Cracked a rotor
08-12-2008, 12:47 PM
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Originally Posted by tinkfist,Aug 12 2008, 12:24 PM
The XP12's are extremely rotor aggressive, at least from my experience on the S2000. I would not expect to get much more than a couple track events out of them.
08-12-2008, 04:40 PM
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Originally Posted by carrera4,Aug 12 2008, 04:23 PM
So it's best to completely remove the shields?
So what i did was get new ball joints and tie rod ends, and used header wrap. and so far so good.
08-12-2008, 06:08 PM
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Originally Posted by vjarnot,Aug 11 2008, 07:35 PM
but, what paint kit was used on that caliper? 
08-12-2008, 06:21 PM
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thats the op using his brakes right! 
I knew someone who used to go to the track and had s2000 stickers on his calipers that he never melted off.
He wasn't fast.
I knew someone who used to go to the track and had s2000 stickers on his calipers that he never melted off.
He wasn't fast.
08-12-2008, 06:46 PM
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Paint was G2 I think.
Saw you out there Prospect S, you were kicking my ass like I was standing still, I've got a ways to go yet...
But anyway, quick question since we've gotten on the topic. Why do people run the xp10 + xp8 combo vs xp8's or xp10's all around? The couple of times I've hit em with a pyrometer, my rears were hotter. Then again it may be that the ducting cooled them on the cooldown lap vs no ducting in the rear. I guess I wonder if the fronts run hotter even when ducted, seems like they would, but my anecdotal evidence didn't back that up. Of course, I measured at Barber which isn't hard on brakes (and following a cooldown lap) - so that could be it.
Saw you out there Prospect S, you were kicking my ass like I was standing still, I've got a ways to go yet...
But anyway, quick question since we've gotten on the topic. Why do people run the xp10 + xp8 combo vs xp8's or xp10's all around? The couple of times I've hit em with a pyrometer, my rears were hotter. Then again it may be that the ducting cooled them on the cooldown lap vs no ducting in the rear. I guess I wonder if the fronts run hotter even when ducted, seems like they would, but my anecdotal evidence didn't back that up. Of course, I measured at Barber which isn't hard on brakes (and following a cooldown lap) - so that could be it.
08-13-2008, 02:28 AM
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[QUOTE=PrOsPeCt S,Aug 12 2008, 12:22 PM] dont feel bad man. I managed to crack a brand new DBA rotor this weekend as well in atlanta, and im running XP12s F and Xp10s R. with no sheild and ducts.
was my fault really, was taking a few friends for a ride on sunday in the second to last HPDE 3 session and i guess i was stoped to long in pit lane waiting for someone to get in the car. Ill get
was my fault really, was taking a few friends for a ride on sunday in the second to last HPDE 3 session and i guess i was stoped to long in pit lane waiting for someone to get in the car. Ill get
08-13-2008, 04:04 AM
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Originally Posted by blkblks2k,Aug 13 2008, 02:28 AM
also DBAs just suck. They cracked only after one track day for me and I was using only xp8!!
so what else is out there that will last @ least 4 weekends.
