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Ben Lipman Goo Roo SA Soarer TT manual, plus TT track car
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Monday, March 12, 2012 - 12:51 pm, by: Ben Lipman(Ben12a)
Car has nice new edge 10w60 in it, and a complete brake fluid flush. I have checked the alignment and it all looks OK. I had some weird toe readings but then realised I did not have the strut tower brace fitted. Toe returned to normal after it was fitted, further supporting my belief the front of these cars is a little soft.
I am leaving the intima SR6300 pads in there as they look brand new. I might take the Intima Type D pads and swap them at the track for a back to back comparison. The specs for each are below:
Type D Heat Range: Effective Braking 250°c - <850°c Average µ: 0.45~0.6
The Type D should have better braking, and have a 150 deg higher heat range, but they will be crap until up to temp. They might be OK for supersprints and the longer lapsprint sessions, but may be no good for time attack one lap dashes.
As Andrew pointed out, I don't even really know how hot the rotors are getting as I cant measure until after the cool down lap. Might look into that brake rotor paint.
