I've used Ferodo street pad and race pad (FRP3000S and
FRP3000R, respectively) in my Audi. The street pad is
decent for autocross use, the race pad is also nice
but eats through rotors quickly if you don't have
enough heat in them (don't ask me how I know; Alcon
rotors are pricey), though they have decent bite at
low temps. I wouldn't use the street pads for the
track though, at least not in my car, as I'd expect
them to wear too quickly.
Apart from Ferodo's I'm a fan of Pagid pads. They're
RS 4-4 (Orange) should be a decent autocross compound
and though its a "track" compound has worked
reasonably well at ordinary temps without being as
harsh as Ferodo's track compound. We've used these in
a different set of calipers on Corey's old blue S4
with decent results.
YMMV,
Sharon
--- Carl Merritt <CMerritt@luminous.com> wrote:
> On set of Hawk Blues lasted me all 7 races of the
> OTC. How did your Ferodos do? Are they really
> streetable at cold temps (the HBs aren't really,
> they chew up rotors if the pads aren't hot enough
> for the copper in them to melt and lubricate things
> properly).
>
> -Carl
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: eXtreme Performance
> [mailto:navid@xperformance.com]
> Sent: Monday, December 16, 2002 11:14 AM
> To: Dennis & Sherry Armstrong;
> ba-autox@autox.team.net
> Subject: RE: Any recommendations on Brake Pads?
>
>
> Ferodos are awesome! Not a lot of people know about
> them. Jay at Ground
> Control introduced me to them and I've been using
> them ever since. I ran
> them at the Open Track Challenge and at the
> Nationals. I use them on the
> street every day. Great grip, no squeal.
>
> --Navid
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-ba-autox@autox.team.net
> [mailto:owner-ba-autox@autox.team.net]On Behalf Of
> Dennis & Sherry
> Armstrong
> Sent: Sunday, December 15, 2002 10:40 PM
> To: Multiple recipients of list;
> ba-autox@autox.team.net
> Subject: Any recommendations on Brake Pads?
>
>
> I am about to do the brakes on my Miata. Does
> anyone have any
> recommendations
> or personal experiences with different brands?
>
> I have been thinking about the following
>
> Axxis Metal Master
>
> Axxis Ultimate
>
> EBC Green stuff Kevlar
>
> Hawk
>
> I realize that for autocross the stock pads are
> fine. What I want an
> improvement
> in is for stopping power at freeway speeds. However
> I don't want pads that
> will
> increase peddle effort or need warming up before
> they work. I also don't
> want
> them to be noisy.
>
> Any recommendations?
>
> Dennis
Armstrong
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