[Z06] Napa Rotors
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Drifting
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From: Seven Devils NC
Melting Slicks
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From: Cary NC
Yep! ATE Blue, Motul RBF600, Castrol SRF. All good race brake fluids. Don't bother doing the flush now with race fluid. It's too soon. About 2-4 weeks before the event would be good.
Don't bother with SS lines and all that stuff now. Go do the HPDE and see what you think. After you do a few if you're hooked then go shopping. All you need now is fresh (or reasonably new) fluids, rotors, pads. Decent set of tires to beat up on the track. Car in good working order. Get your tech done 1-2 weeks before the event. Then go, listen, learn, have lots of fun!
Don't bother with SS lines and all that stuff now. Go do the HPDE and see what you think. After you do a few if you're hooked then go shopping. All you need now is fresh (or reasonably new) fluids, rotors, pads. Decent set of tires to beat up on the track. Car in good working order. Get your tech done 1-2 weeks before the event. Then go, listen, learn, have lots of fun!
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From: Raleigh / Rolesville NC
Yep! ATE Blue, Motul RBF600, Castrol SRF. All good race brake fluids. Don't bother doing the flush now with race fluid. It's too soon. About 2-4 weeks before the event would be good.
Don't bother with SS lines and all that stuff now. Go do the HPDE and see what you think. After you do a few if you're hooked then go shopping. All you need now is fresh (or reasonably new) fluids, rotors, pads. Decent set of tires to beat up on the track. Car in good working order. Get your tech done 1-2 weeks before the event. Then go, listen, learn, have lots of fun!
Don't bother with SS lines and all that stuff now. Go do the HPDE and see what you think. After you do a few if you're hooked then go shopping. All you need now is fresh (or reasonably new) fluids, rotors, pads. Decent set of tires to beat up on the track. Car in good working order. Get your tech done 1-2 weeks before the event. Then go, listen, learn, have lots of fun!
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Racer
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From: Chapel Hill North Carolina
Good advice.. get to the track and get dialed in with your car, then put a plan together with all the stop goodies. I did my first few track events with all stock parts on my '02 ZO6. Until I started going to more events, and upgrading my car with go fast goodies, just keeping stock parts is fine. However, I did keep the fluids changed in the tranny, clutch, crank case, and brakes on a more than regular basis. Once you get a plan, then get the parts that make sense for your events, and it will save you time and money. Have fun!
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Drifting
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Cool.... Will do ... Last time I put pads on the car went to the local autozone and bought the ceramic pads from over the counter... for the street i have had no issues.... also do not get um hot other than the rare blast near the top of 4th.... so i was kinda floored when i saw the price of new OEM pads... boy they are quite expensive... no issues but did not know they were north of 150 for front and just south of 100 rear end...
Melting Slicks
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From: Cary NC
Cool.... Will do ... Last time I put pads on the car went to the local autozone and bought the ceramic pads from over the counter... for the street i have had no issues.... also do not get um hot other than the rare blast near the top of 4th.... so i was kinda floored when i saw the price of new OEM pads... boy they are quite expensive... no issues but did not know they were north of 150 for front and just south of 100 rear end...
You should be able to get Z06 front and rear pads for about $200, shipped.
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From: Raleigh / Rolesville NC
Unfortunilty the are. Then when, not IF, you decide to do more HPDEs and go to racing brake pads, $350 to $500 a set, which the fronts last 2 maybe 3 weekends. Rears will last 5-6 weekends.
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