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Mar 25, 2010 | 09:55 PM

Tony Rags

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Brake Pad Material

Does anyone have an opinion on brake pad material that is quiet, low-dusting, and resistant to heat-fade for mostly spirited street use?

What are the differences between Carbon-Kevlar, Ceramic, Organic, and Semi-Metallic materials in relation to the above criteria?

Mar 25, 2010 | 10:00 PM

Solid LT1

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Try EBC green or red compound.

Stay away from Hawk HPS unless you want to stop quickly and don't mind dusting.

Mar 26, 2010 | 08:14 AM

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All compounds other than organic usually have a "heat up" time where the don't grab well until they've been heated up. I don't know of any compounds that meet all the criteria. Unless Akebono starts making a ProACT pad for these cars you're going to have to deal with a certain amount of dust.

Mar 26, 2010 | 08:38 AM

RonR80

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St. Jude Donor '09

I use on all the cars I fix Ceramic pads, no problems so far and the guys love them no squealing and very low brake dust! Ron

Mar 26, 2010 | 09:07 AM

G-Sting

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Originally Posted by Ron Rail

I use on all the cars I fix Ceramic pads, no problems so far and the guys love them no squealing and very low brake dust! Ron

Ron Rail: Which ceramic pads do you recommend? Just normal street driving here. I have newer VBP pads on my '79, but they are beginning to squeal. Are Ceramics silent?

Mar 26, 2010 | 09:08 AM

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Street racing??? If you actually need those big brakes to do significant work, forget the part about 'low dusting'. You just need to get pads with good stopping power and good fade resistance....and wash the wheels more often.

Mar 26, 2010 | 09:21 AM

carbster09

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EBC Red Stuff

I fitted the EBC Red Stuff, which used to be the higher perf compound even higher than the green stuff. I found the red pads quite good. The produced little dust and stopped well. Now this was on my Audi S3 as my 'vette is fitted with Wilwoods from Corvette engineering and their pads which are fine.

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Mar 26, 2010 | 09:43 AM

Carbotech Adam

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St. Jude Donor '11,'13

This is the pad you should be looking at

Carbotech bobcat 1521

The Carbotech Bobcat 1521™ is our high performance street compound that is our most successful compound. The Bobcat compound is known for its awesome release and modulation, along with unmatched rotor friendliness. Like our AX™ & XP™ line of compounds, Bobcat 1521™ is a Ceramic based friction material offering minimal rotor damage and non corrosive dust. Bobcat 1521™ offers outstanding performance, even when cold, low dusting and low noise with an excellent initial bite. This compound’s virtually perfect linear torque production provides incredible braking force without ABS intervention. Bobcat 1521™ operating range starts out at ambient and goes up to 900°F. Bobcat 1521™ is suitable for ALL street cars, perfect for your tow vehicle, police cruiser, and has won multiple SCCA Solo 2 and Prosolo National Championships. The Bobcat 1521™ compound has been found to last two-three times longer than OE pads you can purchase at a dealership or national retailer. Bobcat 1521™ compound has also been found to extend the life of your rotors 2-3 times. That’s one of the beauties of Carbotech Ceramic brake compounds. Bobcat 1521™ is NOT recommended for any track use.