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It doesn't have to be a ceramic pad, but if you say Carbotech has an aftermarket solution then essentially it's the same concept of what others have said about using a track pad for a burn in procedure or to go out to the track and fully utilize the brakes to get an even surface. Regardless...

The f87 M2, I am assuming you had this model, weighs 3300lbs, the 5 is over 4100lbs. 800lb can make a huge difference regardless of the size of the rotors, it's just going to eat rotors, pads and tires quicker. Also, these cars can gain speed alot quicker than many other sports cars and so you...

https://jalopnik.com/no-one-in-the-us-really-wants-to-buy-electric-vehicles-1850622254 I think the solid state battery is game changer, but it's 5 to 10 years away depending on the manufacturer.

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If you want one that bad I would say forget about waiting and start calling dealers every day till you find one off the lot that suits you. Have you dealt with any of them before, the sales or the service department? The apple doesn't fall far from the tree. If the General Manager acts this...

I mean that's just it, the 5BW is certainly capable of keeping up with some of the highest performance cars of this era. Makes you wonder what it would be like if it lost 1,000 or even 300lbs. Coincidentally this morning I looked up the VIR track time lists and I am floored at how capable...

That's great, weighing them just to determine if they need to be replaced is an awful amount of work. I find it strange the rears cost nearly 3x that of the front, considering their is twice the amount of material. Sure seems like Brembo has a huge markup on those rears, unless that includes...

Thank you for posting this as I have CCBs but I haven't tracked them in fear of the cost and availability of the rotors and pads. I have 987.2 which is begging to be driven so that's my go to track car. The one thing I read about CCBs is that the rotor thickness is irrelevant and can't be...

https://www.powerstop.com/resources/track-day-brake-break-in-procedure/ Here is a bed-in procedure, we don't have a specific bed-in procedure for black wings only for the CCBs which, IMO MIGHT BE too aggressive for your pads and difficult to find a straight road at 100mph. You can try the link...

$500 cheaper than the dealer. If you can tackle it yourself and you can actually get the parts from that website for that price then that's something you can knock out in a day. But if you don't have the tools, time or the knees to do it then just pay them. Labor at $472 seems high but if you...

Most valets can't drive stick well enough or at all. I feel for this guy what a nightmare. Similar thing happened to me at Lexus of Palatine. I bought the car on a friday night, Monday afternoon a tech test drove my ls400 and some guy in a plow truck t-boned it into a ditch. Bent axle it...

As @565565 mentioned 660lbft still needs edit to 659lbft. Btw, I like both of these posters, the write up in the OPs is well put, but the specs look the best when they are listed out, as most people at a show prefer to gravitate towards numbers.

FWIW I usually replace rotors or do a heavy bed in procedure in lieu of refinish/resurface. I suspect it recommends replacement because these braking systems are track capable. Resurfaced rotors put alot of heat on the steel face of the rotor and they are then more prone to symptoms associated...

The rotor edge lip is normal, at least it is on German cars. The pad rides up against the lip. You have to measure rotor thickness with a micrometer with the hooks on the end to go around the lip. A few measurements should be taken around the rotor and typically the min and max thickness...

That seems premature. No track time even with aggressive driving that seems too soon. You should be able to look at the pad thickness without pulling the wheel, I would suspect the outside pads to be around 5-7 mm. At 4mm is when you should think about replacing them, as they do not tend to...

How many miles and how much track time?

It's not going well, my patience is running thin and I really miss driving my car. It's still at the shop, the car has been apart and the transmission is on the bench unopened for weeks. The latest update is they were attempting to open it but they realized there were bolts that are on...

I don't know for sure but they haven't been selling for very much over MSRP. Half of them sell while others can't make the reserve. This is the worst time to sell a car, the interest rates with 720 scores are at 5 to 7 % on new or used. The tables have turned and it's payback time for...

Do you have another fun car? You can alternate cars every 3 days and still keep it. Honestly I would not worry about miles, it will still be worth good money even with over 150k. Look at what ç5 z06s go for with 150k, still they pull $16k for a clean car. I think your taking a big hit with...

What are you buying to daily? Just a heads up, once you get these things on the highway and cruise they get 25 mpg no prob, unless you have no self control.