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After a very unfortunate start of the season with the engine hitting a slight glitch in the first race, we put everything back together and finally started our first race at Pembrey down in south Wales on 30th-31st June. We had 3 races throughout the weekend; we came 1st in all 3 races in the Honda class and 2nd in the first race, 3rd on the second and third races on Sunday. The positioning was largely due to the track being wet from the rain and the car was not setup for a wet track. We also had contact with another racer driving a MR2 turbo on the 2nd race, causing it to take-off to the sky and land on his roof. Subsequently we suffered a few minor scratches and lost our indicator cover. Video of the crash can be found here, our crash is on lap 4. Rest of the video are here - first race - second race, part 2 of 2 Our next race will be at Mallory park on 25th August. I would like to thanks all our Sponsors support so far www.camskill.co.uk for Sponsoring all our Tyres and Spark plugs www.opieoils.co.uk for sponsoring all our engine, gearbox and brake oil www.buddyclubuk.com for the wheels www.rarerims.co.uk for the wheels www.dixoncheng.com for the car building, race car preparation, race support, setup www.dixcelbrake.co.uk for our superb carbon brake disk and pad www.fctuning.com for engine mapping CTM performance engineering – for the engine build

Hi, If you mainly use your car on the road and 1-2 track day a year I would say the Type Z carbon pad all round with normal slot disk will do. If you want better performance and have higher initial bite then I would suggest the FCR Plain or slot disk. cheers, Dixon

The Summer track day season is coming up, so I would like to start up this new group buy so everyone can get their car ready for some track action! Info can be found from - http://www.350z-uk.com/forum/viewtopic ... 727#173727 Group buy price list are below - Price list - Pads all same price for both Brembo or non brembo caliper fitment - Front Type Z pad - £130 (retail - £145) Rear Type Z pad £110 (retail - £125) Front R01 racing pad - £145 (retail - £165) Rear R01 racing pad - £125(retail - £145) For Brembo - Front Plain disk - £240 (retail - £280) Front Slot disk - £300 (retail - £350) Front FCR Carbon Plain disk - £320 (retail - £380) - FREE DAV UPGRADE Front FCR Carbon Slot disk - £360 (retail - £420) - FREE DAV UPGRADE Rear plain disk - £220 (retail - £260) Rear Slot disk - £290 (retail - £330) Rear Heat treated plain disk - £300 (retail - £350) Rear Heat treated Slot disk £350 (retail - £400) For non brembo fitment - For both version from 2002 August until 2005 September and From 2005 September until present day - Front plain disk - £135 (retail - £150) Front slot disk - £210 (retail - £230) Rear Plain disk - £115 (retail - £130) Rear Slot disk - £180 (retail - £200) Group buy will end on 30th of May and delivery date will be by the Mid June. Price for the disk are for a Pair. Delivery via DHL next day - £8 For any purchase over £200 you will get free delivery. Please put your name down and what model of your car and disk and pad you need. All our products comes with NO FADE guarantee, if you manage to get them fade under any condition included track racing. You will get a free upgrade replacement or full money back if we cannot sort out your problems. *this only apply to car upto 400whp and use with our FCR carbon series disk. Many thanks Dixon

In circuit driving, which Rotor is more beneficial: With slots Versus Without Slots or Heat versus non heat treated? Firstly about slots, rotors with slot perform better than ones without. (According to the data from our tests, performance was improved by 15～20% by using slots. Also the gas discharge effect of the slot can lower the temperature of the whole brake system, which makes stable driving possible. About running in of rotors First, here is an instruction for street use only. It depends on combination of pads and conditions of road you drive on, it takes roughly 300km～1,000km of running-in on ordinary roads. During that time, please refrain from fast or abrupt driving or do not drive in a way as to force the temperature up. Running in of rotors will be completed simply via normal driving. Circuit use Distortion or cracks in rotors happen easier if optimum driving on a circuit is conducted straight from the beginning this in turn causes judders. When using a new rotor for the first time on a circuit, start with 50% braking for about 5 minutes and then go back to the pit once and take at least a 5 minutes interval. After that, repeat 70～80% braking for about 10 minutes. Pit in again and take an interval of about 10 minutes. After that, gradually increase from 80% to 100% braking and the running in of rotors on circuit is completed.

Group buy is now ended, thanks for the interested. We now have 3 sets of Type Z carbon pad in stock for the 350Z with Brembo. Special offer price is £125 a set for the front. Comes with no Fade guarantee. cheers, Dixon

Group buy will end on Monday, if you interested please put your name down before Monday midnight. Please note we now offer free DAV disk upgrade to all the FCR Carbon series brake disk. You will be amazed by the stopping power you have with our Dixcel brake products. All our brake products comes with 1 year no crack or fade guarantee. thanks Dixon

Quick update - All the 350Z brembo fitment FCR carbon series disk now comes with DAV as standard with no extra cost. This is specially design for 350Z and Subaru only. Dual Active Ventilation Rotor - Features - Taking cooling wind from both inner and outer side of the rotor improves cooling capability significantly Strengthen the resistance of rotor strain and distortion against heat damage and judder proof performance also improved. Encourage to lead 100% potential performance of brake pads owing to quick and efficient cooling All the brake components can last longer due to low heat temperature around the brake area. Temperature different between normal OEM disk and DAV FCR Carbon slot disk - Normal braking from 150km-0 for 8 times Standard OEM disk - 553c degree Dixcel DAV FCR Carbon Slot disk - 368c degree Pad temperature - Dixcel Type Z pad with OEM disk - 185c degree Dixcel Type Z pad with DAV FCR Carbon slot disk - 144s degree

Hey Sin, No problems, love to see DC2 on the Z forum..lol If anyone have any question about the brake like not sure which one to get for your Z then please email me - sales@dixcelbrake.co.uk or just PM me. I am in Japan at the moment so it might take up to 1 day for me to get back to you. thanks Dixon

Hey Sinbad what are you doing on this forum If anyone interested in the Dixcel Brake, we are doing a special offer now. You can see the detail of the group buy in here - http://www.350z-uk.com/forum/viewtopic ... highlight= thanks Dixon

Hi everyone, I am here to offer some superb brake disk and pad combo for your 350Z, Please see below for the price list and if you need any info of our products please see the link below - http://www.350z-uk.com/forum/viewtopic ... 727#173727 Group buy price list are below - Price list - Pads all same price for both Brembo or non brembo caliper fitment - Front Type Z pad - £130 (retail - £145) Rear Type Z pad £110 (retail - £125) Front R01 racing pad - £145 (retail - £165) Rear R01 racing pad - £125(retail - £145) For Brembo - Front Plain disk - £240 (retail - £280) Front Slot disk - £300 (retail - £350) Front FCR Carbon Plain disk - £320 (retail - £380) - FREE DAV UPGRADE Front FCR Carbon Slot disk - £360 (retail - £420) - FREE DAV UPGRADE Rear plain disk - £220 (retail - £260) Rear Slot disk - £290 (retail - £330) Rear Heat treated plain disk - £300 (retail - £350) Rear Heat treated Slot disk £350 (retail - £400) For non brembo fitment - For both version from 2002 August until 2005 September and From 2005 September until present day - Front plain disk - £135 (retail - £150) Front slot disk - £210 (retail - £230) Rear Plain disk - £115 (retail - £130) Rear Slot disk - £180 (retail - £200) I am in Japan at the moment and I will be back on 9th April so the Group buy will end on 7th April. I will take all them back with me from Japan and delivery date should be on 10th April Price for the disk are for a Pair. Delivery via DHL next day - £15 For any purchase over £200 you will get free delivery. Please put your name down and what model of your car and disk and pad you need. All our products comes with NO FADE guarantee, if you manage to get them fade under any condition included track racing. You will get a free upgrade replacement or full money back if we cannot sort out your problems. *this only apple to car upto 350whp and use with our FCR carbon series disk. Many thanks Dixon

The life of the Rotor If you think you do not need to change the rotors, then you have danger right in front of you. Rotors have a lifespan and in the case of the front rotors, about 1.0mm wear on one side. * i.e. 1.0mm wear on either side of a rotor, inside or outside. In the case of the rear rotors, it’s 0.5～0.75mm wear on one side.　The minimum thickness is indicated on each rotor （Please be careful as the minimum thickness is different depending on part number）. Use beyond minimum thickness is very dangerous because of the lower heat resistance. In the worst case, rotors could be distorted or cracked easily. We do recommend you to change rotors before such things happen. What is the Heat treatment process? At our company, a strict temperature control is being implemented. Detailed information on duration and temperature cannot be made public due to corporate confidentiality; however, we are going to use some imaginary figures for explanation.　First, raise temperature by 5℃ every 10 minutes and,　when the temperature reaches 300℃, keep heating for 8hours to maintain the same temperature. After that, cool it down lower the temperature by 5℃every 10 minutes. On a graph, it is easy to see the temperature control is ideally done. Heat treatment basically takes 24 hours for the whole process. By taking as long as 24 hours, and by carrying out heat treatment slowly keeps perfect control on the temperature, distortion is avoided, the binding of metal particles is reinforced and precision in heat resistance is improved. * The cited figures in the temperature changes in the heat treatment are imaginary and so different from the time and temperatures in our actual heat treatment. What is the heat resistance temperature of disc rotors? Unlike brake pads, it is very difficult to indicate the exact temperature i.e. “ ～℃â€

No problem Stew, I will put something up in the retail session soon. Have a few sets of Type Z carbon pad in stock for 350Z actually

Yes that what we do, even our basic entry level brake pad are made by Graphite Carbon and also we have FCR Carbon disk available for Z as well. Will have some info on the trader session soon. cheers, Dixon

Sorry I didnt put the graph in, will add it back on later. Today we gonna talk about The characteristics of aggression to the brake rotor Most brake pad makers put the braking performance first and characteristics of attack to rotor second or third. As we have released a numerous rotors and offered support to races in a number of categories, we have a good understanding how much rotors affect not only braking force but also anti-abrasion capacity, anti-fade stability and anti-judder capability. Therefore, at our company, when we are carry out research and development we also take into account rotor attack characteristics. Why, then, are brake pads with strong rotor attack characteristics a problem? If brake pad with a strong rotor attack characteristics is used, it scrapes the rotor significantly and the rotor could be turned into something like a LP record. In such a state, the sliding surface is so rough it causes a dull response of the brake pedal. In addition, as it becomes impossible to keep a normal balance, judder is also caused. Additionally, as the rotor surface is now like a file, it cuts into the pad and removes the friction material thus the pad and rotor attacks each other, which in turn shortens the lifespan of the pad. Due to the thinning friction material and the rotor, the brake system itself becomes heated up easily, and so eventually become prone to fade. Heat conduction This may not be unfamiliar to most of you but it is a very important aspect in comparing the efficiency of brake pads. Friction materials consist of a variety of materials and steal fiber is one of them. Steel fiber is suitable for enhancing the pads’ performance and stiffness but too much of it causes not only stronger rotor attack characteristics but also higher heat conductivity which puts the surrounding parts under excessive heat. Some of the typical heat harms are - ●widening of calibers　 ●distortion of rotors ●fluid leakage from bleed screw ●cracks　 ●jagged surface rotor　 ●too much wear of pads ●peeling phenomenon due to curving of the backing plate　 ●brake fluid vapor lock These are all very dangerous phenomenon which could immediately cause crash on circuits. High braking performance is particularly expected from racing pads and so contains a large quantity of steel fiber. However, that causes the pads to be heat conductive and also to heat up easily. We have succeeded in developing a race pad with low heat conductivity by using as little steel fiber as possible. The name of the pad is R01. Please experience it with your car this excellent performance cannot possibly be shown in data.

Before I start trading on this forum, I would like to put up some useful information here so everyone can understand the Braking system more before buying any aftermarket Brake disk/pad. ----------------------------------------------------------------- What is Friction Co-efficiency? One of the important elements in the evaluation of brake pads is “friction co-efficiencyâ€

lol, yes its on Honda site as well. I am new to this forum, I will be putting some new products with great deal on the trader session very soon. cheers, Dixon

Hi guys, I am a new trader here from Dixcel Brake UK, my name is Dixon Cheng who just won the 2007 Timeattack championship. I am here to offer some road/track and racing use Brake products, I will put some info on the trader session soon. For anyone who interest what Dixcel brake can do, please check out our track testing videos on youtube - Rockingham - Brands Hatch - Thanks Dixon

Hi guys, Yes I am a new trader here from Dixcel Brake UK, my name is Dixon Cheng who just won the 2007 Timeattack championship. I will put a new post on the intro session. cheers, Dixon

Shame the caliper bracket didnt arrive in time so we couldn't try out the new Dixcel Carbon disk and pad. The Tarox brake just wouldn't stop, I had to brake at the Brake board they put on the track for beginners :x Best lap was 53.7 secs with crap tyres compare to BTCC slowest driver which did 54 with full slick, this is pretty awesome! With better brake I am sure 52 secs can be easily achieve 8) Superb car, great team and great people to work with. I wish Team Buddyclub UK can win on the first race at Donington TimeAttack on 6th April! Special thanks to Buddyclub UK!

Here is a video I beat my personal record at Brands hatch last month video - cheers, Dixon