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I like my brakes to be progressive. Ferodos were soft soft soft and then grabbed real hard....
Posted by: 520 (1030) on 2010-02-08 17:18:13 In Reply to: What did you not like about the DS2500's? posted by ChipB on 2010-02-08 17:13:30	Share \| Report

They seemed to overheat too quick and go away mid session too..

Mind you, this was meant to be dual purpose pad for me so I wasn't expecting magic. Still, HP+ worked much better. And DS2500s were weird on the street.

Peter
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Thread:

Thinking brake pads - ABCC is not too far away! - ChipB 2010-02-08 16:35:44 (60 views)
- Best non-track pads for C6 4.2 --- and best place to order them from? - RLST8_4U 2010-02-08 20:35:16 (37 views)
  - www.raceshopper.com - tyreed70 2010-02-08 22:07:29 (19 views)
    - +1 for Raceshopper.com! - chrisweber 2010-02-09 08:34:50 (12 views)
- Have you called Hawk directly? - allroad'Ed here 2010-02-08 20:30:18 (23 views)
  - Yep - their customer service said "maybe later in the spring" - ChipB 2010-02-08 22:20:21 (12 views)
- skip DS2500... maybe on a lighter and less powerful car. - larryV 2010-02-08 19:18:44 (35 views)
  - 2nd ds2500 are street pads only - SpartanSLW 2010-02-10 11:51:16 (10 views)
- If you are willing to change pads at the track get a dedicated set of track pads and be done with it - tyreed70 2010-02-08 18:59:34 (29 views)
  - Unfortunately, none of these are available (grrrr) - ChipB 2010-02-08 19:24:51 (18 views)
    - That stinks. - tyreed70 2010-02-08 19:40:00 (15 views)
    - many companies will put whatever compound you want on the backing plate providing - Jason (Festicle-less) 2010-02-08 19:34:16 (25 views)
      - Carbotech used to do that. - gription 2010-02-09 08:48:06 (15 views)
- Just cut a hole in your floor board and use natures brake pads... - Bleu Cheeze (Loren) 2010-02-08 17:26:00 (17 views)
  - The old Fred Flintstone technique .. yaba daba doo! - ChipB 2010-02-08 17:42:40 (45 views)
- I used the XP10's on the front of the Lotus and 8's on the rear last year and was happy with them - KenRK 2010-02-08 17:01:15 (28 views)
- I've used the EBCs Yellow twice at ABCC and they are a fine inexpensive choice. Worked - MARK(nmtt)RS6 2010-02-08 16:45:34 (27 views)
  - PS, the yellows also work fine on the street before/after Less noisy than OEM by far. - MARK(nmtt)RS6 2010-02-08 16:48:24 (22 views)
- Carbotech XP10's are a good all around track (only) pad. - gription 2010-02-08 16:45:09 (37 views)
  - Hawk is not available - ChipB 2010-02-08 17:10:45 (18 views)
- Used DS2500 on my B6 Avant and didn't like them. Hawk HP+ worked better. No other experience - 520 2010-02-08 16:40:48 (25 views)
  - What did you not like about the DS2500's? - ChipB 2010-02-08 17:13:30 (16 views)
    - I like my brakes to be progressive. Ferodos were soft soft soft and then grabbed real hard.... - 520 2010-02-08 17:18:13 (25 views)

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