[s-cars] S-CAR-List Digest, Vol 114, Issue 13

Thu Apr 11 14:04:18 PDT 2013

EBC Reds FTW!

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Today's Topics:

   1.  brake pads? (Lee Levitt)
   2. Re:  brake pads? (Larry)
   3. Re:  brake pads? (John Cody Forbes)
   4.  Strange Tire Wear (Bares, Vittorio)

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Message: 1
Date: Thu, 11 Apr 2013 09:29:41 -0400
From: Lee Levitt <lee at levitts.net>
To: "s-car-list at audifans.com" <s-car-list at audifans.com>
Subject: [s-cars] brake pads?
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Guys,

I need to install a new set of pads on my '99 A6 and am looking for
recommendations. Calipers are 996 C2 (Boxster S), and the car is a daily
driver. I took a quick look?Hawk, Pagid and EBC all have pads for this
caliper, along with Porsche OEM.

Any recommendations on which pads work best for this application  with
regard to braking, dust and noise (in that order)?

Pads and rotors have 50K on them. Any reason to replace the rotors now too?

Thanks,

Lee

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Message: 2
Date: Thu, 11 Apr 2013 10:48:28 -0400
From: Larry <larrycleung at gmail.com>
To: Lee Levitt <lee at levitts.net>
Cc: "s-car-list at audifans.com" <s-car-list at audifans.com>
Subject: Re: [s-cars] brake pads?
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I haven't had any experience with Pagid or Porsche OEM. I've run Hawk HPS and HP+, and EBC Yellows.  For street braking performance, damn the HP+ are impressive.  However, they are dusty, hard on rotors and noise is hit or miss. My last set were stone quiet. My current set started quiet but at about 1/3 life sound like the kind of brakes that the unknowing would comment "something is wrong with your brakes!" (Which of course there isn't). At least this is better than my UrS's Ferodos DS2400, which sound like a garbage truck. I wouldn't recommend the Ferodos at all, too noisy for the street, period. HPS aren't near as impressive (still very good) but they are mostly quiet and don't dust as bad (although IMHO are still dusty). EBC Yellows are too high a temp pad for the street. No bite at all until hot. But surprisingly quiet and dust free for a supposed "dual purpose" pad.  IF you go EBC, go red or green.

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On Apr 11, 2013, at 9:29 AM, Lee Levitt <lee at levitts.net> wrote:

> Guys,
> 
> I need to install a new set of pads on my '99 A6 and am looking for
> recommendations. Calipers are 996 C2 (Boxster S), and the car is a daily
> driver. I took a quick look?Hawk, Pagid and EBC all have pads for this
> caliper, along with Porsche OEM.
> 
> Any recommendations on which pads work best for this application  with
> regard to braking, dust and noise (in that order)?
> 
> Pads and rotors have 50K on them. Any reason to replace the rotors now too?
> 
> Thanks,
> 
> Lee
> 
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Message: 3
Date: Thu, 11 Apr 2013 12:17:17 -0400
From: "John Cody Forbes" <cody at 5000tq.com>
To: "Lee Levitt" <lee at levitts.net>,	<s-car-list at audifans.com>
Subject: Re: [s-cars] brake pads?
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Check out Carbotech's 1521 compound. They are a low dust pad that also dusts 
in a light grey color instead of the usual black. One cool feature is that 
they are made from the same base material as their track pads so you can 
switch to their track pads and back with no worry about rotor transfer layer 
issues. I've never had them make any noise either. Grip is very linear and 
good, though initial bite is less then OEM style pads.

-Cody

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From: Lee Levitt
Sent: Thursday, April 11, 2013 9:29 AM
To: s-car-list at audifans.com
Subject: [s-cars] brake pads?

Guys,

I need to install a new set of pads on my '99 A6 and am looking for
recommendations. Calipers are 996 C2 (Boxster S), and the car is a daily
driver. I took a quick look?Hawk, Pagid and EBC all have pads for this
caliper, along with Porsche OEM.

Any recommendations on which pads work best for this application  with
regard to braking, dust and noise (in that order)?

Pads and rotors have 50K on them. Any reason to replace the rotors now too?

Thanks,

Lee

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Message: 4
Date: Thu, 11 Apr 2013 17:23:18 +0000
From: "Bares, Vittorio" <Vittorio.Bares at nuance.com>
To: "s-car list (s-car-list at audifans.com)" <s-car-list at audifans.com>
Subject: [s-cars] Strange Tire Wear
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Subject: 95 S6 Sedan

I've been running the same Gislave 16" tires since I bought the car 3 winters ago - they have worn evenly - with no issue.

I originally had 18" wheels on the car for summer, then moved to 17" and now am going to move back to 18" rims. All my summer tires have worn the extreme inside edge of one of the rears (they seem to alternate). I've had the car aligned - but I still get some level of tram-lining in Highway wagon ruts. Fresh lower arms and tie rods in front.

My suspicion is sub-frame, and trailing arm bushings  - although I'm not sure how to verify they are the culprit. Checking w/a crow-bar, sure they move, but do they move too much? They are supposed to move to some degree, esp w/a big lever on them...

Nothing looks destroyed or broken.

Any help before I put a fresh set of sneakers on her, and inevitably destroy 1 by the end of the summer?

Vittorio Bares
Senior Manager, Mobility
Professional Services
NUANCE COMMUNICATIONS, INC.
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Burlington MA  01803
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NUANCE.COM<http://www.nuance.com/>
The experience speaks for itself (tm)

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