[s-cars] RE: [BIRA] S6-S6 pad survey

[Lee Levitt]

Chris writes:

> I'm asking S6-S6ers for their experience with what street pads
> they have tried, what noise problems they have encountered, how
> dusty they are, and cost of the pads.
>
> As I'm sure many of you are aware, prices for 996 turbo calipers
> and pads have increased.  I was recently quoted $248 for a set up
> OEM pads.  This price is at dealer cost + 15% for handling and is
> quite a bit more them I remember them being a year ago.
> Alternative pads I am considering are Pagid Sports, Hawk HPS and
> Mintex Red box.  996 turbo calipers are up $60 from previous prices.
>
> TIA for info you can help out with.
>

Mintex Reds

I started with Mintex Reds. Glazed them and melted a rear pad in a series of
high speed stops...not a pad you'd want to run on the track. Kinda noisy,
and the more I did (adding Porsche dampers) the worse they got.

A bit dusty, stops pretty well.

Hawk HPS

I recently switched over to the Hawk HPS. A bit noisy at first, went away
after I bedded them. Not particularly dusty, stops very well.

I'd go with the Hawks over the Mintex Reds... Tirerack.com has them at a
reasonable price for both front (Porsche) and rear (Audi). Didn't even
question the mix when I ordered the pads via the web.

HTH,

Lee
'95.5 S6 avant (System 3)
'96 A6 quattro avant