Can we get a New Thread for Noobs to ask track wizards like LD trackrelated ???s

[The Mexican Next Door]

just wondering if others thought it would be useful? cuz i know i just spent the past 5 hours looking up different BBKs and lexan glass and etc and know i would have loved to been able to ask a few questions and actually get a response cuz other fourms they act like they know but they sound like the just repeating the damn instruction manual.....

[Rabidfox]

I've never known LD to not give his opinion :lol:

Just be prepared for the obligatory "save the mod money for track days"

[LDadrenaline]

I do have a cell phone... shit, I even have a separate number for my coaching business. lol

[The Mexican Next Door]

i didnt think anyone would want me calling them at 311am to ask about random track stuff ......but if thats an invite for me to call you that late then thats fine with me lol

[The Mexican Next Door]

so i have the option to get some big brakes for the track car and want some input from the gurus

stop tech 6 piston front and 4 piston rear or brembo 4 piston front and 4 piston rears? the price is almost the same, maybe 400 more for the stop techs but that is not a deciding factor

[LDadrenaline]

1. my preference is to skip monoblok calipers. you didnt say whether they were or not. big advantage of a BBK is being able to change brake pads in 5 minutes versus 45 minutes. monobloks require removal of the caliper since they are all one piece.

2. check the pads you can use with both. if one is really limited then it probably isn't worthwhile.

3. what in the hell car is this for? last we talked you only had the 7... lol

4. I wouldn't *touch* modifications until you get out and start driving it unless stuff is in really bad shape. Every mod you do makes it harder for you to learn to drive the car as well as puts you even further away from its limits. Unless you have someone doing testing on the car then you don't really know what to look for when you make changes (because you have no baseline)... unless you do have someone for that in which case I would assume I know who that is lol

[802Hoop]

1. my preference is to skip monoblok calipers. you didnt say whether they were or not. big advantage of a BBK is being able to change brake pads in 5 minutes versus 45 minutes. monobloks require removal of the caliper since they are all one piece.

2. check the pads you can use with both. if one is really limited then it probably isn't worthwhile.

3. what in the hell car is this for? last we talked you only had the 7... lol

4. I wouldn't *touch* modifications until you get out and start driving it unless stuff is in really bad shape. Every mod you do makes it harder for you to learn to drive the car as well as puts you even further away from its limits. Unless you have someone doing testing on the car then you don't really know what to look for when you make changes (because you have no baseline)... unless you do have someone for that in which case I would assume I know who that is lol


What he said. ^

I won't begin to claim that I'm a track guru or "wizard," but I do believe I have a good base knowledge give accurate information or at least point people in the right direction.

[802Hoop]

As far as brakes go... well, first and foremost, you'll want to flush your brake fluid and replace it with some good quality brake fluid. You may want to CONSIDER upgrading your brake pads to a more aggressive pad compound, and installing some ss lines. Also, you may want to consider installing a brake duct system. I just built one for this past weekend at Sebring, and I barely had any brake fade (only fade primarily due to the light track duty pads and a tare in the ducting I developed). Now, I am very aggressive when it comes to braking, but I can still get A LOT out of a track session with barely touching my brakes. So, my point is, it's all in how you drive it.

Down the road, I will upgrade my calipers to some 4 pot brembos, but I have other things to put that money towards right now.

Now, with all that said, if I could have afforded it, I would have installed a nice bbk long ago. There are a lot of good quality big brake kits out there, but the deciding factors come down to what LD mentioned before, plus ease of maintenance, and of course quality. I wouldn't get hung up on weight, but that counts for something too I suppose. I would primarily stick with the big names, since they're established companies that have a lot invested in the name and product. Some examples off the top of my head would be Brembo, StopTech, Alcon, Performance Friction Brakes, and AP.