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> Porterfield brake pads, are good.
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post May 16 2005, 10:05 PM
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Wow!!!
Stopping power.

Using R-4 pads all around with Motul fluid.
Throw you foward braking. (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/aktion035.gif)

Can't wait to take it deep into the turns.

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post May 16 2005, 10:33 PM
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Oh yeah, the price. (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/dry.gif)

$ 99.95 each end from HPH.

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post May 16 2005, 10:36 PM
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Them pads really get the weight transfered forward, eh?
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post May 16 2005, 10:36 PM
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now all you need to do is to learn *NOT* to use them so you can go faster through the AX ...

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post May 16 2005, 10:45 PM
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QUOTE (SirAndy @ May 16 2005, 08:36 PM)
now all you need to do is to learn *NOT* to use them so you can go faster through the AX ...

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So speaks a t-4 guy (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/laugh.gif)
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post May 16 2005, 10:45 PM
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*NOT* to use them


Nope, I'll go as fast as possible, and then *USE* them *BIG* time. (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/wink.gif)

I'm very excited about using them at Marina, as it tends to be a very tight and quick course.

JP, they are amazing. (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/rolleyes.gif)

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post May 16 2005, 10:54 PM
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I have stock Pagid pads on what is basicly a 911S brake set up. Me & a buddy did 150 minutes (2 tankfulls) one DE day at PIR.....and that was on 225 Hoosiers.
No brake fade....they got to stinkin' some, but no fade.

Sticky tiars & good pads transfer more weight onto the fronts....at the expense of unloading the rears....get it?
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post May 16 2005, 10:55 PM
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QUOTE (trekkor @ May 16 2005, 09:45 PM)
Nope, I'll go as fast as possible, and then *USE* them *BIG* time. (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/wink.gif)

can't wait to watch you spin!

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post May 16 2005, 11:02 PM
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Hmmmm (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/dry.gif)

My spinning days are coming to an end.
It's too much gas in the turns that gets me, anyway.

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post May 16 2005, 11:10 PM
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Are these pads strictly for the track or can they be used for the street. I got stock pads and a really bad brake squeel problem.
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post May 16 2005, 11:21 PM
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This is a guess. I think they will wear out the rotors faster and the pads will not last as long as OEM. My guess.

Stopping power, though. Ahhhhhh!
I'll use 'em on the street.

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post May 16 2005, 11:29 PM
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here's my input. For track they are probably awesome. AX they are hard to modulate. Very easy to lock up at low speeds. They squeak like hell when your rotors are worn.
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post May 17 2005, 12:19 AM
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I take it your doo-hickey worked?
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post May 17 2005, 01:50 AM
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QUOTE (trekkor @ May 16 2005, 10:02 PM)
My spinning days are coming to an end.
It's too much gas in the turns that gets me, anyway.

and i *thought* it was your habit to brake in the corners instead of the straights ...

in which case the bigger brakes will make you spin even faster!
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post May 17 2005, 04:47 AM
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QUOTE (grantsfo @ May 17 2005, 01:29 AM)
here's my input. For track they are probably awesome. AX they are hard to modulate. Very easy to lock up at low speeds.

could be - i haven't used them.
but *typically* - the way track pads work is that - like race tires - they need a certain (high) temperature to work. they remain very grippy at elevated temps but have basically NO grip when cold.

Porterfield makes -4- compounds in sizes we care about.
there is the Race pad
there is the Endurance Race pad
there is the Vintage Race pad
there is the Street pad.

i'm thinking street is the hot ticket for AX, and i plan to try Vintage Race for DE.

your mileage may vary, but if you're using pads designed for the track on the street, or AX -- watch for that first stop!
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post May 17 2005, 07:49 AM
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QUOTE (trekkor @ May 16 2005, 11:33 PM)
Oh yeah, the price. (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/dry.gif)

$ 99.95 each end from HPH.

KT

Livermore performace is where I got my R4S(f-$64,r-$59)... they have the R4 also (f-$87,r-$91)

Sean mentioned them a year ago...
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post May 17 2005, 08:43 AM
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Thanks for the heads up on the price. I don't mind supporting the 914 specialist, for a few extra bucks.

Andy, (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/huh.gif) Joke all you want...

Mark, yes. That air was coming from behind the bleeder valve threads.

The Porterfields get better when hot, yes, but they are much better then what was on there right out of the box.

Didn't feel like I was being unsafe on any level.
If I drag my brakes around the paddock before my first a/x run, they'll be hot when I need them.

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post May 17 2005, 08:49 AM
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right out of the box.


Did you bed them in?
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post May 17 2005, 09:03 AM
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Did you bed them in?

Yes. Thanks for that detail (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/smile.gif)

BTW, I'm not saying, " Hey everybody, go out, buy and install race pads".

My car is seeing very few local street miles now.
I trailer to the a/x and track, which is why I have these pads.
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post May 17 2005, 09:09 AM
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I hear the Hawk Performance HPS pads are good for street use, not sure about the track. I think I have a semi-race pad now on my street car...don't bite for S untill heated and squeel like the dickens when doing a slow stop. A switch to Porterfield or Hawk street pads might be the ticket.
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