utkinpol

Hi,

i just replaced front rotors as old ones were shot and hoped that with brand new rotors RS29 pads will be less loud after initial bedding, well, no way hose, same old broken bus kind of squeak at every stop when they cold. I am kinda tired of it and of swapping out pads on a track from stock to pagids and back, plus after those swaps even stock pads start to squeak.

Is there any alternative pads compound similar to RS19 or RS29 pagids that does not squeak so bad? Are there any pads with OEM GT3 compound that will fit stock C2 997 calipers? Are there any other solutions/brands?

thanks, paul.

TRT41

I ran RS29's for years on my street/track car with out any noise problems... brake harder, get some heat in them.

DAVISRILEY

I ran the pfc 97's and 01's, and was amazed at how quite they were cold.

racer

Are you talking about low temp noise or high temp under use they are intended for "noise".

ALL track pads, when cold or on the street will be noisy.

Besides, you're in MA, in March and already putting in track pads? seems a bit optimistic

MUSSBERGER

Black flag at lime rock for noisy pads

utkinpol

I just changed rotors and bedded them with rs29s. I already took them out.

they were silent under hard braking as usual when warmed up, but as soon as I need to slowly slow down before red light or so - in any situation when brakes are only slightly tapped it is just a crazy loud high pitch screech. i cannot say it is just 'noisy' - it is loud to degree for half of street to turn their heads. I was thinking before a reason for that was in surface issues on old rotors as they were pretty well beaten - but those rotors are new, smooth and with no damage to surface at all. still it screeches in same exact way. go figure.

it just did not seem to be normal to me, but if that is how rs29 behaves - well, I will keep changing pads after arriving to destination. but as i ran them before - when i return back to pits and try to slow down gently - it screeches again in same exact way and it is incredibly annoying. I just use handbrake in such situation as rear brakes make much less noise.
pads wear is pretty equal from what I can see, it does not look like a lazy piston in calipers, stock pads are also wearing out equal enough.
I am just really puzzled with that as I cannot explain this - a lot of people do run pagid yellow pads, half of cars on any track have them but no one screeches like I do, so, it got to be some explanation.

DAVISRILEY - thanks, I will ask around if any of local people I know have such pads and will try them.

Z-man

Chose one:
- Quiet pads
- Track pads.

That said, once the pads heat up, they shouldn't squeel as bad...

-Z-man.

utkinpol

well, i will do lime rock in april, will see how it will behave after pads will bite deeper into rotors. i just hoped there is some know-how on how to deal with those pads, if none exists - well, I guess i just got sh$tty pads but as it is a $500 fun I will have to use them up anyway.

so far they were at 10 AX days, 5 DE days - on old rotors squeek loudness was pretty much same before and after runs.

rlm328

I believe quiet track pads is an oxy-moron.

Carrera51

When cold with light brake pressure applied, all race pads will make noise. I found less cold noise with PF01 on my race car when driving it on the street (has an antique plate so the kids can go for rides). Some noise, but not to the same degree I have experienced with Pagid and Hawk. With any of the above with shorter stops with increased brake pressure, very little noise. Of course, gotta watch the mirrors so as not to get tapped in the rear by someone driving an SUV while texting.

mark kibort

pagid orange racing pads will be silent if you bed them with new rotors.

utkinpol

thanks, I will try those after i finish up RS29s.

mdrums

Tried them all Pagid and PFC and they all squeal even at the track except when super hot. On the way home with street driving they cool off and the light street braking cleans off some of the pad transfer and they squeal again. I could care less about the noise.. It's a track pad and the swap to street pads is very easy with the open back caliper on my 997S.

utkinpol

did you try black rs14? same thing? what about those PFC01s? it`s like - i do not mind some squeal , i mind that kind that hurts my ears and gets to the bone.

bgiere

Ran PFC97 pads on my Targa for years on the street...They were pretty quiet, never seemed to make much noise at all.