artyscoob Posted September 27, 2016 Report Share Posted September 27, 2016 (edited) It might be worth checking the condition of the brake fluid in the calipers ! Edited September 27, 2016 by artyscoob Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MJP-STI Posted September 27, 2016 Author Report Share Posted September 27, 2016 Yeah already got new fluid to replace it all, thanks anyways Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Posted September 28, 2016 Report Share Posted September 28, 2016 9 hours ago, MJP-STI said: Yeah already got new fluid to replace it all, thanks anyways DOT 5.1 ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MJP-STI Posted September 28, 2016 Author Report Share Posted September 28, 2016 Castrol SRF Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
terzoscooby Posted September 28, 2016 Report Share Posted September 28, 2016 I would say this is a great example of the unpredictability of braking systems. There are many things that contribute to brake temperature and wear. I am not aware of any company that guarantees brakes for competition use. This could be a case of poor heat cycling or ineffective rear brakes or poor ventilation or a bad batch of pads or high air temps or poor front to rear balance. The list is endless. Many people over look the fact the putting huge multi pot calipers on the front reduces the work rear brakes do as it is a ratio of the piston areas, pad areas front to rear and friction coefficient of the pads. So if you double the piston area on the front and probably double the pad area then the rears do 4x less work so more heat to the front. At the end of the day pads and discs are consumables. A car should always be driven with feeling for the mechanical components unless budget is unlimited. I would always advocate to change driving style as soon as fade is detected. Simply back off as you have reached the design limits of the components. The clinic have been very good sending out an uprated set but I would certainly be looking at the balance in the system and further cooling. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Gaffer Posted September 29, 2016 Report Share Posted September 29, 2016 Hi, heres a set that’s 2 years old, races at Santa pod every opportunity, recently did a track day at silverstone, its his daily drive and runs just shy of 700 BHP............ I must add though these are furnished with pagid RS pads at a tad over £300.00 a set, two years on though and pletey used they are still fully serviceable. kev Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MJP-STI Posted September 29, 2016 Author Report Share Posted September 29, 2016 (edited) swapped them all today, pads and disc's, or I should say backing plates and disc's, every pad gone Edited September 29, 2016 by MJP-STI Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrisp77 Posted October 1, 2016 Report Share Posted October 1, 2016 you've had your money out of those Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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