qwertay New Member 5 Member For: 9y 3m 11d Posted 27/04/17 12:20 PM Author Posted 27/04/17 12:20 PM 3 hours ago, nelsonian101 said: 3. What is your budget? Depends on how serious you are and what front width, compound tyre you are running. Depending on what I decide to go with (8 or 6T) will decide the budget really. If I get the 8 id be wiling to spend around 5-10K but if I can get a nicely priced 6T, the budget would be higher in the sort of 10-15K range. First thing on any car I buy will be upgrading the anchors (Especially on the 6T).
arronm Dropping a turd Legacy Donating Member 9,520 Member For: 18y 8m 24d Gender: Male Location: Perth Posted 27/04/17 12:31 PM Posted 27/04/17 12:31 PM V8 will go around the track all day without cooking. But will be slower than the 6
nelsonian101 Legacy Donating Member 961 Member For: 18y 26d Gender: Male Location: Sydney Posted 27/04/17 11:10 PM Posted 27/04/17 11:10 PM For brakes, best and most cost effective option would be 2nd hand 6 pot Brembo fronts with some race pads (swapped for the track day). Pads are very important. No use buying huge calipers from some obscure manufacturer if proper Racespec pads are not readily available. Don't believe any quoted coeff friction numbers or Temp ratings quoted by manufacturers. Please PM me before you waste any money. I've tried most out there with varying results on my underbraked car. Rears don't do much but a Territory upgrade is a cost effective option to 328mm. Brake fluid use something with over 320degC boiling point. Flush/bleed before every track day. 1
nelsonian101 Legacy Donating Member 961 Member For: 18y 26d Gender: Male Location: Sydney Posted 28/04/17 02:59 AM Posted 28/04/17 02:59 AM Drop out to Wakefield in a couple of weeks May 10th if you want to check the car over.
bossmang FREAKY Legacy Donating Member 12,441 Member For: 16y 6m 26d Gender: Male Location: Melbourne Posted 28/04/17 10:56 AM Posted 28/04/17 10:56 AM what pads are decent these days ol nelson. im prob only going to upgrade xr brakes to some t3 slotted for the fronts. pads I cant make up my mind. On Thu Apr 27 2017 at 10:20 PM, qwertay said: Depending on what I decide to go with (8 or 6T) will decide the budget really. If I get the 8 id be wiling to spend around 5-10K but if I can get a nicely priced 6T, the budget would be higher in the sort of 10-15K range. First thing on any car I buy will be upgrading the anchors (Especially on the 6T). how often do you seriously plan on taking your "daily" to the track. be realistic. is it just going to be a once off until sh*t starts getting expensive? or what?
Puffwagon Legacy Donating Member 16,348 Member For: 11y 5m 22d Gender: Not Telling Posted 28/04/17 11:07 AM Posted 28/04/17 11:07 AM How expensive is expensive? The one and only time I took my daily to the drags it farked the diff bushes which was $800 to fix then it used up my tyres which was only $320 and about $50 of fuel. Oh and it cost $100 to get in. Total cost $1270 for 3 passes one of which was crap cos the car broke. I'll be back there in a month but be farked if I had to pay that every time.
HI PSI Member 1,589 Member For: 20y 1m 26d Gender: Male Location: Central Queensland Posted 28/04/17 11:52 AM Posted 28/04/17 11:52 AM 54 minutes ago, Ford Freak said: what pads are decent these days ol nelson. im prob only going to upgrade xr brakes to some t3 slotted for the fronts. pads I cant make up my mind. I'm interested in this also, but with Brembo 4 pot front and rears.. Also interested in what you recommend for heavy use street pads.
OZYWALKER XR50T Legacy Donating Member 2,795 Member For: 13y 2m 20d Gender: Male Location: Western Sydney Posted 28/04/17 10:10 PM Posted 28/04/17 10:10 PM Ferodo DS2500 do the job well for street duties, very dusty though.
bossmang FREAKY Legacy Donating Member 12,441 Member For: 16y 6m 26d Gender: Male Location: Melbourne Posted 28/04/17 10:36 PM Posted 28/04/17 10:36 PM 11 hours ago, Puffwagon said: How expensive is expensive? The one and only time I took my daily to the drags it farked the diff bushes which was $800 to fix then it used up my tyres which was only $320 and about $50 of fuel. Oh and it cost $100 to get in. Total cost $1270 for 3 passes one of which was crap cos the car broke. I'll be back there in a month but be farked if I had to pay that every time. exactly ! circuit racing requires a lot more on going maintenance too as nelson said. but wait till you run off the track thinking your mark skaife and hit a wall or I <3 Bananas your car up in the kitty litter! lel
nelsonian101 Legacy Donating Member 961 Member For: 18y 26d Gender: Male Location: Sydney Posted 29/04/17 08:36 AM Posted 29/04/17 08:36 AM (edited) Re race brake pads, I recommend the following for circuit: (Bear in mind, I've tried many many brands. Best of the best. Manufacturers/distributors have approached me for independent testing as I have a reputation for destroying them in my 1800kg, underbraked, front overtyred( front) biased trackpig car) Project Mu H16-03, Hawk DTC70, Circo M207. Endless also make quality pads. PC35 are a quality street track pad. I don't care about noise or dust. Worst I have used are QFM A1RM, Hawk Ceramic and the cheaper Forzas which are probably fine for Street, but not for multiple ABS circuit stops with 285 sub 100 tread wear fronts. Edited 29/04/17 08:37 AM by nelsonian101
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