Pagid Pads

["Mike Guidotti" <Mguidotti@djj.state.sc.us>]

What is the scoop on Pagid pads for the Girling 60's on my 87 5ktq.  For
the BMW they run around $50.....

I have them for my 87 5000tq. I think they make 3 different compounds, with probably 3 different prices. I have the rs4 pads which are for competition. Purchased from Joe Hoppin in Florida 2 years ago. trying to remember the price, think it was 179$ !!, yikes!!!, well I was using cool carbons before that which were ok, but not even close to the performance of these. Aside from destroying a set of rotors and eating the finish off the wheels  they just did not stop as well. I originally wanted Hawk blue pads but they are not available for the g 60's. Hopefully before mid Ohio I will have 4 pot aluminum calipers=)....

Any suggestions on pad choice (Ferodo, Hawk,etc) for street use.  I want
more bite and I am going for Ate Powerdisks soon....
Have a few friends that love the Ferodo pads.
As far as I can tell your best bet is a regular ATE rotor, no cross drilling or slotting. If anyone has any info that drilling or slotting improves braking please tell me, everything that I have read says that it is no longer necessary. drilling was used to vent gas produced by the bonding agents in the pads which is now a thing of the past. As far as I can tell drilling reduces thermal mass which is a bad thing, so other than a slight weight savings I do not think there is a benefit. Every time I go to a race I always look at the brakes on the cars. The ones that are using steel rotors never use cross drilled. This is something I have been trying to figure out for a long time and everyone seems to have their own opinion on the matter would love to hear from someone that has done some testing comparing the two. 
TIA
Mike Guidotti 87 5000 tq