your right i hadnt done my homework on brakes just went with word of mouth by friends and now i am a little more aware of what i need and dont i ordered the blanks and now looking into a set of hawk pads

 

dont forget the brake fluid,,,personally i use the motul rbf 660

 

Wow... people on here go a lot on "well, my boyz at the track say this" or "some peddlar pushing some wares said the other guys' are just for show." I don't discount the obvious advantage of "higher quality materials" all the way around, but to say "slotted rotors are just for show" is retarded. Notice my focus was on SLOTTED rotors, not cross-drilled as cross-drilled doesn't have the longevity of a blank or slotted rotor. Just because your boyz don't use something "and they race on the track yo so they know everytin" doesn't invalidate the fact that quality slotted rotors work better than a blank and will last just as long for a DD. You can argue against commonsense, engineering, and facts until your blue in the face... whatever floats your boat.

Because why? They drive like grannies or something? Fading isn't going to happen on a track unless your doing back and forth runs several times. Most people have at LEAST 10 - 15 minutes between runs and that's if there's almost nobody else at the track, which is plenty of time for your brakes to cool and remove any chance of fading. A long rally of hard braking and acceleration is where fading becomes a problem.

 

So did you just prove our point that slotted rotors aren't necessary?

 

Are you inferring that the only type of driving in this world is at the track, and that's the only place you need brakes? Did you somehow skip the many references to rally driving, windy road driving, Skyline drive, etc? Did I miss something the OP said that depicted his GSR as only a track car? As I said -- on the track, who cares -- you use your brakes once every 15 minutes. For those off us that actually drive our cars on the roads and enjoy taking them on back roads for the "zoom zoom" factor (own a Mazda, so hopefully no patent infringement there) of fun cruises, quick-cooling breaks become a necessary safety concern.

 

Actually, the fact that it isn't a track only car is the reason I am pushing for blanks.

But, you're right. The track doesn't work the brakes nearly as hard as the twisty, back roads. Oh, and the rally duty that his GSR is going to see as well.

 

hahaha

 

 

Wow. I have a strong desire to ban you for your straight ignorance.

 

Was my statement of "don't discount a quality product that is used in many situations because yo have straight-line track driving on the brain" ignorant?

I guess since my information didn't come from the 196/200 people that use blanks at the track.... must have been