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

[Paul Friedenberg]

For me, anything but the 993 carera OEM pads are very noisy. Even with the
anti-squeal pads...






>From: "Lee Levitt" <lee at wheelman.com>
>Reply-To: <lee at wheelman.com>
>To: "Chris Tucker" <S4 at quat.com>,"L - BIRA"
><birabrakes at yahoogroups.com>,"S-Cars" <s-car-list at audifans.com>
>Subject: [s-cars] RE: [BIRA] S6-S6 pad survey
>Date: Wed, 20 Nov 2002 10:20:56 -0500
>
>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
>
>
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