Raph82

Hey guys I'm replacing my rotors and I'm current running Pagid yellows since I bought my car 1 year ago.
I have a brand new pair of oem pads and I'm planing to install them with my set of rotors , I do track once a month
Would it be fine ? Anybody with oem brake pads experiences on track /street
Thx.
Raphael .

jumper5836

Most people can't stand the yellows on the street. The OEM pads are fine for both but they will wear down quicker at the track and they have less bite. When I use the pagids I get a few days on the street before they start squealing again. Some people change pads for tracks days and then change them back out again when the start squealing on the street again. They are pretty easy to change I am a bit lazy to do that every month.

calandri

Textar is also good one. German company used in oem. I am not sure if they manufacture for porsche.

Raph82

Got it I might just go all out oem
Rotors- pads
Considering they're new and try them out.
Thx

Raph82

Textar..... I'll check them out also

Raph82

The only "thing" is I had a free pair of the Oem's ....!since they came with my car .

"02996ttx50

I'm about to replace rear rotors also and staying with the texstars. no issues ever, and i get them very hot with a lot of steep downhills. i always thought textar WERE the oem pad!?

jumper5836

yah I believe textars are oem, which oem are rebranded with Porsche labels.

993GT

Textar has been an OEM for Porsche for ages...however, AFAIK, TRW has been OEM for most chassis(suspension + brake) bits 996+

DaveCarrera4

Anybody ever run cool carbon? There are a lot of choices out there, surely opinions as well. I'm looking for pads that would be suitable for mostly street and some track, say 80:20.

32krazy!

i have them. decent bite but the fronts dust so bad i think i have black wheels not silver!

powdrhound

I tried Cool Carbon about 4 years ago. They were average at best on the street and basically disintegrated within two days at the track. Completely chunked away. Worst pads I have ever run. 80:20 street:track, go with Endless MX72 or stick with OEM.. There is nothing wrong with the OEM pad.

James88

I also need rear rotors and pads, I'm probably going for the OEM ones as they have performed pretty well for my needs.

Clark-ApexPerformance

Cool Carbon were huge in the 90s then basically went away until maybe 3 years ago. Cool Carbon basically doesn't exist as a brake company. They are just a marketing company. The Cool Carbon brakes
Are being manufactured by Kerr Friction Products aka KFP in Canton, Oh.
Be careful although the price may be right they are not a true track pad but maybe a decent "crossover" pad.

"02996ttx50

what rotors are you going with? i will stay with the oem pads. wondering if should also stick with oem rotors. are the sebros a good choice? the giro's are more expensive, and i'm not sure i'd see any value with "better" rotors.

which way you leaning on this? i have about 35/40% left on the rear pads so my decision approaches rapidly lol

edit: ( your post just answered my question ... oem doh!