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Old 06-10-2009, 06:48 AM   #1
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Dump the Porterfields like a bad habit and stay away from the Hawks. The Porterfields work GREAT on lightweight cars, not our 3200lb turds. I use the R4's in a lot of cars with NO ABS and under 1800lbs.

Pagid. Black or Orange.

and a tibit: if the pads you are running are UNDER 5mm's on thickness.. toss them out or keep them for an emergency backup. The pads partially relies on "thickness" to help dissipate heat.

Her running the car: she may not have been using them as hard, but I guarantee she was using them more. It is in inherent to ALL newbies. They ALL overcook the brakes at their first 1-2 track events before they understand what the car can do (guessing this was her 1st or 2nd track event) unless of course they have some AutoX experience where somebody taught them threshhold braking.

I'll be at Fontucky for the DE on the 15th. Track me down. I'll help you bleed the brakes and show you the fastest way to get ALL the fluid out of the calipers.


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Old 06-15-2009, 07:03 PM   #2
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Hey brad, been kinda busy and didn't get your post till now. Otherwise I would have talked to you, I'm sure I saw you at some point there.

I put the Hawk HT-10's on the front and was more than pleased with their performance. I use a Motive power bleeder and there was no discoloration or air in the calipers from the last event, but the wear sensors were melted.

I dropped the Hawks in and with 2 people driving it, the car stopped like hitting a brick wall and never began to fade. I was having tons of fun for the fact that I was on Sumi- street tires.
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