Go Back   986 Forum - The Community for Porsche Boxster & Cayman Owners > Porsche Boxster & Cayman Forums > Boxster General Discussions

Post Reply
 
LinkBack Thread Tools Display Modes
Old 03-08-2009, 04:14 PM   #1
Registered User
 
Join Date: Mar 2008
Location: near Chicago
Posts: 523
Changing pads is so easy that there really isn't any reason to keep them on for street driving. The downsides of keeping them on are dust, rotor wear, cost of pads, and inneffectiveness until properly heated up.

I use Hawk Blues for DEs, and they are more than good enough.
Mike_Yi is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 03-08-2009, 08:05 PM   #2
Registered User
 
ChrisZang's Avatar
 
Join Date: Mar 2006
Location: San Carlos, CA 94070
Posts: 1,450
Bhp Xps

here are my two cents:
I looooooved the BHP XPS pads, they were the ideal "crossover" between street and track pad. I could get the car (my daily driver) ready the weekend before the track day and neither had to deal with squeaky breaks during my commute nor with fading brakes on the track.
Unfortunately BHP went out of business but I believe Pelican Parts has a few left....
So I guess I'll either try Pagid Blue or Pagid Yellow when my BHP pads are worn down.
__________________
I still wave at Boxsters, but they no longer wave back :-(
2002 Boxster S "Violet" (sold but not forgotten)
2009 Carrera 4S "Kelsey" (current ride)
2015 FIAT 500e "Nikki" my commuter car
ChrisZang is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 03-09-2009, 05:28 AM   #3
Registered User
 
Lil bastard's Avatar
 
Join Date: Feb 2008
Location: Du Monde
Posts: 2,199
Street for street. Track for track.

Two completely different sets of conditions. Guess I'm unclear why someone would want to make one set do both.

As mentioned, they are super easy to swap, and you get a chance to make sure your wheel bolts are properly torqued.

Saw a Miata lose a wheel at an auto-x once, took out the front fender and the pass-side door. It was determined the lugs were improperly torqued and they let loose. Big OUCH for that driver.
__________________
1990 Porsche 964 Carrera 4 Cabriolet
1976 BMW 2002
1990 BMW 325is
1999 Porsche Boxster
(gone, but not forgotten)
http://i933.photobucket.com/albums/a...smiley-003.gif

Never drive faster than your Guardian Angel can fly!
Lil bastard is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 03-09-2009, 05:47 AM   #4
Registered User
 
Join Date: Sep 2004
Location: Atlanta
Posts: 1,820
Quote:
Originally Posted by Lil bastard
Street for street. Track for track.
i COMPLETELY agree. a hybrid street/track pad is a false economy. i switched to running dedicated sets of pads: Hawk HPS for street and Hawk HT-10 for track. it was more expensive up front, but i haven't bought ANY pads for THREE YEARS. i used to replace all of my pads about every six months or so because they'd get destroyed on the track (even 'hybrid' pads).

other up sides: street pads are much easer on rotors than the hybrids, and full race pads work MUCH, MUCH better on the track than hybrids.

if you plan on doing more than one DE per year, get dedicated sets of each pad type and swap the race pads in prior to your DE. it will be cheaper in the long run and you will LOVE the way they perform.
__________________
insite
'99 Boxster
3.4L Conversion

http://i156.photobucket.com/albums/t...1/KMTGPR-1.jpg
insite is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 03-09-2009, 08:23 AM   #5
Registered User
 
ChrisZang's Avatar
 
Join Date: Mar 2006
Location: San Carlos, CA 94070
Posts: 1,450
Quote:
Originally Posted by insite
if you plan on doing more than one DE per year, get dedicated sets of each pad type and swap the race pads in prior to your DE. it will be cheaper in the long run and you will LOVE the way they perform.
Yep, that's exactly what I am doing. BHP-XPS for the track and Hawk HPS for the street (which seem to last forever). I just prefer to get everything ready at home the weekend before (not on the track), so I don't forget to torque the wheel nuts in all the excitement
I just prefer to use track pads which don't drive me crazy with their noise one the way to/from the track, that's all I am saying...
__________________
I still wave at Boxsters, but they no longer wave back :-(
2002 Boxster S "Violet" (sold but not forgotten)
2009 Carrera 4S "Kelsey" (current ride)
2015 FIAT 500e "Nikki" my commuter car
ChrisZang is offline   Reply With Quote
Post Reply



Posting Rules
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts

BB code is On
Smilies are On
[IMG] code is On
HTML code is On
Trackbacks are On
Pingbacks are On
Refbacks are On




All times are GMT -8. The time now is 09:29 PM.


Powered by vBulletin® Version 3.8.7
Copyright ©2000 - 2025, vBulletin Solutions, Inc.
Content Relevant URLs by vBSEO 3.6.0
Copyright 2025 Pelican Parts, LLC - Posts may be archived for display on the Pelican Parts Website -    DMCA Registered Agent Contact Page