Late addition - been out of town (looks like there's been some
controversy on the list!)
Carbotech, AX-6 compound is my favorite. No warmup required, great
bite, great modulation, easy on the rotors. I also have had my
rotors cryo treated, and somehow that seems to improve the life and
deter warping.
http://www.ctbrakes.com/
- Tony Drews
At 03:05 PM 5/24/2010, toodamnfunky@comcast.net wrote:
>Greetings FoT
>
>
>
>I'm just taking a poll of what brake pads & shoes are being used. I have been
>
>using the Porterfield vintage compound on the front because of exceptional
>
>initial bite. Unfortunately the last two times I raced the car on freshly
>turned
>
>rotors with new pads I end up cooking the pads & rotorsB in a single weekend.
>
>I'm not ready to throw Porterfield under the proverbial busB but so far I'm
>not seeing
>
>anything in the front end or calipers that would cause the problem.
>
>Both times the rotors scored up pretty bad all the way across.
>
>The pads have a gap at the outboard edge of the pads ( top )B and snug at the
>inboard side.
>
>The smell of cooked brakes is present and blue rings toward the inboard edges
>
>of the rotors. Chunks of pad missing, pads glazed. The rears have performed
>great,
>
>no problems. I had to use the brakes so hard over the 15th & 16th I still have
>a prononced limp,
>
>no joke. I do have Uncle Jack's spindles and have a real good pedal, no fade
>or kickback.
>
>
>
>Thanks for the input,
>
>Jim G.
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