CO track thread

[Bimmerman325i]

Yup.

[boosted_E30]

He only had the car for 4-5 months, he didn't have a license and he had a problem getting the emissions done on it. Just needed some fuses replaced and a tune up. I've got 40+ pages of history of maintenance on the car from Murray BMW from the original owner

[blefevre]

Well apparently R4s's aren't all that bimmerforums claims they are. Street use is amazing, seriously much better then the ULT's. I can't complain there at all.

However, during my bed in I actually got them smoking, wtf. Well I am pretty sure it was the anti squeak gel that was smoking. I pretty much lost brakes. The same feeling I get from my Jeep whenever it does anything involving braking. Just more pedal, but no more stopping. So I pulled over to make sure a caliper didn't fall off or something and I find the fronts smoking and all four rotors blue. Well, either the initial bed in can cause overheating or the pads just overheat way too easily. I will try another bed in after a few hundred miles.

Lesson learned: 1. These rock as street pads, happy for that. 2. I am buying track pads.

[Roland H]

That's the bed-in gel I'm willing to bet. Would be interested to see how they do again after some more street time.

[blefevre]

Rotors were still blue. I took a video of the smoke but I was dumb and never showed the rotor. I know it is the gel that is burning, but I still lost brakes. I really hope this is just an effect/affect of them being new and not bedded in.

[Roland H]

Rotors were still blue. I took a video of the smoke but I was dumb and never showed the rotor. I know it is the gel that is burning, but I still lost brakes. I really hope this is just an effect/affect of them being new and not bedded in.

I would assume so, either that you got a faulty set of pads. I've autocrossed and tracked heavier E36 M3s with the same pads and didn't have an issue... my rotors did have a blue tinge to them though now that you mention it.

[Bishop]

What is your bed in process that you're getting the brakes THAT hot anyway?...

[blefevre]

60-10 repeated stops at 80% braking 10 in a row. Standard stuff.

[Bishop]

Seems way overkill

[blefevre]

http://www.stoptech.com/tech_info/wp_bedinstock.shtml

[Roland H]

The point is to overheat them by some margin, that way you get some pad compound built up on the rotor.

[Bishop]

Mmmmmmmmmmmmmm k, what should I make for dinner?

[Roland H]

Mmmmmmmmmmmmmm k, what should I make for dinner?

winsauce.

[Bishop]

I'm already bi-winning. Need food here in about an hour

[Bimmerman325i]

I'm already bi-winning. Need food here in about an hour

Big city burrito?