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Old 11-15-2007, 10:03 AM   #8
Topless
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If I remember right you are driving a Tip. in the mountains of Costa Rica. Before you spend thousands on a brake upgrade, consider this:

If you are burning up brakes you may have a sticky caliper so the pads do not release completely when you get off them. Or just a bad set of pads. It happens. A lot of my friends use aftremarket Pagid racing pads and they are excellent on hot days at the track but they often squeal like crazy.

My car has stock brakes with OEM pads, approx. 10,000 mi and 6 track days with multiple 15-20 min. sessions. Pads are only about 1/2 gone so far. They are very quiet and very dusty. No noticable fade. The best brakes I have ever owned. And yes I do use my brakes but given a choice I usually choose the pedal on the right. I also shred my tires regularly on mountain roads here. I usually do my traction limit driving uphill and I use a lot of engine braking coming down hill so I stay off the brakes as much as possible so they cool down.

Food for thought.
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