2011 Track Junkie Thread
07-22-2011, 07:41 AM
#1941
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^Yes I do but the car is also still driven on the street once or twice a week (only when it's nice out). Am I going to be ok changing pads back and forth? From what I understand those pads will kill those rotors just doing normal driving or that's just misinformation out on the Interwebz??
They squeal a lot during street use. Especially in parking garages.
I don't think those pads will hurt the rotors, but you are wasting expensive pads. It only takes 20 30 minutes to swap them.
07-22-2011, 07:45 AM
#1942
I always though you shouldn't mix pad compounds on the same rotors or least if you're going to keep swapping pads on the same rotors you should stick with the same brand. True/False?
07-22-2011, 07:49 AM
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If you are using carbotech track pads you can get away with using their street pads on the same rotors though according to carbotech.
07-22-2011, 09:11 AM
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^Yes I do but the car is also still driven on the street once or twice a week (only when it's nice out). Am I going to be ok changing pads back and forth? From what I understand those pads will kill those rotors just doing normal driving or that's just misinformation out on the Interwebz??
They will NOT kill rotors with normal street use. They will dust like crazy and make some noise. I run XP10/XP8 on the street and track.
07-22-2011, 10:35 AM
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Oh, did not expected it to be that bad. Makes me think about a whole bunch of my co-workers who owns a BMW and swears up and down about how great their cars handles. And I always wonder, have they driven a S2000 yet? But a whole bunch of Mercedes owners at my work also says amazing thing about their mercs, I own one so I know what its like. 
07-22-2011, 01:00 PM
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Originally Posted by //steve\\' timestamp='1311347458' post='20804961
^Yes I do but the car is also still driven on the street once or twice a week (only when it's nice out). Am I going to be ok changing pads back and forth? From what I understand those pads will kill those rotors just doing normal driving or that's just misinformation out on the Interwebz??
They will NOT kill rotors with normal street use. They will dust like crazy and make some noise. I run XP10/XP8 on the street and track.
I done it all the time last year but got tired of cleaning tires so all my wheels got ugly.
Originally Posted by Beepbeep' timestamp='1311348350' post='20805001
Oh, did not expected it to be that bad. Makes me think about a whole bunch of my co-workers who owns a BMW and swears up and down about how great their cars handles. And I always wonder, have they driven a S2000 yet? But a whole bunch of Mercedes owners at my work also says amazing thing about their mercs, I own one so I know what its like.
Ah, I can imagine that to be very true.
07-25-2011, 04:23 AM
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07-25-2011, 04:40 AM
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I was thinking about putting stock seats back in my car. If I can find nice OEM Miata seats, these will be available with the harnesses.
They would need S2000 specific sliders or fixed side mount brackets. They fit in the Miata and dropped my head about 2"
This is all pending me finding OEM seats and belts.
They would need S2000 specific sliders or fixed side mount brackets. They fit in the Miata and dropped my head about 2"
This is all pending me finding OEM seats and belts.