HPDE/street pads?
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HPDE/street pads?
My plan right now is to eventually go with the CTS-V set up (still deciding between 4 piston and 6 piston) but for now I was wondering what a good upgrade for my front pads would be for trying out some HDPE events. I am currently running the brake motive rotors and brake motiv ceramic pads and though dead quiet, low dusting, and more than enough stop for the street I know it would not be enough for an HPDE. I was taking a look at the HPS, HP+, DTC30 on stranos webpage. I have tried calling to talk to him for the past couple days and they have taken my info but I am sure he is super busy right now so I wanted to check in here to see if anyone had a recommendation for a street/HPDE pad that was low on noise? If that doesn't exist I may just pick up a set of DTC30 or 70s and swap them with my ceramics for when I do an event.
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I'm running dedicated track pads/rotors and street pads/rotors now, however I used Hawks DTC-30 (front) and HP+ (rear) for dual purpose for a couple years.
The pads were great at the track and bearable on the street. The cold stopping power was there and the DTC-30 is surprisingly gentle on rotors, however they dust a lot and both squeak a good bit (there are ways to help remedy that).
The pads were great at the track and bearable on the street. The cold stopping power was there and the DTC-30 is surprisingly gentle on rotors, however they dust a lot and both squeak a good bit (there are ways to help remedy that).
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I had an excellent conversation with Sam Strano who recommended (if I couldn't do his first recommendation of a Wilwood set up w/ race pads) a dedicated set of race pads/rotors akin to the following recipe: Front pads | DTC 70 or DTC 60, Rear Pads | HT10, quality blank rotors, stainless lines, and Motul 600 fluid. For dual purpose he recommended a front and rear set of EBC Yellows, stainless lines, Motul 600 and said that my current rotors (Brakemotive) would be OK to keep on there for now. He was not a fan of cobbling a CTS-V brake conversion on the front as that was my initial plan.
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using ATE fluid is fine. motul is very expensive, and ATE can be found at amazon with free shipping, probably cheaper then anywhere else. ive had ATE blue/clear in my car for years, bleeding with every brake swap, and havent had any problems.
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ATE fluid is by far the best for the money, Echo is right as I buy mine from Amazon.
I flush fluid once a year. I open the caliper bleeders here and there when swapping pads to empty the caliper.
I did a lot of research on the CTSV deal, a C6 conversion is a better option in my opinion.
I flush fluid once a year. I open the caliper bleeders here and there when swapping pads to empty the caliper.
I did a lot of research on the CTSV deal, a C6 conversion is a better option in my opinion.