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Brake pads for trackday use

Stu911sc

Stu911sc

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I want to improve brakes for trackdays - without caliper changes at present. Existing discs/calipers as new.
Changing fluid to AP Rad 4 (dot 5.1, non silicone). Pads need to be suitable for a road car driven to the track. Happy to fit/remove/re-fit pads for trackday use & normal pads for general road use.
What pads for the front calipers?
Pagid Options suggested:- RS 44 or RSH 42, RSH 3, or RSH 29E - but which?
EBC - Blue NDX Race seems latest recommend?
Other - other make options?
Any thought please.
 
EBC blue are good on track but not road homologated so won't suit your requirement of a road car driven to the event...
I found pads always a little bit of a ''driver'' preferred choice to be honest, some will find a model good, others will prefer something else.

I have used Ferodo DS2500 and DS3000 in the past on track on a 911 and was quite pleased with them (maybe a little bit too much dust on the 3000 but then again if you are going on track you don't care too much about this although to be fair seem to remember prefering the feel of the 2500).

To me more important is your brake fluid, dot 4 or 5.1 is not the critical point, boiling point is (Castrol SRF or Motul 600/660 are DOT 4 but have boiling temperatures well above the requirements of DOT 5.1 for example)
 
Thanks for your helpful input. Motul 660 and Catrol SRF both have a dry boiling point of 325'C, AP Radical R4 has a 340'C dry boiling point and was recommended to me by experienced Porsche racing specialists and is the best they have used, including for 6 hour endurance events.
Some of the pads I mentioned are not ideal for road use, but I can put them in just for the track days.
I shall look at the Ferodo 2500.

 
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