90 S2 - Pad and Rotor recommendations
06-09-2017, 02:53 PM
#32
We had Porterfield's on the S and switched to Hawk blue. The porterfields didn't last as long as we think they should have.
I have the stoptech on my 128i. They are nice for the street, OK for autocross, and good for a 20 minute track session. After about 20 minutes I think they lost some bite - or I lost some skills.
I would recommend the stoptechs for a street/track car, and the porterfields or hawks for a track/street car like our S
I have the stoptech on my 128i. They are nice for the street, OK for autocross, and good for a 20 minute track session. After about 20 minutes I think they lost some bite - or I lost some skills.
I would recommend the stoptechs for a street/track car, and the porterfields or hawks for a track/street car like our S
06-17-2017, 03:07 AM
#33
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06-21-2017, 12:37 AM
#35
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Thanks Conner, a good reference I think. I really liked that quote, I think I'll keep it
I've just recently installed Hawk HP+ pads on my 928 after having a complete meltdown (literally) using an inferior street pad at Laguna Seca. It was the second HPDE I'd done with the car and my son and I were driving it back to back in different run groups. By the 4th run (mine thankfully) there were no pads left, I had a brake warning light on the console and noticed it while I was still in the pocket waiting for a start. I was able to escape right at the last minute, probably saving my life, my instructor's life, and my car. I ended up replacing the front rotors, luckily I didn't have to replace my son (my wife made me get a vasectomy after he was born, no more sons coming). Many Shuvs and Zuuls knew what it was to be roasted in the depths of the Slor that day, I can tell you!
I haven't put the 928 with the Hawks back on the track, but I just installed the HP+ on my 944, which also hasn't seen a track yet. The thread you cited is very valuable to me, as is my car. The 944 is a dedicated track machine but I want very much to drive it to and from Laguna, so I'm looking for a pad that works on the street but performs on the track. If I need to heat them up I will; that's not a problem for me.
BTW, The Hawks squeal like a pig anyway so that's not a concern. I can't hear them. It bugs the crap out of my wife though
I was at a gas station a few years ago right after I put them in the 928 and the guy next to me asked how I could stand it. When I told him I couldn't even hear it; he just shrugged...Great info, thanks,
Last edited by Otto Mechanic; 06-21-2017 at 01:35 AM.