STANG KILLA SS

which one is safer for painted wheels. (especially if left on for 1-2 weeks)

and which has easier dust cleanup?

iberico

This should depend on compound, not brand. What compound are you planning to use?

STANG KILLA SS

would be either XP or DTC

i know they have several compounds of each.

would most likely be in the X8-X12 range, and its DTC counter parts

johnny c

neither/both dependent on how you look at it. ALL race pads have a high iron content. the damage comes from the iron dust made by the pad and the rotor. when that dust gets wet it will rust to the wheel. so wash your wheels after your track day, and change out those pads.

loudes13

JC, any recommendations though?

Level8Drummer

So, performance friction pfc 06 and 08 will not damage your wheels...ever, if you wash them or not. I have not seen the Carbotech RP2's cause any problems, but I've not had them for long.

L8D

Adam@Amp'dAutosport.com

Carbotech Performance Brakes™ began 24 years ago. In the beginning we thought like everybody else and made brake compounds out of carbon & iron. The problem with carbon & iron is that when it heats up it forms carbide. Carbide is used in cutting tools, so imagine what that does to your rotors. Along with the fact that those compounds tear up rotors, they also produce very corrosive brake dust. While our competition stills uses carbon & iron as the main ingredients in their compounds, Carbotech started an entire new philosophy eight years ago.
Carbotech Performance Brakes™, the world leader in Ceramic friction materials™. It was over eight years ago that Carbotech started building brake pads out of Ceramic, Kevlar, and Carbon for street, autocross and racing applications. Carbotech is the only brake pad manufacturer in the world with a complete line of Ceramic compounds for street, autocross, and track use. Carbotech-Ceramic™ compounds are known for their unsurpassed release & modulation, while maintaining very consistent torque control characteristics. Carbotech brake pads are extremely rotor friendly and contain contain non-corrosive brake dust, that’s something that has been unmatched by any other brake pad in the industry

Adam@Amp'dAutosport.com

The DTC is corrosive and will harm your wheels.

johnny c

if you let them sit they can damage the wheels. i've seen brand new forgelines all rusted. I don't know what amp is talking about but ALL race pads need high iron content to get the thermal stability out of the pad. in layman's terms ALL race pads need the iron to operate at the elevated temperatures required to do track driving. besides the pads the rotor is made from iron too, so all of that comes off as a dust. if you leave the dust, it gets wet (morning due), iron rusts, and it will rust to your wheels.

it's more about preparation than what manufacture to use. If your worried about your wheels coat them with Anti-Slag the welders spray. Or the nascar boys figured out that PAM cooking spray does a god job too. Wash your wheels after the event, when you take your race pads out.



OR

don't give a hoot! On my personal car i use black wheels for street duty mostly because it's harder to see the dust. my car is a 90% track 10% street car. i just refuse to care and let them get all nasty. my track wheels get cleaned after every event as a post race inspection. i look for cracks and whatnot.

johnny c

if you got nice wheels and you want to keep them nice prep them with anti slag or pam cooking spray.



after your event take the race pads out and wash your wheels.

Adam@Amp'dAutosport.com

There is a small amount of iron in the XP series
I would not leave it on for a month. The dust is non corrosive..

UstaB-GS549

C5 Z06 assuming wheels have a coat of wax:
Easy rinse off: XP10, DTC 60 & Ferodo DS1.11

Needs a little scrub with soapy water & probably clean wheels sooner than later : XP12 & DTC70

Don't let wheels get wet unless you are washing them. If you do get the dust get wet and dry off, be prepared to clean wheels with clay bar, CLR, Sonax or similar: Hawk Blue. Great race pad when they are up to temperature, but very rotor unfriendly when cold and terrible clean-up.

Just another opinion

Bearman71

HPS+ messed up the wheels on my mustang.

Adam@Amp'dAutosport.com

Hawk pad material is very corrosive.

johnny c

adam, you might want to take a look at who supplys carbotech with friction material.

Adam@Amp'dAutosport.com

Johnny, are you implying that Carbotech uses the same compound manufacturer as hawk?