[s-cars] brake pads?

[Steve Marinello]

I've got them on the Stasis/Alcon brakes on the B7. Pretty nice, but less
bite until warmed up and a bit weird (on the Stasis rotors) in a southern
downpour. Some surface phenomena with loss of bite and moaning.

Steve

On Thursday, April 11, 2013, John Cody Forbes wrote:

> 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
>
> -----Original Message----- 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 lookŠHawk, 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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