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At my 2nd track event, I did 4 20 min sessions and thought the stock brakes with stock fluid were great. No brake fade.
At my 3rd track event, I checked the pads and there was around 75%. So I should be good right? No, I melted the pads!
The pistons still look OK:
The rears look good:
I experienced brake fade in the 5th 20 min session, so I came in to check. Thinking back, I did notice a LOT more dust than normal when checking pressures. I would get a poof of brake dust in the air after inserting my tire pressure gauge and there was a little pile of brake dust on the bottom of the wheels. I guess that is a sign!
This was the same track as the 2nd event but in reverse. The difference was we went out on the hour. So 40 mins of down time, the brakes are probably not completely cooled down. Also, we only got 1/2 lap cool down. Next time that happens, I am going to drive down the road a couple of miles to cool the brakes down more.
Obviously, I do not recommend these pads for track use. I have an event on Nov 23, so I need new rotors and pads. I'm going to put in some Motul 600 brake fluid as well.
Here is what I am thinking and if anyone has suggestions, please chime in:
I need rotors before Nov 23, so I think I will go with stock. The Girodisk is 2-4 weeks. I may call them on Monday though.
Pads - https://www.genracer.com/g-loc-r10-rear-brake-pads-for-hyundai-veloster-n-performance/
At my 3rd track event, I checked the pads and there was around 75%. So I should be good right? No, I melted the pads!
The pistons still look OK:
The rears look good:
I experienced brake fade in the 5th 20 min session, so I came in to check. Thinking back, I did notice a LOT more dust than normal when checking pressures. I would get a poof of brake dust in the air after inserting my tire pressure gauge and there was a little pile of brake dust on the bottom of the wheels. I guess that is a sign!
This was the same track as the 2nd event but in reverse. The difference was we went out on the hour. So 40 mins of down time, the brakes are probably not completely cooled down. Also, we only got 1/2 lap cool down. Next time that happens, I am going to drive down the road a couple of miles to cool the brakes down more.
Obviously, I do not recommend these pads for track use. I have an event on Nov 23, so I need new rotors and pads. I'm going to put in some Motul 600 brake fluid as well.
Here is what I am thinking and if anyone has suggestions, please chime in:
I need rotors before Nov 23, so I think I will go with stock. The Girodisk is 2-4 weeks. I may call them on Monday though.
Pads - https://www.genracer.com/g-loc-r10-rear-brake-pads-for-hyundai-veloster-n-performance/
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Longer pedal, less brake, no vibration. It felt like brake fade when you overheat. I didn't know the pads were toast. I always come in when I get longer pedal and glad I did this time.
I really should have got it towed home. But since it could still stop, I drove home cautiously keeping distance and making sure I had run off room. I didn't touch the breaks until a few miles near home. Lifting early and down shifting to slow down.
How do you brake? At least if you mean the nordschleife by saying Nurburgring and not the GP track, it’s not exactly known to be very demanding on the brakes.
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I'm not hard on brakes and it was the Nordschleife which I agree is ok on brakes so I was shocked. It was only the fluid that boiled so replace that and it would be fine IMO.
If I used it on the gp track Id expect the brakes to be soft from the abuse
Well, braking just lightly and for longer is definitely more taxing for the brakes than braking short and hard.
Riding the brakes, is never a good thing and can deteriorate braking capability quite quickly. Braking is relative to entry speed & momentum. Driving smooth, is fast. Diving into corners applying a lot of braking, is not conducive to smooth driving and maintaining momentum thru turns.
I'm looking for alternatives to the OEM pads that are just as good or a bit better. I NEVER go to the track so I don't need racing/track pads. I just need a budget friendly alternative to the oem pads. My dealer quoted me 900 Euro for front and rear OEM pads.... I would never pay anything close to that.
I found a few alternatives on autodoc that go for about 100 Euro (front and rear), but I've only heard of the brands (A.B.S, Herth & Buss, Blue Print). I haven't tried them before. Has anyone here had them? Or can you recommend others?
I am willing to pay up to 200 euro for a complete set of pads. Anything over that is insane to me (for street use). My Megane RS 275 Trophy came with Brembo discs and pads. The price for a complete set of Brembo brake pads was 130 Euro (price at the dealer!).
I would greatly appreciate your suggestions
Edit: I am only looking for pads in Europe. Otherwise shipping and import tax would be insane.
I found a few alternatives on autodoc that go for about 100 Euro (front and rear), but I've only heard of the brands (A.B.S, Herth & Buss, Blue Print). I haven't tried them before. Has anyone here had them? Or can you recommend others?
I am willing to pay up to 200 euro for a complete set of pads. Anything over that is insane to me (for street use). My Megane RS 275 Trophy came with Brembo discs and pads. The price for a complete set of Brembo brake pads was 130 Euro (price at the dealer!).
I would greatly appreciate your suggestions
Edit: I am only looking for pads in Europe. Otherwise shipping and import tax would be insane.
Thanks! The only ones with a reasonable price are the Borg&Beck pads. I know of them but haven't tried them before. Looks like I'll have to test them. Unless Brembo release pads that fit the N before that
Blueprint are excellent parts, oem quality, I've been using them for years, also owned by bilstein.I'm looking for alternatives to the OEM pads that are just as good or a bit better. I NEVER go to the track so I don't need racing/track pads. I just need a budget friendly alternative to the oem pads. My dealer quoted me 900 Euro for front and rear OEM pads.... I would never pay anything close to that.
I found a few alternatives on autodoc that go for about 100 Euro (front and rear), but I've only heard of the brands (A.B.S, Herth & Buss, Blue Print). I haven't tried them before. Has anyone here had them? Or can you recommend others?
I am willing to pay up to 200 euro for a complete set of pads. Anything over that is insane to me (for street use). My Megane RS 275 Trophy came with Brembo discs and pads. The price for a complete set of Brembo brake pads was 130 Euro (price at the dealer!).
I would greatly appreciate your suggestions
Edit: I am only looking for pads in Europe. Otherwise shipping and import tax would be insane.
Borg and Beck were well known for their clutch kits.
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I can´t find any information about size of V-Maxx discs. I can only see that calipers have 4-pistons inside. One more thing sounds weird - Oem brake pads (Performance package) does not have wear sensors but V-Maxx home page asks to install them.