What pads for Brembo blanks?
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What pads for Brembo blanks?
I have been doing some reading in the archives and have found some good info.
I want a pad that does not make noise, and minimal dust. Are the Hawk HPS pads what I am looking for????
I want a pad that does not make noise, and minimal dust. Are the Hawk HPS pads what I am looking for????
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Let me suggest PBR MetalMasters. You might not have heard of them, but they have been around a long time.
First, PBR is the company who makes the calipers on our cars, the Corvettes (C4, C5 and now C6) as well as the 3rd gen 1LE front, 3rd and 4th gen rear discs brakes, Mustang Cobra/Bullitt fronts, and Baer calipers too. Incidentially, this is the compound that was standard on the 88-96 Vette's.
The MetalMaster has been around for a while it's a semi-metallic pad that just works. Very similar to an HPS in outright power, but with 3 things that put it over the top. 1. They cost about $20 less than HPS's. 2. They have a little better initial bite, and IMHO better pedal feel than the HPS. 3. They are a little cleaner than HPS and will also take more temperature too.
I've run these, Hawk HPS, and Plus, Porterfield, PFC, Carbotech and a few other pads on my 2001 car. I autocross seriously and will pound the car on back roads quite often. I like the PBR's the best for driveability. There are some pads that are stronger (the HP Plus being one). But they are dirtier, and do not grab and release as smoothly.
MHO.
First, PBR is the company who makes the calipers on our cars, the Corvettes (C4, C5 and now C6) as well as the 3rd gen 1LE front, 3rd and 4th gen rear discs brakes, Mustang Cobra/Bullitt fronts, and Baer calipers too. Incidentially, this is the compound that was standard on the 88-96 Vette's.
The MetalMaster has been around for a while it's a semi-metallic pad that just works. Very similar to an HPS in outright power, but with 3 things that put it over the top. 1. They cost about $20 less than HPS's. 2. They have a little better initial bite, and IMHO better pedal feel than the HPS. 3. They are a little cleaner than HPS and will also take more temperature too.
I've run these, Hawk HPS, and Plus, Porterfield, PFC, Carbotech and a few other pads on my 2001 car. I autocross seriously and will pound the car on back roads quite often. I like the PBR's the best for driveability. There are some pads that are stronger (the HP Plus being one). But they are dirtier, and do not grab and release as smoothly.
MHO.
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The price is for the front set (both wheels). PBR does not have a rear pad for the car (who knows why), so when the rears need done, we use the HPS since the friction coefficient is so similar. Also the rears are much cleaner anyway. If the rears become available, I will use them as well. But for now this is what there is.
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13 SCCA Pro Solo Nationals Championships
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Results matter. Talk is cheap. We are miles beyond the success anyone else has had with the 4th gens, and C5, C6, C7 Corvettes,
10 SCCA Solo National Championships, 2008 Driver of they Year, 2012 Driver of Eminence
13 SCCA Pro Solo Nationals Championships
2023 UMI King of the Mountain Champion