Hey TMO family, I have a brake question for you all, but first some back story.
I'm somewhat new to the track life, did my first event last May with a bone stock car. Since then, I've tried to make sure my brakes are up to the challenge. Currently, my brake setup is as follows: factory Brembo calipers, G-LOC R12/10, Motul RBF600, Vorshlag deflectors, and finally cheap Centric C-Tek rotors. I've been trying to maintain some sort of budget (though we all know how difficult that is) and that included going cheap on the rotors. A friend recommended these rotors to me and said he has been using them for years for track duty without issue. I have done 1 day at Chuckwalla and 2 days at Willow Springs (Big Willow) on this exact setup and my rotors look smeared with pad material. Does this mean they are getting too hot?? I believe my pads, fluid, and cooling deflectors should be sufficient but maybe these rotors can't handle the heat??
I'm also feeling a slight osculation or pulsating feeling in the pedal under hard braking. Similar to having multiple pad compounds on the rotors (I've done that before) but I know that is not the case. These are brand new pads on brand new rotors.
Any help/advice would be greatly appreciated! I'll try to upload a picture of the rotors when I get home today.
I'm somewhat new to the track life, did my first event last May with a bone stock car. Since then, I've tried to make sure my brakes are up to the challenge. Currently, my brake setup is as follows: factory Brembo calipers, G-LOC R12/10, Motul RBF600, Vorshlag deflectors, and finally cheap Centric C-Tek rotors. I've been trying to maintain some sort of budget (though we all know how difficult that is) and that included going cheap on the rotors. A friend recommended these rotors to me and said he has been using them for years for track duty without issue. I have done 1 day at Chuckwalla and 2 days at Willow Springs (Big Willow) on this exact setup and my rotors look smeared with pad material. Does this mean they are getting too hot?? I believe my pads, fluid, and cooling deflectors should be sufficient but maybe these rotors can't handle the heat??
I'm also feeling a slight osculation or pulsating feeling in the pedal under hard braking. Similar to having multiple pad compounds on the rotors (I've done that before) but I know that is not the case. These are brand new pads on brand new rotors.
Any help/advice would be greatly appreciated! I'll try to upload a picture of the rotors when I get home today.