yellows (pads properly broken-in ahead of time). Replaced the warped rotors with flat cryo-treated Centrics, new pads (also broken-in prior), and these lasted 2 track days before warping. I let the brakes cool on my cooldown lap where I don't even touch the brakes, then leave the car on wheel stops between sessions.
I know I'm hard on brakes on the track, but that's how I learned to go since I was racing karts when I was a kid. This has not been an issue in my old E39 M5 or my even older 928 GTS back in the day when I was younger and really driving like a madman
I also run ATE Typ200 brake fluid, eversince I boiled the stock fluid just driving fast on twisties, and I change it a couple times/yr.
I know there are BBKs that cost $2000-$5000, but beyond the crazy upfront cost, they also cost a ton to replace pads & rotors on top of very few options for said pads & rot.
Does anyone know of any stock VAG (or otherwise) option for a brakes upgrade that would be close to a drop-in (with minimal mods), like some Audi/Porsche brks that would fit our cars?
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