Brake pad recommendation
08-15-2005, 09:37 PM
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Originally Posted by Rob 97 993c2
but i dont want my rotors cracked.
If this is a real concern for you, I'd avoid track days.
08-15-2005, 09:42 PM
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Originally Posted by Mark in Baltimore
Simple math: DE's + porsche cast-hole brakes = cracked rotors
If this is a real concern for you, I'd avoid track days.
If this is a real concern for you, I'd avoid track days.
08-15-2005, 10:00 PM
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Originally Posted by Marc Shaw
According to my local P-car club, after market drilled rotors are not permitted - I'm not sure if slotted would be allowed.... 
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08-15-2005, 10:22 PM
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Pagid Orange Cost????
I buy mine from Rennlist sponsor, Group9motorsports.com They run about $200 an axle...$400 front and rear. Service from Group 9 is excellent.
Pagid pads are rarely discounted...the Pagid US Distributor sees to that!
If the track is not intensely hard on brakes...the stock pads are remarkable. At a track such as Road America with three (3) high speed straights, or Laguna Seca in Cali with some heavy braking required...I would be driving with Pagid pads...I have used Pagid Black on the front and Orange on the rear. The Blacks have a higher heat rating...
I drive with Pagids on the street too...I don't do much street driving. They work just fine in spite of what the nay sayers will tell you.
Pagid pads are rarely discounted...the Pagid US Distributor sees to that!
If the track is not intensely hard on brakes...the stock pads are remarkable. At a track such as Road America with three (3) high speed straights, or Laguna Seca in Cali with some heavy braking required...I would be driving with Pagid pads...I have used Pagid Black on the front and Orange on the rear. The Blacks have a higher heat rating...
I drive with Pagids on the street too...I don't do much street driving. They work just fine in spite of what the nay sayers will tell you.
08-15-2005, 10:24 PM
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Originally Posted by ppressle
Hi all,
Any recommended suppliers for the pf97 pads?
Thanks.
Pete
Any recommended suppliers for the pf97 pads?
Thanks.
Pete
OG Racing has got PFCs for ya. They're a sponsor, and are great folks to deal with.
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08-15-2005, 10:34 PM
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Mark is absolutely right on. Porsche's 993 cast-in-hole rotors develop cracks under track use ...period. But this is not the "issue" that it sounds to be. It's not like they grenade or anything. Expect fine cracks, keep an eye on them, and replace when out of spec. What rotors last forever, let alone under track use ...c'mon! Depending on your event type (DE, TT, Race), driving style, and speed (skill level) one can get a few months or a few years(!!) from a set of fronts, and even more on rears. This is more than "acceptable," it's expected. Sorry if I'm sounding a bit curt, but let's keep this "cracks-in-rotor" thing in perspective 
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08-15-2005, 10:51 PM
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it is true that I never saw any of those fine cracks until AFTER I started going to DE's.... my 1st set of rotors lasted me 4 years... but now I'm lucky if I get 1 year out of them with 15+ DE days a year...
...just part of the cost of the track expenses to be expected....
...just part of the cost of the track expenses to be expected....
