Boxster S brakes?

[san rensho]

I have stock brakes on my 2.7 and they work fine on the track with the cheapest Mintex pads. Very good braking, no fade with a good brake fluid flush before the event and GT3 air scoops to cool the brakes. I go through about 1/3 Of the pad in an event. If you are burning up pads, go to a race pad.

S brakes are not going to make any difference.

[jsceash]

Originally Posted by san rensho

I have stock brakes on my 2.7 and they work fine on the track with the cheapest Mintex pads. Very good braking, no fade with a good brake fluid flush before the event and GT3 air scoops to cool the brakes. I go through about 1/3 Of the pad in an event. If you are burning up pads, go to a race pad.

S brakes are not going to make any difference.

I’m not sure how to answer your comment. Where we run, and our run group vary pretty widely, and my car is highly modified. I Have GT3 brake ducts. I run either EBC Yellow Stuff or Pagid Black pads. Homestead has 40' elevation change. Watkins Glen has 4 down hill high speed brake zone the worst would be 140' downhill to a hairpin. VIR has 230' of elevation change downhill from Maple tree to the front straight. Summit Point has 400' of elevation change. This is a highly suggested conversion in the north east in white black and red run groups.

[Topless]

S brakes will work fine with stock 17" rims as long as the wheels are straight. Get some track-capable pads in there so you don't burn down the "S" brakes next.

Hawk Blue-good
Pagid Orange- better
Raybestos ST-43- best

[jsceash]

Originally Posted by Topless

S brakes will work fine with stock 17" rims as long as the wheels are straight. Get some track-capable pads in there so you don't burn down the "S" brakes next.

Hawk Blue-good
Pagid Orange- better
Raybestos ST-43- best

When the outside temp is 80 or lower I use EBC Yellow Stuff ceramic mostly because of cost. When the temp is higher than 80 I use Pagid black RS14 Ceramic. I use Zimmerman rotors. I find in the White solo group with late passing I'm harder on my brakes. A group of about 15 of CPA-PCA run Watkins Glenn about 4 times or more a year. We all carry at least one extra set of pad every weekend we're there. First time at Summit Point We had a multi Group solo track day. I had new pads put on Thursday EBC Yellow Tech and flushed with Blue High temp fluid. Sunday there were 2-1 hour sessions The lap before the Checker would have came out on the first session pedal to the floor and in the gravel turn 1. Pulled the pads had an 1/8" to 3/16" lining left. Just the fronts. I'm thinking a bad set of pad but :ah:

[Topless]

Wow! Maybe a sticking caliper. My brother had problems with crud in the front calipers that were not fully releasing and after several flushes they seem to improve. I typically get 20 track days (2000 track miles) on the ST-43s in front, 40 or more days on the rear. I have used RS-14s and RS-29s but get a lot more life out of the 43s with better modulation.

We do have a couple of hills out here as well.

[jsceash]

Originally Posted by Topless

Wow! Maybe a sticking caliper. My brother had problems with crud in the front calipers that were not fully releasing and after several flushes they seem to improve. I typically get 20 track days (2000 track miles) on the ST-43s in front, 40 or more days on the rear. I have used RS-14s and RS-29s but get a lot more life out of the 43s with better modulation.

We do have a couple of hills out here as well.

Awesome picture I'm guessing the downhill complex Luguna Seca. My guess would be that puts a knot in your stomach the first time hit the lefthand at the top and turn blind into that downhill at speed. Thank you for your comments. and advise.

[986_c6]

[QUOTE=Topless;324511]Wow! Maybe a sticking caliper. My brother had problems with crud in the front calipers that were not fully releasing and after several flushes they seem to improve. I typically get 20 track days (2000 track miles) on the ST-43s in front, 40 or more days on the rear. I have used RS-14s and RS-29s but get a lot more life out of the 43s with better modulation.

We do have a couple of hills out here as well.

+1, you really shouldn't be burning the pads as quickly as you say.