Gransports are like 30 less than the Hawks and like 50 less than the Carbotechs. They promo the brake pads on sports car revolution all the time, not that they are experts or anything, but that is just a reference to the pads.
There's another brand, its an off brand, but we were testing it at Talledega and it out-performed the stock brembo pad...it was also $60 or so. I'll see if i can dig up the name, it escapes me right now.
The less the mods the more I can do. I will check out these caquest pads. I found this about the Satisfied Gransports GS5 and GS6's. The GS5 has a .43-.49 coefficient of friction and operates at 100-850F and the GS6 is .38-.42 with 100-700F temps. The upper temperatures are higher than the EBC's (500F) I am running now, but is the low end of the temp too high for daily use. I am sure it doesn't take long to get the brakes above 100F, but that kind of worries me for my first couple of cold winter stops. Any opinions...? I have been looking to see what the Hawk HPS's are rated at, but haven't been able to come up with anything.
:werd: Not all of us have money to spend on the "best" parts. If something is better than stock at the same price, than its good enough for me...
^^^I hear that. Just found this out also, the carbotech bobcats have a .45 coeff. and 900F operating temp, which is the same as the GS5's for 50 less dollars. The Axxis Ult. has a little higher operating temp of a 1000F, but no coeff. reported.
I smoked a set of PF01s at roadatlanta, they operate up to 2000 degrees, Ill pass on the 1000 degree pads if its going to the track.
Maybe one track day for my car this year, but mostly autox. I am not concerned about the upper temp, just the lower temp. Is 100F low enough for daily driving?
I couldn't find the carquest pads they were talking about, but for the gransport pads, I just googled it. The only place that sold them in the U.S. that I could find was nopionline.