I'm looking into getting some new brake pads to use while on the track. What choices are out there for the 05 Coupe?

TIA

 

check out the hawk blues, and porterfield compounds.

 

I'm having some trouble finding ones that will fit the 05 6MT. You wouldn't happen to know of a part number would you?

 

Pagid Oranges were reccomended to me by stoptech for a solid track pad. I've heard that BHP XPS are also pretty good for the money. Just a note though, I tracked my '05 and cooked my rear brakes after too many hot laps. Even with a better pad, you may still boil your fluid. If possible, get an infrared thermometer and measure your rotor/caliper temps after each session. Start of with shorter sessions, measuring your temps, if they're fine, stay out longer, if not, let it cool off.

 

Are the 03/04 non Brembo calipers the same as the ones on the 05? Everything seems to be listed as either with or without Brembos without the mention of the 05.

 

The '05s dumped the brembos, so to make up for it, there is only 1 brake system which uses larger rotors than the non-brembo '03/'04s.

 

I've had a very hard time finding track pads for my '05 too.

 

What did you end up using? And where did you get them from?

 

Porterfield R4 compound (not R4S) worked very well for me this year.

 

I used the Pagid Orange on my last outing to Laguna Seca, on 14" rotor StopTechs, and they were very good. However, even using braided stainless lines and Motul 600RBF, the pedal got spongy on one of the sessions. After a cool off and some pumping they returned to normal, so it was just a heat issue.....coming over the top of Turn 1 and getting to 130mph before getting on the brakes downhill into the Andretti Hairpin really will put some serious heat into the brakes there! Fortunately you only need a slight tap to settle the front going into turn 3 and again at turn 4, and a good cooling spring up to turn 5 before getting on them, and even there it is not a long brake run. Then uphill to 6, a short tap and another long run up the Rahal Straight, so more good cooling. Then the Corkscrew of 8-8A requires a good hard straight brake, a tap going into 9, a longer brake but high speed sweeper of 10....and another hard slow going into 11 at the beginning of the front straight. The PO held up very well on the fronts (Axxis Ultimates on the back) and the performance was markedly better than running Axxis all around---indeed I would not track the car with the Axxis, as they cannot handle the demands and will heat spot and melt on the rotors up front.

 

Still trying to answer the question of ....what is the D number?
I *think* it's M45 brakes but have not confirmed that.

Bueller?

 

FMSI D888, not much out there in terms of race friction.

 

I'll probably take my car on the track one more time with the stock brakes. Then I'll probably go this route.

http://performancenissanparts.com/ca...oducts_id=3424

 

I don't think this kit will work on an '05. I've still been searching for some good track pads. Anyone found any for stock '05 calipers?

 

Like I said, Porterfield R4. Call them and Wendy will have them made in a day or 2.