[Frank Parise]

Russ M.....Listen to that wily 'ole Woodhouse. He knows what he says and says what he knows. I think you barking up the wrong tree if you are looking for any noticeable performance gain. If your rotors and pads are as bad as you say they may be, I would also assume your brake fluid looks black like used motor oil rather than a clear honey color. It's baked baby. You will probably notice a remarkable improvement by flushing/bleeding your brake fluid (use the very inexpensive but extremely effective Motul fluid) and putting on a brand new set of inexpensive factory rotors and brake pads. The only time you would prefer a race pad is when you are road racing on a track. All other times you will prefer the stock street pad for performance. Don't complicate your life!

Superbar.....I want to hire Shelby3 to be my crew chief. If you are truly a novice, it will take you much longer than 30 minutes, especially if you do not have the proper tools. In fact, it will probably take you 30 minutes or longer to safely get the car up on jack stands and remove the wheels. This assumes you already own jack stands. Then, you have to figure out which caliper mounting bolts to remove and which size wrenches to use. Then you have to buy a torque wrench, but you also need a service manual to retorque the bolts to their proper specs...etc etc. It can turn into a lengthy process. The 2nd time around will probably take an hour. It's not difficult the first time, just time consuming. Very important to retorque everything properly.