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Pads for Nissan Silvia / Skyline (standard calipers).

Fits: Silvia S13/S14/S15 standard front, S13 NA front, Skyline R31 front, S13/Skyline rears.

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Where to start

What we’d fit.

The standard caliper is a fine club-level brake with the right friction in it. W3 is the versatile choice; W5 is the step once sessions get longer.

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WinmaX W3

0650°Cµ 0.34–0.37

WinmaX call this their most versatile pad: sportive street through to sprint racing. It is the W-series compound we stock most of.

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WinmaX W5

100750°Cµ 0.40–0.43

WinmaX’s standard circuit model, and the default club racing and rally choice in the range.

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Move to WinmaX W5 when you're moving from street and the occasional day to consistent circuit use.

This is TrackTheory’s recommendation for the Nissan Silvia / Skyline (standard calipers), not manufacturer advice — a starting point based on the published figures below and what we stock, not a survey of what other competitors run. Car weight, driving style and how long your sessions are all move the answer, so tell us yours and we’ll give you a straighter one.

Compound comparison

Same shape. Very different pads.

Every compound below bolts into the same Nissan Silvia / Skyline (standard calipers) caliper. What separates them is operating temperature and friction — a sprint pad that needs heat in it will feel wooden on a cold first lap, and a road-biased pad will fade before the end of a long race. Figures are the manufacturers’ own published data.

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12 compounds fit this caliper — narrow them above, or compare them all below
  1. Circo M207

    3 options · from $495 · 1 in stock

    The highest peak friction and highest peak temperature Circo publish — professional circuit racing, and it needs 250°C to come in.

    250920°Cµ 0.45–0.56Needs heatcircuit · endurance
  2. Circo M119

    3 options · from $429 · 1 in stock

    Circo’s sprint answer: around 0.5 friction from 50°C, so it works before the pads are hot. Rally and circuit.

    50800°Cµ 0.48–0.51Usable from coldrally · circuit · sprint
  3. WinmaX W6.5

    3 options · from $405 · 1 in stock

    The standout for sprints and hillclimbs: close to 0.5 friction from a 50°C floor, so it bites on lap one. WinmaX call it their best rally pad.

    50800°Cµ 0.47–0.50Usable from coldrally · sprint · hillclimb · circuit
  4. WinmaX W5

    6 options · from $321 · 1 in stock

    WinmaX’s standard circuit model, and the default club racing and rally choice in the range.

    100750°Cµ 0.40–0.43Usable from coldcircuit · trackday · sprint · rally
  5. WinmaX W3

    5 options · from $268 · 2 in stock

    WinmaX call this their most versatile pad: sportive street through to sprint racing. It is the W-series compound we stock most of.

    0650°Cµ 0.34–0.37Strong from coldstreet · trackday · sprint · hillclimb
  6. Circo S17

    1 option · from $117 · 1 in stock

    A street compound that works from cold.

    0520°Cµ 0.32–0.38Strong from coldstreet
  7. WinmaX W1

    4 options · from $227 · 3 in stock

    WinmaX’s street compound — quiet and low dust, and explicitly not intended for track use.

    0500°Cµ 0.29–0.32Strong from coldstreet
  8. Circo M220

    1 option · from $701

    A GT endurance compound for 12-hour-plus racing.

    200900°Cµ 0.37–0.41Needs some heatendurance · circuit
  9. WinmaX W7

    2 options · from $433

    The top of the W-series — professional circuit and rally use, and the highest friction WinmaX publish.

    100850°Cµ 0.48–0.53Usable from coldcircuit · rally · endurance
  10. Circo S99

    1 option · from $382

    Entry-level racing and 2WD rally, working from cold up to 700°C.

    100700°Cµ 0.40–0.43Usable from coldcircuit · rally
  11. WinmaX W2

    1 option · from $259

    A street pad with a little more heat range than W1. Light trackday duty at most.

    0550°Cµ 0.32–0.35Strong from coldstreet · trackday
  12. Circo SC17

    6 options · from $265

    The mildest pad in the Circo range — street and 4WD use.

    0490°Cµ 0.32–0.35Strong from coldstreet · 4x4

Figures are the manufacturers’ own published data for each compound. Where a brand doesn’t publish a figure we say so rather than estimate it. From cold is our reading of each manufacturer’s published minimum operating temperature, not a separate rating they publish. Manufacturers test on their own equipment, so friction numbers are best compared within a brand rather than across brands. Not sure which suits your Nissan Silvia / Skyline (standard calipers) setup? Ask BuildBot or email us with your car, class and typical session length.

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Where this caliper turns up.

CIRCO Brakes

CIRCO Brakes compounds (15).

WinmaX

WinmaX compounds (21).

Cross-reference

One shape, every part number.

These part numbers all share the Nissan Silvia / Skyline (standard calipers) backing plate. The suffix is the compound (and plate thickness where the shape comes in more than one) — ask us or BuildBot which compound suits your discipline.

WinmaXWMP227-{W1|W2|W3|W5|W7} (Silvia) · WMP164-{W1|W3|W5|W6.5} (S13 NA) · WMP219-{W1|W3|W5} + WMP256-{W1|W3|W5} (S13/Skyline F/R) · WMP286-{W3|W5} · WMP087-W5 (R31) · WMP351-{W1|W3|W5|W6.5|W7} (Sumitomo 4-pot alt window)
CircoMB474-SC17 · MB348-{M119|SC17} · MB458-SC17 · MB532-SC17 · MB722-{M119|M207|M220|S99|SC17} · MB562-SC17
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