should my rotors be this color after break in
#1
should my rotors be this color after break in
So I installed my ss lines, new rotors and hawk hp+ pads.
Got back from the break in run and this is what my rotors look like, they obviously got very hot. I have never used high performance pads like these before so not sure if rotors and pads are supposed to look like this.
Break in procedure went like so:
7 runs from between 30-40 to 10' moderate breaking
Pulled back in the driveway to adjust rear left caliper.
Went back out for 4 more 40 mph to 10 mph runs.
Then went on the high speed passes:
Did 7 runs from 75-90 mph to 15 with moderate to heavy pressure.
By the 3rd high speed run I could feel the brakes fading a tiny bit.
Drove home and parked the car without using brakes.
Hope the pads weren't dragging at all...
Got back from the break in run and this is what my rotors look like, they obviously got very hot. I have never used high performance pads like these before so not sure if rotors and pads are supposed to look like this.
Break in procedure went like so:
7 runs from between 30-40 to 10' moderate breaking
Pulled back in the driveway to adjust rear left caliper.
Went back out for 4 more 40 mph to 10 mph runs.
Then went on the high speed passes:
Did 7 runs from 75-90 mph to 15 with moderate to heavy pressure.
By the 3rd high speed run I could feel the brakes fading a tiny bit.
Drove home and parked the car without using brakes.
Hope the pads weren't dragging at all...
Last edited by FI994k; 09-12-2011 at 08:23 PM.
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I've gone through 3 sets of HP+ and they all squeal like hell. Its pretty ******* unbearable, and apparently this last set wasn't bedded all the way before a track day. Ever since that track day these pads are an instant headache.
#17
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I would gladly use shitty pads than ever use another set of these. For the track, who cares? But for around town....sheesh! I've had people and even cops come up to me in parking lots or at stop lights and ask me if my brakes were good enough to be driving on
I would gladly use shitty pads than ever use another set of these. For the track, who cares? But for around town....sheesh! I've had people and even cops come up to me in parking lots or at stop lights and ask me if my brakes were good enough to be driving on
#19
What's your opinion on doing this. They must squeal like crazy right? How much loss of braking ability do you see since they probably never get up to temp? I wouldn't go back to even a semi-race pad on the street, but I am curious. My hawk blacks squealed like crazy. However, it seemed like they stopped the car with a quickness