Op let us know what happened when you get the brakes off. I'm surprised there were no signs leading up to this. You would have had to have some serious fade to "melt the seals".
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Originally Posted by lucid
I made several posts reporting rotor temperatures and saying be careful with the stock brakes, but got several responses saying the stock system is fine (not speaking to the OP here).
(Also, please don't start the "just don't overuse the brakes" line because it is a bogus argument for the most part; the faster you lap a track, the more heat you put into your brakes because you approach the braking zones at higher speeds and E_k=0.5*m*v^2.)
No, the stock system is absolutely not fine if you push the car in a prolonged manner--even if you have track pads and fluid. Be careful out there.
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It is a matter of don't overuse the brakes though, stock system has its capacity, don't keep hammering on them after they have faded. That's what "being careful" is. Even A large BBK on track, in a full weight road car on Rcomps can easily be overused. You need one hell of a system to be able to just go continually drive as fast as possible without burning your brakes up.