2015 Dodge Challenger Owner Manual SRT - Page 378

376 STARTING AND OPERATING 2. Lap the track in this manner until you start smelling 6. Sometimes, a second burnish session is required. If the the brakes. Continue for another ½ lap at speed, then pads start smelling in the next track session, reduce do a two lap cool down with minimal brake applies. speed and braking decel to burnish targets and follow Make sure the brakes are not smoking. If they are, do step 2-4. another cool down lap. 7. New pads installed on old rotors still need to be 3. Do not continue for more than 1 full burnishing lap burnished. New rotors installed with old pads should after you start smelling the brakes. Do not get them be burnished at the track or street driven for 300 city smoking heavily. This will get them too hot and affect miles to develop an adequate lining transfer layer on their life negatively in future track use. the rotor surface prior to track use. 4. Allow vehicle to sit and cool in the paddock for at least 8. Rotors that pulsate during track use should be re30 min. If an infrared thermal gun is available, allow placed. Resurfacing of the rotors is not recommended, rotors to cool to 200°F before going back out. as it removes mass from the rotor, reducing its thermal capacity. Resurfacing also thins the rotor cheek, mak5. There should be a thin, ash layer when inspecting the ing it less robust and increasing the likelihood of pads installed in the caliper. Having the ash layer go pulsation in further track use. more than half the thickness of the pad material indicates too aggressive of a burnish.