Brake ducts

[driser]

My issue is just like a warped rotor, brakes were stopping well, just shaking really bad when hard on them. It got a little better in the 3rd and 4th sessions, but still there.

I talked to someone at the track that said that carbotech has a street pad and track pad that might work without swapping rotors, so might try those as well.

[JusticePete]

DTC 30 pads are not enough pad for an aggressively driven 5th Gen on track. DTC 30 are fine for the rears when used with DTC 60 up front.

[Synner]

Yeah I realized by the 3rd lap when they still didn't feel like they had warmed up that they were just lacking with the new tire setup. The rest of the day I was just waiting for the rotor or pad to overheat. And it was even on a cold day taking it easy due to the cold track so I lucked out. All I managed to destroy was a diffuser when things shifted and melted. Clearly I'm not trying hard enough if thats all I break.

I will likely go XR1/XR3 since everyone has good luck with them, I just dont like the price. Or the inevitable wife tax when I buy more stuff after telling her I was done until something breaks. LOL

[JusticePete]

The Wife Tax doubles the CobaltFriction pad price, but what can she for $20?

[Synner]

LOL, shared bank accounts gives her 20/20 vision to see through my b.s.

[SSSoon]

Originally Posted by Synner

All I managed to destroy was a diffuser when things shifted and melted.

I am having trouble imagining what exactly shifted and how it melted the diffuser. Inquiring minds want to know.

[Synner]

I think my exhaust bumped something, its hangin kinda low and new clamps are on the way to try and hold it better. It moved a bit during the first session, got close to the diffuser, and a few track sessions later my diffuser was a puddle of goo. A quad tip setup will go on next so I have 50% less surface area to melt since they don't have a bottom. Or at least thats the excuse I'm using.

[Avalnch]

Finally got my act together and fitted the ducts to the front air deflector.
Pic is pretty much the same as most everyone has already done here. Thanks for all the great posts guys.

[ssmike]

Originally Posted by Avalnch

Finally got my act together and fitted the ducts to the front air deflector.
Pic is pretty much the same as most everyone has already done here. Thanks for all the great posts guys.
Attachment 609061

Looks like a good start!

[SSSoon]

Originally Posted by driser

After pulling the wheels tonight to change back to street pads, I noticed the tubing collapsed a little in one spot. I have mine routed the same as SSMike and the only place that there is an issue is where the tube runs between the steering bar (top) and the sway bar (bottom). It is probably closed down about 1/3, with no tears or any real damage. I can not see any better way to route, so I made some adjustments to try and pull it tighter to the sway bar to see if that helps.

I think the question of how much they get crushed depends on the brand of sway bar you have, as each has different shape right at the 90 degree angle. I have Pfadt, and mine were crushed down to nothing and broken open when I routed them over the sway. See pics in earlier post where I showed the new routing - it works great for me.

[Avalnch]

Originally Posted by ssmike

Looks like a good start!

Thanks, SSMike.

One question that I have is how did you guys attach the hose to the ABS plastic inlet ducts? The ducts that I received from Racer Wholesale Parts did not come with any retention lip at all on the 3" nozzle. I'm worried that the hose will just slip right off.

[ssmike]

Originally Posted by Avalnch

Thanks, SSMike.

One question that I have is how did you guys attach the hose to the ABS plastic inlet ducts? The ducts that I received from Racer Wholesale Parts did not come with any retention lip at all on the 3" nozzle. I'm worried that the hose will just slip right off.

Hose clamps seem to hold good.

[SSSoon]

Originally Posted by Avalnch

One question that I have is how did you guys attach the hose to the ABS plastic inlet ducts? The ducts that I received from Racer Wholesale Parts did not come with any retention lip at all on the 3" nozzle. I'm worried that the hose will just slip right off.

Mine are not the same as yours, but they came with a 2-3 inch long round section at the back that had a raised area at the very end, that you could clamp onto and be sure that it didn't fall off. But I had to make the whole thing shorter (to fit) so I cut that nice raised part off and left only about 1" to clamp onto. Hose clamp is holding really well, regardless. No real stress on that point as far as I can tell.

[Avalnch]

Thanks for the info. I'll have to get a pair of hose clamps.