Brake talk.

[mazgtr]

Just another quick motorsport/performance related post.

My R32 GTR has been fitted with R33 GTR Brembo calipers and the larger 324mm disks front and rear by the cars previous owner (lucky me).

With a set of pads and some good fluid, will these brakes be up to track days? Ive seen a lot of GTR's with what seem like very expensive V8 Supercar brake kits fitted to them, these kits must be very expensive, are they really necessary, or can my setup be made to work well enough?

Thanks.

[Eug]

pads and good fluid should do it i reckon..

although these cars are built for street - they are better than the average street car.

if u are doing serious track work then MAYBE u might wanna consider rotor upgrade...

but if its for fun - why not...

GTR - gran turismo racing.

[benm]

Yes perfectly fine.

Just choose a wise set of brake pads (RB74 from www.racebrakes.com.au for instance - ~$150/front) and don't pretend to try and break any V8SC lap records on the day and you will be fine.

Do 3-4 laps and then just cruise around at 60km/h for a lap and then another 3-4 laps and call it quits for that session so you don't overheat the engine (coils/manifold/fluids etc) too much.

Don't use your handbrake at all on the day, just rest your car on your jack stand or something solid.