Fast road brake pads advice

[ArtiM3]

I finally planing to do my Porsche Calipers conversion this year, but I’m not sure about brake pads choice. I‘m thinking about PFC 08 compound, I heard they are noisy for road use. I love my PFC Z-rated pads on stock calipers. Very quiet and low dust. Unfortunately this compound is now obsolete for Porsche calipers. So my question is: what’s your thoughts on PFC 08?

[Speed Monkey]

These are my fave brake pads. Their R4-S pad is a good street pad; it does not squeal like Cool Carbon pads, and they modulate well. As for dust, well, after some hard use they’ll put a light grey hue on your wheels. I’ve used these R4-S pads in autoX and some track use without them giving up the ghost (at the track, I’m not full steam ahead - damn the torpedoes type of fella; the thought of wrecking holds me back, especially on long & fast bends where too much early throttle will get you.)

If you’re going for near maximum attack, drop in some R4-E pads. These will bite hard, and they’re grabby if you’re not easy on the pedal. These will squeal by the way, but that’s a car guy’s badge of honor when you want to get down with serious braking. Porterfield pads are moderately priced, unlike Pagid Yellow RS-29 pads, which calls for you to open your wallet very wide.

Right now though, I’m using Ferodo DS-2500 pads in my Brembo calipers. The fella at Zeckenhaus (sp?), the brake pad+rotor vendor, recommended these endurance type pads, and I like them. I seem to recall him saying these are a direct replacement for the Ferodo pads that come stock in a new box of Brembo monoblock bbk. These work well in my 6 piston front calipers and dust output is on the same level as Porterfield’s street R4-S pad. These occasionally squeal during ordinary street use, but it doesn’t bother me. I would say, these marginally grab more with light brake pedal application, over the R4-S. Sorry for being wordy. 🥴

[Obioban]

I love PFC’s track pads, but their street pads are pretty bad.

I’d just get whatever the OE Porsche pad is— I’m sure that’s a great compromise high performance street pad.

[Feffman]

ArtiM3:

I'm a huge fan of G-LOC pads for my race car and on my daily driver. Not only are they extremely effective but very easy on rotors as well. G-LOC's street pad is the G-LOC GS-1 but their R6 autocross pad also works well for street applications,

http://www.g-locbrakes.com/products/brake-compounds/

Call Danny Puskar at G-LOC. He'll offer you solid advice.

Feff

[mrgizmo04]

I use PFC08 year round daily/track. They dont squeal on street unless they get hot (just carry over the oe pad backing plate and learn to modulate). They dust, but dust is low on my priority list. In colder months (we don't really get freezing temps here in California) they do eat rotors a bit more, but rotors are cheap.

LOVE this pad, wish they also made it for s2k, but I digress.

[ArtiM3]

Thanks a lot for advice. It’s really difficult decision, to many choices 🤔