This is a good discussion

Yes a fair amount.

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I've never heard of CTbrakes. Not saying they are bad just never heard of them and actually never heard of a pad that has a 250-2000 operating range. My experience is with Pagid, Axxis, Hawk, EBC, various OEM suppliers, and Mintex.

Keep in mind the graph you show starts at 500 degrees. You don"t see 500 in normal street driving so why have a pad that's ideal for high temps (i.e. a race pad) when a street pad is designed for low temp use?

Check to see if your brake dust is magnetic. If your pad is not magnetic and your dust is then you're just griding away your rotors which is my example of the cheese grater.

Keep in mind the discussion is about a race pad on the street and why it's bad.

You should try cryogenic rotors and of course less braking.

 

CT brakes aka Carbotech. They're my chosen brand due to a non-abbrasive dust; its easy to wash away and non-magnetic. The XP line of pads uses a ceramic compound. They do offer sintered metal pads, but those EAT rotors, and have a relatively narrow operating temperature range (~1250-2000).

Is my street driving ideal for my pads? No, but it does function, and function well (and yes, at the cost of reduced life). However, rotors are a wear and tear item to me, and they will crack before getting too thin from extreme heat cycling with my use.


I've tried cryo treated rotors and got no extra life out of them (Cryostop, which are cryo treated centric premium rotors); I've tried EBC, Brembo, OEM, and Centric regular [aka c-tec] and generally get the same results regardless of rotor brand.


Less braking is difficult to do when I'm running within a few percent of the record times for my given car. If I could, I would; I data log my track time. My laps are limited by throttle application rather than braking too much; I ***** foot it through some turns.

 

so where are we? I think we've hashed out that street pads are best for the street and using you as an example, race pads can be run of the street but aren't the preferred choice, especially if all you do is drive ont he street.

 

I wouldn't recommend them at all for only street use. Just that you can with most race pads, albeit with sub-optimal results for most.

 

I need to replace my front rotors soon. Has anyone tried these Centric rotors from Tirerack before? Or can you please recommend something for my non-sport G? Thanks!

Centric Premium Rotor

 

Anyone?

 

Those are really good and a bit cheaper then OEM. Those are the next set i am buying!

 

I ordered those Centric rotors for my front. Also put Neal as my sale rep

 

Cool man once installed let us know if you felt an improvement over oem.....

 

Will do. They won't be here until early Oct though.

 

Hello, good evening. Hopefully someone can help me out. I'm tagging on to an old thread here instead of creating a new one. I have been searching and searching and this comes the closest to answering my question. I have a 2008 G35s Sedan. It is a true sport package, but doesn't have the Akebono sport brakes as those weren't part of the sport package until 2009. My challenge however is figuring out replacement brake pads for my year/model car. Even called a couple parts stores and couldn't get a answer I felt comfortable with. I think that i have decided to go with the Akebono brand ACT replacement ceramic pads, and I just want to be 100% certain that I'm ordering the right parts. Sorry for the long winded question and thanks very much in advance!!

 

I don't have actual experience with Akebono pads on the G, but I have a set on my Honda minivan for the last year and over 10k miles. OEM Honda pads fade and glaze the OEM rotors which is prone to overheat and wrap. The Honda issue is well known and all over the internet. Centrix rotors and Akebono pads work well together on that car and I don't doubt that they should work for the G.

 

Am I the only one here that realizes Mikes initial recommendations weren't even race pads? They were both performance street pads, and very good ones at that- perfect for OP's stated need.

I would add Racingbrake et500's to that list. I run them and have nothing but praise for them on the street.

 

Haha. Oops. Old thread foul! My bad.

 

Older thread but still good info to keep fresh for people who will be buying these great cars with a few miles on them and need maintenance. These pads mentioned above also work for the 2008-2009 without the sport brakes.