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Originally Posted by cycleguy55
Perhaps everyone already knows this, but follow brake manufacturers' directions PRECISELY whenever bedding or breaking in new components like pads and rotors. Properly done it makes a huge difference. I've even performed the process on old pads and rotors and noticed a significant improvement. It's probably worth de-glazing them before doing it, but just getting them good and hot then letting them cool before stopping the car seems to really help.
Just my $0.02.
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I agree
Proper bedding of brakes is important for sure. I have a little track experience and know the difference between street driving even in the most spirited version v track driving even if just doing laps.
It would be pretty difficult (impossible) for me to generate that amount of heat a track generates. Wilwood mentioned that the calipers they were recommending had 8 steps of pads in relationship to the amount of heat and driving style. On a scale of 1 to 8, I would probably start off at about a 3 for the way I drive on the street and go up or down from there.