# Red Rocket vs. Hometown Hero

**URL:** <https://forums.speedlife.net/t/red-rocket-vs-hometown-hero/236537>\
**Category:** Builds\
**Created:** [April 20, 2008, 8:22pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/red-rocket-vs-hometown-hero/236537 "2008-04-20T20:22:22Z")\
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**Author:** ![ninety1two40](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/ninety1two40/32/6332_2.png) [@ninety1two40](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/ninety1two40)\
**Post date:** [April 2, 2009, 7:08am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/red-rocket-vs-hometown-hero/236537/195 "2009-04-02T07:08:37Z")

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> [@My trip to Wal-Mart.](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/my-trip-to-wal-mart/16421/41):
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> Its not your calipers and rotors that are the problem, its whatever shit pads you are using. Now if you want the 300z brakes because they look cooler that’s one thing but don’t try and justify them because your brakes fade due to poor pad choice.

Oh yeah I got shitty pads, but I figured why not just upgrade everything? I was thinking of getting Brembo blanks with Hawk street pads. I don’t think I need any special cross drilled/slotted rotors. The car is just street use.

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