Modding BEFORE you take delivery. That's got to be some kind of record, even for you.
When you buy a car like the Camaro, and my 4 cylinder Turbo sounds beefier......that is a big problem. GM made the Camaro very refined.....too refined for my taste.............I NEED DEEEEEEEEEP MUSCLE CAR SOUND MAN.
Does anyone have any feedback on these pads for a direct repalcement pad, but better performance than the stock set? Thinking of ordering these.
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Kappasphere sells Hawk pads. What is Roster? Rooster?
They say these Hawk pads are suitable for racing. I was looking at the "Red Stuff" pads. Anyone know anything?
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Hawk has some great pads...I use them on the front and the rear. Here is your answer Chris:
Hawk has three different pads for our car...HP+, HPS, and Ceramic.
I had the ceramics in front and they were great...good stopping power and very low brake dust...no noise.
With the DDM calipers, I had to use a special Hawk HPS pad, and they are also great. I use them on the rears also. I used to have the HP+ in the rear, and they were the best at stopping, but made a ton of noise. The noise is hit or miss with each car, but mine made a lot of noise. I recomment the combination of HPS F and R, or ceramic F and HPS R.
Hawk has some great pads...I use them on the front and the rear. Here is your answer Chris:
Hawk has three different pads for our car...HP+, HPS, and Ceramic.
I had the ceramics in front and they were great...good stopping power and very low brake dust...no noise.
With the DDM calipers, I had to use a special Hawk HPS pad, and they are also great. I use them on the rears also. I used to have the HP+ in the rear, and they were the best at stopping, but made a ton of noise. The noise is hit or miss with each car, but mine made a lot of noise. I recomment the combination of HPS F and R, or ceramic F and HPS R.
Ceramic pads are the best:
Why Ceramic Brake Pads
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Ceramic brake pads are generally quieter and lower dusting than most OEM pads and organic based brake pads. Many ceramic formulations offer extremely low dusting characteristics, preventing dust from accumulating on your wheels.
Since they were first used on a few original equipment applications in 1985, friction materials that contain ceramic formulations have become recognized for their desirable blend of traits. Instead of the semi-metallic pad’s steel fibers, the ceramic braking pads make use of the ceramic compounds and copper fibers. This allows the ceramic pads to handle high brake temperatures with less heat fade, provide faster recovery after the stop, and generate less dust and wear on both the brake pads and rotors.
Moreover, the ceramic compounds in the ceramic brake pads make the braking much quieter. This happens as the ceramic compounds help dampen noise by generating a frequency that is beyond the human hearing range.
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I could`nt find them on GM roadster,
Thanks for all the input, I`m leaning towards the Hawks, HPS, for front and rear.
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Rich,
Go ceramic in front and HPS in the rear. Stopping power is very good and there will be less beake dust and noise. It's the combination I had before I HAD to change the front pads to fit the new calipers.
Hope everyone had a great 4th of July! Happy Belated B-Day Joe!
If anyone is interested in seeing some great sports cars, the Fifth Annual Vintage European Sports Car and Motorcycle Display is this Saturday, July 11, from Noon to 4:00 (rain date July 12) at the Stony Brook Community Church, 216 Christian Avenue (the street next to the Three Village Inn). It's always a nice show and free for spectators. There is a $15 donation for participants of the show, 689-6786 for information.
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Well maybe if you guys had more driving events she'd stick around.
Shiny, why don't you plan something for us Joisey people to come to?
Long Island has lots of twisty roads and cool places to visit. Doesn't it?
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Well maybe if you guys had more driving events she'd stick around.
Shiny, why don't you plan something for us Joisey people to come to?
Long Island has lots of twisty roads and cool places to visit. Doesn't it?
Oh yeah . . . well why don't you move to New Jersey then, since you love it so much!
Have fun, Karen!
Chris, you be nice! I was one of the people that came to watch you AutoX remember?
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Well maybe if you guys had more driving events she'd stick around.
Shiny, why don't you plan something for us Joisey people to come to?
Long Island has lots of twisty roads and cool places to visit. Doesn't it?
I am thinking about it Solli, but we are running into my busy season at work so my calendar will be limited. I can take a day off to do other people's runs, but planning one is a whole other animal.
Plus I assume your Saturday off in September is being taken by the Skylands run?
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Gold Coast??
Let's do it! We could just do last year's run, only shorten it a little? We could even just run the 2nd half and end up at the winery. They have lots of great events going on every weekend.
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