Is the NX Brake Kit able to properly stop a car with a BB engine and T28 turbo? What I mean about properly stop my classic, I mean no brake fade or have to apply the brakes several hundreds of feet to stop the car.

I am leaning towards a BB engine, T28, and S4 cams for my ride. I am planning to take it to the track and run slicks for T&T nights.


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I have no problems with them heating up...running stock disc and stock pads to....I want to get cross drilled with green stuff pads

see sig for what I got...

the green stuff pads are absolute garbage.

for street use, the Metal Masters Ultimates are the best pad, hands down. Greg Vogel sells them, i think they are about $45 or so, 866-55-MOSSY.

for track use, Carbotech Panther Plus are the best pad. they stopped my beast from 120+ on that track at the recent honda vs nissan challenge.

my green stuff give me alot of dust, i plan on going for the AD22VF up grade, but i'm not getting the green stuff again.....

AD18 will stop your car from speed fine...once. The AD22VF are great on the track with stock weight, so they should be good on the street, too.

I agree that the greenstuffs suck, they give good initial bite but they fade in no time, stay away!!!

Will those "powerslot" or crossdrilled rotors give better braking? I don't get it....does braking get worse as your brakes get hotter?

Ju§tin

Avoid cross-drilled for street duty, they tend to crack. Slotted has some slight advantage over solid discs.

Pads are made to work in a heat range, too cool or too hot and they suck. Street pads are low-temp items and fade when hot; track pads are made for heavy-duty work and don't generate much friction until hot.

Rotors are heat sinks. Bigger or thicker rotors can suck up more heat; when the rotors can't take more, the calipers, pads and fluid become the heat path. Pads outgas too much, fluid boils and calipers expand making piston seal poor.

And that, my friends, is one complete semester of brake dynamics for you, all rolled into three paragraphs by Bruce.

Beautifully done, Bruce. :cool:

Thanks I guess that clears it up!

Ju§tin