Time for new Brake Pads on my Auto-X machine. Problems are: 1 I drive it on the street; 2 its a Porsche (Read $$$)
I've scoured the internet for various brake pads that are decent for autosing, however I seem to get stuck on the "I've used these and they are GREAT" mentality, only to find that suggestor has had them installed for 5 miles.
I see HAWK everywhere, and know that they are an SCCA sponsor, however, I also hear that they tend to eat rotors. Again, I am looking at the most bang for the buck. I do drive the car on the street, so all race pads are out. Well, for autoxing, alll race pads wouldn't heat up, so there. Currently I have PBR on my Porsche, and my DC5 type-S has fresh stock Acura pads. Before I start a huge thread, here is the information I require.
Car: Give all the general info here: IE Make, Model, Year, Estimated weight, Use, Wheel change from stock Tires, Tire size, Brake modifications, and finally Brake pads.
History Please mention what you use your car for, how often you maintain your car, how your find the parts to hold up in any driving condition you encounter.
Example:
Car 1986 Porsche 944 turbo. Slight power mods only to replace broken factory parts. Wheels changed to 17x7.5 front, 17x9 rear with Bridgestone RA-1Rs. Wheels exceptionally heavy due to cheap replicas. Tires are AWESOME. Car has been lightened 2896lbs overall, front biased. Brakes all stock ATE Blue in the lines PBR pads. Rotors are old, probably should be turned, and or replaced. Medium fade, but good pedal response allows me to adjust as needed. Autoxing allows me the cool down time between runs. Have found that I can selectively lock the rear tires under braking mostly due to suspension set-up, however, to better feel the limit I will upgrade to SS braided lines.
Get the picture? Good, please let me know what you use, and how you like the brakes. I love the PBRs, however, I don't have any idea if there is anything better out there.
