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Old 11-05-2003, 12:27 AM
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Ok i have slotted/drilled rotors, stock size, w/ stock calipers. I am running Hawk HPS, and i don't get bit until their really warm, and when they are hot, they are faded/greasy/gone.



Needless to say i found this out when i needed brakes the most and hopped a curb.



I even took the pads off, scuffed them and put them back on. Same issue. The tech guy at Hawk was like "duh i dunno".



So what do you guys like to run for pads.
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I've had pretty good luck with Porterfield R4S on the street. I've only gotten some fade going really fast DOWN mountain roads.



On the track I use the Porterfield R4 pads. These are fine at tracks that aren't hard on brakes. But then I went to Laguna Seca and torched the ENTIRE pad in 50 minutes of lapping. Needless to say the stock brakes don't cut it as a track that is hard on brakes. For heavy track use your need a larger front rotor at least.



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I run the HP pads and I can throw a passenger through the ******* windshield.... Also have cross/slotted rotors.



Are you running larger wheels?
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