Manifold

I think we really need to look at specific compounds, not just brands.

orthojoe

Yeah, the ds1.11 is currently my pad of choice. They really don't make much noise. A bit more than pfc11, but not much and NOT anywhere near the horrible squeal you'll hear from some pads. I'm tempted by the re10, I'm curious about the pmu cr.

AP rotors are awesome. I'm betting I could get 40 days out of the front rotors on the gt4...

ny991

Agree. I ran the Pagids on my C2S and really liked them. I was very thorough on bedding them, and was very happy with their performance.

That in mind, I only ran Watkins Glen with them.

STALKER99

The Glen is hard on brakes.

katmeho

BR

Noise and dust is not bad at all. Don't notice them any more than stock in terms of dust. Squeaky after city driving, but nothing that will make you embarrassed. Don't have enough events on them to comment on longevity.

I also dont have the patience to try every option out there. These pads are a huge improvement over stock and I love them. Thats good enough for me to stick with them. Joe and some of the other guys have a more scientific method to determining the fine details of all the other options on the market.

ShakeNBake

I'm liking the DS1.11 - very easy on rotors, excellent modulation, fronts lasted about 8 days on R7s. Rotors have virtually no surface cracking yet.

Another +1 for Apex Performance.

Jason @ Paragon Products

With Pagid, it generally comes down to RS29 & RSL1 for the GT3 & GT4.

Manifold

Does anyone know of any other options besides these six? Should Pagid RSL1 be added to the list?

mrd_spy

has any one tried Pagid RS42's on a GT car , I used to run these on many cars for street and they were great pads, the last 2 times I have been on RS29's though.

and Endless state "ME25 is a substantial step up in initial bite from ME20. The pedal is easy to modulate for a good feeling between the fast response and hard brake power especially at high speed braking!

ME25 is suitable for drivers that likes the ME20 but would like a step up in initial bite.

why would anyone then go me20 ? me25 sound far better !

Jason @ Paragon Products

RS42 would be out of their element on a heavy, fast GT car used on the track. We sell RS42 primarily for Formula cars and occasionally for 914's.

jphughan

Some people might not feel the need for more bite or might even actively resist it because if you end up with so much brake you constantly overwhelm the tires you run, then all you have is extra bite you can't use and therefore pads that have to be modulated more carefully for no extra benefit. The other characteristics discussed here like ease of modulation, release characteristics, and noise/dust on the street may be different too. Then there's availability from suppliers in our pad shapes (PFC has a 13 compound that's supposed to bite harder than 11 too but I haven't seen anyone run it) and as katmeho alluded to, some people just want to find something they like and stick with it rather than trying everything in search of the "best" option. Not everyone wants to be a guinea pig, and even for those who do, that experimentation takes time.

And lastly there's the age-old reason of cost, both the differential of the pads themselves and maybe of extra rotor wear. Endless has another compound called the MA45B that according to some who have tried it is magical, but even when they're available, they're something like $850 per AXLE.

mrd_spy

I like more initial bite, esp on a Porker set up where you get a lot of pedal travel so threshold braking is quite easy.

I'll prob go RS29's a safe bet

Manifold

^ So I'm seeing more options being named, but has it been verified that they fit our GT4/GT3 cars?

ExMB

+1

Sometimes people use pads on a different car and then enter a discussion like this without first checking on availability or they want others to do the search for them. Other variables, as id'd by jphughan, seems to drop by the wayside when these recommendations/questions are posted.

katmeho

It's my understanding that the me25s are a full race pad. They need temp to work right, squeal at slow speeds and tear the hell out of rotors. I could be wrong, I didn't try them due to these reasons. It was explained to me that the ME20s are built to be the dual purpose pad with great performance on track.