MAS Prepared!

[Dan [Sac]]

Alright, well now it's feeling more like a racing weekend is ahead....just picked up a set of FD rims (the light PFD ones) wrapped in BFG Comp T/A R1 gumballs - although the Franken-motor won't be powering the blue beast, at least this way I can try staying on the track and not go off-roading. And thanks to Tony, I've got some decent brake pads now that won't make me soil myself after the 4th corner (KVR carbon fiber).

The BAPOC 2-car caravan is leaving Wednesday morning, to arrive at MAS Friday night after a layover in Denver.

To quote Oakland's very own Bubb Rubb, "woop-woop!"

[Kristen96PSE]

Dan, Glad to hear it all worked out...I hope you like the KVRs on your car...What time did you guyz end up finishing your car and Matts last night?!

Anyhow, yup BAPOC is all ready for MAS hehe beware!!! cuz BAPOC is in tha HIZZHOUSE

[tnovello]

don't forget it's not just the pads.. but the rotors too

[Kristen96PSE]

yeah yeah i know but the pads do make the difference

[dmark101]

tell me about it.

i just replaced my front rotors. they were gone. nice big groove in them and they were warped, so i replaced them with some cross-drilled brembos from stillen (only because they were close - sorry mike) and some porterfield r4s pads front/rear. seated them this evening.

also changed the 3-year old gear oil that i had, replaced with 3 quarts of MTL. an oil change is going to be done before i leave as well as a tire rotation/balance and alignment.

[halfriceboy]

Re: MAS Prepared!

Originally posted by Dan [Sac]
I've got some decent brake pads now

, yeah, decent pads.

[L|qUiD]

Yup all 3 sets

[Angelbethany]

Wonder how that caliper turned out

[Dan [Sac]]

Brake pads wear out THAT fast? I swear I've only used one set on my blue GT in the past 3 years.....damn racing - see, this woulda never happened if you would have just let go on living my life one quarter mile at a time


The other caliper was fine - Tony taxi'd me around in the morning so I could get a spare (from an SE, no less )and then dropped me off at the track - Kristen had to scoot to make sure she got to work on time, and Tony went with her (thanks for the rides, yoh! ) - I finished at the track around 5pm and then left. Now, a day later, I am home. yay.

[halfriceboy]

Dan,
i'm never using KVR's again, what about you? i'm gonna try axxis metal masters next.

[HowLeTT]

excellent choice.. although they werent too kind to my EBC slotted rotors over time.

[halfriceboy]

Originally posted by HowLeTT
excellent choice.. although they werent too kind to my EBC slotted rotors over time.

yeah, i was gonna PM you and ask you how you liked the pads. how did the MM's do at the track last year?

[HowLeTT]

They did really well, I was happy with them. I wasnt as hard on the brakes as I could/should have been since I'd only been driving a stick for a little over a month at that point, and the vehicle weight makes it a little easier on the brakes, but they did withstand some pretty hard repeated braking... like going into turn #1.

Hopefully rx7 4 piston calipers are in the future...

[probe this]

Glad to hear you made it home. Hopefully the same thing won't happen next year.