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EBC pads?

Intel

TCG Elite Member
Oct 28, 2009
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EBC yellows can go on the track and work well and then don't suck on the street.

Hawk HP+ are track pads also that should hold up the same as yellow but don't seem to fare as well on the street.

I have run porterfield r4s on the maxima and hawk hps on the mazda for autox duty/daily duty. I will be moving to a dedicated set of EBC yellow's and rotors for only track days with the Mazda 3 or the Z.

For lemons rx7 we ran carbotech endurance pads that have lasted us 3 races so about 42 track hours on them.

I tend to drive heavier fwd imports or my Z which is a real porker so my brake choices might be a bit different from a lot of mazda miata or other light rwd cars.
 

HYPROPULSION_R

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May 19, 2010
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I'm not a fan of HP+'s if you're an advanced driver or have a car heavier than 3,000 lbs. They worked awesome in my EG hatch (2100 lbs/150ish whp) but not so awesome in my S2000 (2900 lbs/ stock hp). They last about 3-4 laps before they fade. Pace is about high 1:48's at Gingerman as an example.
 

l0wb00st

Overbuild It, Or Don't Build It
Jan 29, 2012
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I like hawk better than EBC for the track. the DTC's are nice, i've used porterfield R4's as well ans they are very good too. I have a friend who does GTS racing (wheel to wheel racing with german cars) and he uses mostly hawk pads, and doesn't have any problems. I don't hear of many people using EBC for the track.
 

nytebyte

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Mar 2, 2004
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I'm not a fan of HP+'s if you're an advanced driver or have a car heavier than 3,000 lbs. They worked awesome in my EG hatch (2100 lbs/150ish whp) but not so awesome in my S2000 (2900 lbs/ stock hp). They last about 3-4 laps before they fade. Pace is about high 1:48's at Gingerman as an example.

Had the same problem with Hawk pads with severe fade, when I used them on my 3650+ LB Cobra. They might work fine on a small, light car, but they sucked on the Cobra.

My opinion is to not screw around and just get the Carbotech's.
 

HYPROPULSION_R

Regular
May 19, 2010
334
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Had the same problem with Hawk pads with severe fade, when I used them on my 3650+ LB Cobra. They might work fine on a small, light car, but they sucked on the Cobra.

My opinion is to not screw around and just get the Carbotech's.

What Hawk pads were you using? DTC-60-70's would fair better with your set-up. Definitely would recommend a pad that's 1500 degrees and higher for V8 cars.

I've used Carbotechs previously (XP10/8) and they are awesome pads. Going through 2-3 sets a season though warranted the use of the cheaper Hawks in my case. The last sets i've gone through were Hawk blues and HT-10's. They've been pretty good for the money and suited for my driving.
 
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