HP+'s should be fine with the Pirelli's. I run Conti DWS, not at the track, and I don't out brake the tires. Like DMichaels said they will have a hard initial bite and continue to bite so just be conscious of that.

 

I went with HP+ and Castrol SRF fluid and had no brake issues in 6 20 minute sessions on Saturday and 4 15 minute sessions on Sunday. Good times.

 

Good job tracking the car! Glad the set up worked out. It doesn't take much to get our Mustangs track capable, which is awesome!

Where did you go? Got pics or vids? What did you think of the Mustang around the track?

 

Thanks. It was a lot of fun. I do think I tore up one of my tires (right front) a bit. It's still driving OK but tread shows some abnormal wear and might be a hump in the tire. Possibly took too much air out on Sunday as they looked fine on Saturday. Want to start looking for a set of 18's that will fit over the Brembo's and get some track tires.

I went to Raceway Park of the Midlands...RPM (formerly Mid America Motorplex) in Pacific Junction, IA. It's only about a 25 minute drive thanks to a new highway crossing from NE to IA. The Stang felt pretty good around the track once I got used to how it moves. I'm going to want to get moving on suspension, tires and maybe even racing seats.

I don't have any good video. I was using Track Addict on an old Android phone and didn't realize I had left it on so the battery had died. I'm working on rendering a couple of my laps. None of which are my best laps though. When the battery stated to die it stopped taking video but recorded some data on a few laps. Too bad too because those were laps where I ran down a Vette that I let pass at the end of my warm up lap.

You can check out pics here but I didn't see any of my car. Mine is black with stock TP wheels and a GT500 style spoiler. Well it wouldn't link right. Try the main Midwest Stangs FB page.

 

Tried to link to another FB users albums but apparently only friends of friends can see or something. Sorry.

 

Pics looked good! I know what you mean. I have used Track Addict before. Not bad for freeware on Androids, but kills the battery!

I did one weekend on my stock pirellis and immediately decided to get separate wheels/tires. With the 3.73 final drive I decided to stick to 19" wheels, since at the tracks I go to I run out of 3rd and 4th gears with a hundred yards or so left to the brake zone. So I didn't want to shorten the gearing any by reducing tire diameter. I went for 275/40-19 and picked up ~2-3 mph in each gear instead.

Suspension is my main goal for next year as well.

What tires are you thinking? Were you planning on going slicks, or something like Potenza RE-11 or BFG Rival?

I'm leaning towards BFG Rival in 285/35-19 next time I get new rubber. The SO4s are good, but I know I can get more cornering grip still.

 

Where do you guys order your carbotechs xps online? (2011 mustang gt w/ Brembo pkg)

 

http://www.vorshlag.com/index.php is where I got mine in the past.

Also there is a new vendor here, Amp'd and I think they may have discounts:
https://themustangsource.com/forums/...inside-539119/

 

thx boss, costs are starting to add up for 2016 season :-)

 

Ha, you're not kidding. I need a new set of XP10s for next year, and I'm doing a ~$1300 suspension update in just parts. That doesn't even include any track day registration cost

What pads were you using before?

 

HPSs (street pads :-))