prizrak
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Look into Hawk pads, I have their HPS ones, they are very popular with alot of my tuner friends as well.
He has to replace his front rotors anyway, and the price diff for better rotors isn't significant.
I haven't seen any painted calipers that didn't discolor after heavy track use, including the ones painted by the manufacturer.
FYI, the original Redstuff pads were not what I was thinking of. They recently came out with Redstuff Ceramics, which is what I had in mind - and they're actually usable on the street. The original Redstuffs nobody I know was happy with.
Also, Greenstuffs have different formulations for different applications, so what gets chewed up fast on a Miata may be different from the formulation they sell for my Jags.
A guy I know with an Evo 8 just got back from a track day-type thing. He's been driving there for a couple of months, and his times have all been consistent. Last week, he swapped out his brake lines, and he was now getting 10-15 seconds off his "standard" 3-mile times. So, that's sounding like a reasonable performance increase...
So, all things being equal, which do you think would have more of an effect: upgraded rotors, or upgraded pads?
Lastly, if I go with a larger sized rotor, do I need calipers "arched" for a larger radius, or would that small of an increase not make a difference? And, if I'm keeping my calipers...what's a good paint for brake calipers? (Gotta get some bling out of this project :lol: Don't worry, just going black.)
1: This is somewhat normal but will decrease as the brakes bed in.
2: Yes, it is possible for them to be warped from improper storage or crappy shipment.