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  • Danny
    Moderator
    • Feb 2008
    • 14216

    #1

    Brake pads

    what pads are decent for track and auto x? i dont want to squeal driving around town but i do want a bit better bite.

  • Joe318is
    R3V OG
    • Sep 2005
    • 6451

    #2
    dont want squeal driving around town... sorry, youre out of luck.

    Ive got Hawk HP4+ and they work great. but they make a TON of dust and squeal so loud that it hurts ears for miles around.


    Originally posted by vlad
    Do you know anybody else who built that many bad ass E30s?

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    • AlarmedBread
      E30 Mastermind
      • Sep 2006
      • 1510

      #3
      porterfield r4s, they don't start to squeal until they warm up, dust isn't terrible. Hold up pretty well at the track.

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      • Hallen
        E30 Enthusiast
        • Dec 2007
        • 1008

        #4
        If you are just doing a track day or two, and it isn't a dedicated track car and you don't want to be changing pads all the time before and after a track day, just go with a good quality name brand pad. Hawk and Performance Friction and others are good. Just go with their "street and light track" pads. You won't need any more pad than that unless it is a brutal track. You won't get much squealing and the dusting will be pretty low yet you will get good braking out of them and they will work when cold which is critical for street driving.
        1987 E30 325is
        1999 E46 323i
        RIP 1994 E32 740iL
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        • Feffman
          Grease Monkey
          • Feb 2007
          • 338

          #5
          Danny:

          Contact Dan Puskar at Carbotech (www.CTBrakes.com) for assitance with brake pads. I've run their brake pads for a number of years for track days and on the street. Good luck!

          Feff
          MVP Track Time :mrgreen:

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          • DSP74
            E30 Enthusiast
            • Nov 2007
            • 1121

            #6
            Originally posted by Joe318is
            dont want squeal driving around town... sorry, youre out of luck.

            Ive got Hawk HP4+ and they work great. but they make a TON of dust and squeal so loud that it hurts ears for miles around.

            Well I've not bought brake pads in awhile. So what is the Hawk HP4+ vs say just plain old HP+
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            • E30 Motorsports
              Member
              • Aug 2008
              • 58

              #7
              CoolCarbons are AMAZING!!! Best pad I have ever used, and they last an extremely long time. Anyone else have experience with Cool Carbons here?
              http://www.e30motorsports.com
              E30 Racing, Parts, and Accessories

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