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just had new pads done at garage. mintex pads but nothing special. will the last a day on track? i dont want to pay and get there and they melt after a few laps! is it possible to swap pads (and then swap back etc)????
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 gti-dan
Regular  Location: Yorkshire Registered: 03 Jan 2010 Posts: 461 Status: Offline |
is it possible to swap pads (and then swap back etc)???? |
 Posted 13th Jan 2010 at 01:21
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allesclar
Seasoned Pro  Location: Sheffield Registered: 17 May 2009 Posts: 4,254 Status: Offline |
Post #2
should be fine, but vastly depends on how hard you drive.________________________________________ Team allesclar ® |
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Posted 13th Jan 2010 at 01:24
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smighall
Smeg-all  Location: b*tching and Whinging Registered: 03 Mar 2005 Posts: 10,012 Status: Offline |
Post #3
I'd personally say no, but i'm very hard on the brakes on track. I'd get another set of decent pads and just use them on track, change them over in the morning, and swap back to std pads if you're concerned.________________________________________  Seat Leon Cupra FR / 306 GTI6 / Breaking 205 GTI6 / Caterham 7 / Mercedes Sprinter 311CDI LWB Sold: Fisher Fury - Laguna DCI Estate - P1 306 XSI - E30 BMW 325i Baur Convertible - Daihatsu Fourtack - Suzuki GSXR600 - 205 Rallye |
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Posted 13th Jan 2010 at 01:28
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gti-dan
Regular Location: Yorkshire Registered: 03 Jan 2010 Posts: 461 Status: Offline |
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smighall wrote: I'd personally say no, but i'm very hard on the brakes on track. I'd get another set of decent pads and just use them on track, change them over in the morning, and swap back to std pads if you're concerned. ok i think i might do this. i might just do a half day trackday and see how the pads hold up. |
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Posted 13th Jan 2010 at 01:36
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lotek
Seasoned Pro  Location: Berkshire Registered: 04 Dec 2007 Posts: 6,107 Status: Offline |
Post #5
my pads were fine at snetterton..not sure how they would fair at different tracks, but they took a beating on my outing. |
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Posted 13th Jan 2010 at 05:02
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SteviePut
Seasoned Pro  Location: Down south Registered: 20 Oct 2005 Posts: 13,637 Status: Offline |
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I'm with Sean, I seem to be hard on my brakes be it on track or the road. I personally would cook standard pads within 2 or three corners!Incidentally, the brakes in the company van are only lasting 15k at most before metal starts hitting metal. Crazy really when you consider it has a 20k service interval. I may be hard on my brake but the point I was trying to make to Citroen garage was that it's not as if I carry much weight in the back. If I did I suspect I'd be back every 10k for new pads/discs. Having said all the above, the brakes in the van WILL not fade - no matter how hard I try. Most likely because you can't get it to go fast enough before having to brake again  ________________________________________ My old man wrote me a letter from prison once. It said if you don't want to end up in here, stay away from crime, women and drugs. Trouble is, that don't leave you much else to do, does it? |
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Posted 13th Jan 2010 at 12:49
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daveyboy
aka Jim Davey  Location: Southampton Registered: 01 Oct 2007 Posts: 8,648 Status: Offline |
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My Brembos (Bigger than a standard disk, and better cooling due to them bieng ally calipers) overheated standard pads in 3 laps at Castle Coomb. If you are doing trackdays, invest in some decent pads so that brake fade does'nt spoil your day.________________________________________ R H Davey Welding Supplies. I sell new and used welding equipment in the Hampshire area. I take on welding jobs in the evenings, ally casting repairs are one of my specialities but I can weld pretty much anything. PM me with your requirements.Some of my services: (See my for sale threads) Engine mount/chassis repair Solid Beam Mounts BACK IN PRODUCTION Harness bars |
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Posted 13th Jan 2010 at 14:49
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gti-dan
Regular Location: Yorkshire Registered: 03 Jan 2010 Posts: 461 Status: Offline |
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OK - I WAS GOING TO GET FERODO DS2500'S BUT COULDNT AFFORD THE EXTRA COST AT THE TIME. NOW IM THINKING THAT I'LL GET THEM AND FIT THEM. THEN IF POSSIBLE - GOING BACK TO MY ORIGINAL QUESTION - I WILL REFIT THE OEM'S AFTER THE TRACKDAY. IF THAT IS SAFE AND OK TO DO SO. CHEERS |
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Posted 13th Jan 2010 at 17:25
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lotek
Seasoned Pro Location: Berkshire Registered: 04 Dec 2007 Posts: 6,107 Status: Offline |
Post #9
fit the ferodos, and take the oems with you just in case.but depending on your driving style you may well find that the pads are fine after you have finished your trackday. |
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Posted 13th Jan 2010 at 18:11
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jeffers
Forum Admin Location: Leeds Registered: 14 Dec 2003 Posts: 3,702 Status: Offline |
Post #10
Fit ferodos, and if it makes you feel better either keep your oe ones as spares or swap them before and after your trackday, i personally only use my car on the road for travelling to and from trackdays and its running ferodos all the time and have no probs. *Edit* I personally would not run on standard pads on track having experienced before how badly they can go off if your anywhere near hard on the brakes! Just my 2p worth!  ________________________________________ Team Running Engine again!Team Negative Camber! My Budget track engine build thread! Now appearing at a Trackday near you!!  |
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Posted 13th Jan 2010 at 21:50
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darkgti6
Seasoned Pro  Location: Bracknell Registered: 07 Jun 2008 Posts: 1,361 Status: Offline |
Post #11
and when standard pads go boy do they go, ive gone from driver to passenger in my car approaching a roundabout before ________________________________________ Team Peugeot Sport 308 Gti�Black T'99 Gti - may she rest in peace - written off in a shunt on the A329m |
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Posted 14th Jan 2010 at 05:03
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nealh
Regular  Location: SE London Registered: 05 Mar 2008 Posts: 118 Status: Offline |
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I did a full day at Oulton (with Jeffers actually) on standard discs and pads, and they were absolutely fine. I tend to be very easy on my brakes on the road (silky-smooth style, probably  ) and take it pretty steady on track - regular breaks (15-20 minute sessions, 20-30 minute gaps between them) to allow the car to recover, and had no fade. I will be doing Sunday at Mallory on the same discs and pads, and I'm expecting them to be okay too. Fingers crossed  ________________________________________ E39 M5Ph2.5 GTI-6 |
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Posted 22nd Jan 2010 at 22:31
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