Good topic - I am just a week late!
I run a 1989 240SX hatchback in ITA in ICSCC, the regional conference in the Pacific Northwest. I have the ABS front brake setup, and some excellent front ducts that Joe Harlan of TopTech Motorsports prepared and installed for me. The car stops very well, and may even have too much brake cooling on cool days (below 60F) which we get in early and sometimes late season up here. This duct setup has improved brake control and longenvity significantly!
I run Hawk Blues front and back, and the Brembo OEM rotors. This setup is proving to be very reliable and long-lived. I estimate that I am getting basically a whole season on the front rotors, and almost two seasons in the rears. This is an 8 - 10 race season. The front pads, which I replace at 1/3 original thickness (give or take a couple sessions) are lasting at least 5 race weekends. The rears are about twice that. The rears have no ducts, and don't need them.
I have tried Axxis MetalMasters, and can get away with using them on some tracks, but the Hawks are consistently superior and last longer, so I only resort to the MMs if I have forgotten to order the Hawks and find myself "in need" (hasn't happened in a couple years).
Mike Conatore
Mike Conatore
ITA 1989 240SX
Olympia, WA
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