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    Nathan it has happened before to RB and other manufacturers, but my rotors looked in great condition 

    So after I sent RB, as much info and photos as I could and offered to send higher resolution photos if required 

    This is an excerpt from Racingbrakes response

    "To assure driving safety, track racing should not be rely on "track miles" or number of events, rather it's the driver's responsibility to have the brake inspected "prior" and "after" each event, and periodic replacement on pad and disc is recommended before a potential brake failure can occur"

    I replied with

    The info I provided, total miles, total track time etc

    The photos are (worth a thousand words) of, Ring condition and thickness, pad condition, Hat temperature and failure areas etc

    The links to my build threads was to show you how anal, I am with my cars maintenance and performance .

    All the above was provided to you to help analyze what went wrong. With the idea that I would receive a logical explanation as to why this happened and some reassurance going forward that it was safe to use your produce again.

    The best response I got was from a M3Cutters member Iain,

    His comment was that I had put approx 35 trackday heat cycles through the rotors, which I hadn't thought of.

    I worked out that I have done 7 trackdays, approx 5 sessions a day,  so between 745-600 km.

     

     

     

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    44 minutes ago, M3AN said:

    Dude, that rotor!

    I bet it gave you a hell of a fright!

    Did you have any duct tape with you or did you have to flatbed it home?

     

    Picked up a trailer from Hirepool Sunday, Elton was nice enough to allow me to store the car in one of the garages overnight.

    10 minutes ago, qube said:

    should have picked up some amazon-free-shipping-rotors!!

    Very funny

    The real worry is the Rotors looked great, at a glance you wouldn't notice the any spider cracks on the face. And as I said I had my face right in there looking when I attached the Temperature strip.

    4 minutes ago, zero said:

    That is really scary, and could have written the car off or severely injured the driver or both.

    I wonder how common that is?

    I was lucy,  I'd basically finished my braking and was about to turn in. 

    if I'm reading my data correctly 139km/h down to 60km/h in 62mtrs ..............  so not so scary at the time

     

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    55 minutes ago, richard said:

    engine runs just fine.

    But I know myself, I will want more power soon and are planning in advance.

    Glad to hear mate, 

    We are" birds of a feather" 

    I have been asking myself whats next, and if the worst was to happened ? Which direction would I go

     

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    Hey Richard

    I did a quick search as I'm no expert on stoker kits, but from what I picked up from a few of the threads, where it had been done. They had spent  $15000 + US in the early 2000s.

    When 400+ hp was talked about it was said that race teams were having to rebuild the engines very 20-30 hrs.

    https://store.vacmotorsports.com/mobile/vac---s50b30--s50b32-euro-e36-m3-34l-premium-stroker-kit-p2363.aspx

    They list the parts in this kit.

    If you're happy with 20hp extra then a modified exhaust and a tune can do that on a s50b32 or are you looking as you have to rebuild the bottom end ?

     

     

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    Hi Tony

    While doing my vanos rebuild with a kit from overseas, I damaged the piston seal. 

    I called into http://advancedseals.co.nz  in Albany with the kit including the damaged seal.

    They were able to replace the piston seal (saved me a 10 day wait) but they also said they could supply all the other O rings in the kit, just not at the price I'd paid.

    So I'm sure that they will be able to help 

     

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    OEM Oil cooler pipes ordered 14th Jan off ebay from qeautoparts1

    24th - 31 delivery.

    Tracking number received 

    USPS "Shipping Label Created, USPS Awaiting Item" hasn't changed since 15th

    Asendia USA package arrived destination country new Zealand 2/2/18

    expected delivery 12th :huh:

    Contacted all parties involved no joy just promises 

    So ordered a set of stainless steel hoses with connection adapters as cover.

     

     

     

    		   

     

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    1 hour ago, richard said:

    I went with solid one piece ali that are 10mm lower than stock. Drops the engine 10mm.

    cant wait to try them out.

     

    Richard was going to go down that track "solid alloy" read a couple of articles where a few (very few) guys had problems with knock sensors etc because of the harmonics.

    Not trying to scare you, but just a heads up if strange things start happening.

      

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