Brake cooling

[Yorrite]

I've been having trouble with overheating brakes when doing trackdays.

Upgraded to Akebono from 379Z, and now with DS2500 pads, but still getting far too hot and melting pads.

Anyone had this problem and found a solution?

Different disks, pads, cooling ducts?

[Yorrite]

Just realised that I've gone and posted this in the wrong place.

Any chance a od ouldmove it to 'brakes' section please?

[Ekona]

What discs are you using?

[ZMANALEX]

Not nearly enough info to help you with an informed fix.

 

Never seen a melted pad and done thousands of track day miles.

 

What type of track driving are you doing.?

 

What circuit ?

 

How many laps between cool downs ?,

 

What is your cool down time period ?

 

Are you getting pad fade ?

 

Are you getting brake fade ?

 

What fluid are you using ?

 

Are you doing warm up and cool down laps ?

[docwra]

All of the above. If I was a gambling man Id say your fluid is boiling, brake pads dont melt

[Yorrite]

SRF fluid is not boiling.

Braking functons OK, but the pads deosit a residue on the disks and they judder.

Marcus has skimmed them once aready - was he that said residue/judder was melted pads.

 

I think some form of extra cooling is rqd. I have now removed the tin shields but not tracked since.

[ZMANALEX]

Extra cooling will not fix your issue.

 

If you could kindly answer all the questions that I put to you in my last post, then I will give you the fix.

[Dave6188]

Seen melted pads on my bosses Mini Cooper S, car is heavily modified 240whp, brakes are stock slide calipers re-built by us, EBC grooved discs, braided lines and EBC Redstuff pads which had literally just melted and started crumbling away.

 

Have since skimmed all of the discs and gone with EBC Yellowstuff pads as they take higher temperature before fading.

 

Just to note only the fronts melted NOT the rears. Don't quote me on this but I'm sure the DS2500 has a lower temperature rating than EBC yellowstuff pads so it might be worth swapping.