Carbotech XP10 pads

[wellground]

T4RRR said:

Great stuff!! Let me know what your opinion of them is - I'm still trying to see if I can get the day off on the 30th to do the day at Combe!

Will do, thanks for the help.

[pikeyboy]

nikolarun said:

Pedal getting long sounds more like a fluid boiling issue to me, extra cooling to the caliper and braking correctly, ie single hard shove on the pedal should help this.

[nikolarun]

This is how I brake, but on some circuits I have to trail the brakes into the corners, which gets them quite hot, and after 7-10 laps they overheat. The fluid is OK. I am sorting out some larger discs and some cooling to them next.

boy said:

Pedal getting long sounds more like a fluid boiling issue to me, extra cooling to the caliper and braking correctly, ie single hard shove on the pedal should help this.

[Stedman]

I've just got XP8s all round on my Lolvo. T4RRR has had a lot of direct hand's on experience with the carbotechs.

The squeal on mine is settling down actually. Now they've been bedded in well and truly, they are hit and miss squeal-wise. They're always spot on when you hit the middle pedal though Excellent feeling through the pedal, and just keep giving and giving. Can't wait to try them on track at Combe. Only my balls will be the issue with where to brake for Quarry!

[pikeyboy]

nikolarun said:

This is how I brake, but on some circuits I have to trail the brakes into the corners, which gets them quite hot, and after 7-10 laps they overheat. The fluid is OK. I am sorting out some larger discs and some cooling to them next.

boy said:

Pedal getting long sounds more like a fluid boiling issue to me, extra cooling to the caliper and braking correctly, ie single hard shove on the pedal should help this.

Ok cool, how often do you change the fluid? do you bleed the fluid from the front calipers before each trackday? when it gets very very hot it degrades and you can get a better pedal feel from bleeding the front calipers through.

[nikolarun]

Bleed them every other trackday and yes I agree the feel is much much better.
I'm having new anti roll bars fitted at the moment and will try them out at Goodwood on the bank holiday Monday. Next step will be the shocks(running Bilstein B6 at the moment ) and springs ( TWR spec ones ).
I've decided to go for 325mm XJ6 front disks with callipers ( loosing ABS ).

boy said:

Ok cool, how often do you change the fluid? do you bleed the fluid from the front calipers before each trackday? when it gets very very hot it degrades and you can get a better pedal feel from bleeding the front calipers through.