ceramic brake pad question
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Hmmmm. Interesting. Apparently the ceramic pads are intended to work...
here are the pads i'm considering: http://www.tirerack.com/brakes/resul...&brand=Akebono
Next brake job I could see switching to these pads. The current set turns my car's wheels black with dust in just seconds after wheel cleaning. Worst brake dust output ever.
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I used akebono on my bmw e46 ... Much less dust and light color so you can't see it .. Akebono says also wears rotor less - I'm running stock zimmermans - after 30k miles pads still look like new and in the same time I've almost worn through a set of stock rears - only downside is less bite from cold - not a problem but you do notice that. Not sure about high temp track performance either - but if you're going to do that you should probably be looking at high carbon content pads
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These pads are made for steel rotors, not PCCB so use on steel rotors is their intended purpose. There's a couple inexpensive ceramic based pads on the market now.
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Before you buy pads for your car do some Research. Most sites have the ability to compare this pad against that pad and also provide intended use. Endurance, track HPDE, Autocross, street, hard parking 
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I just put Akebono on my Lexus IS300 (with Supra rotors) as a 'trial' to see if I wanted to try them on my 996. I'm not impressed with the bite at all. Ceramic worked well on my Tundra.
I'll do either factory Porsche pads or Hawk HPS. I did Hawk HPS on my VR6 Corrado (with MK4 GTI rotors/pads) and they do a real good job.
I'll do either factory Porsche pads or Hawk HPS. I did Hawk HPS on my VR6 Corrado (with MK4 GTI rotors/pads) and they do a real good job.