Porterfield will custom make a set of pads in the new Hawk material.
I just had him make me a set in the DTC60 compound to try on my H-prod Civic.
They also make my custom pads in the Raybestoes ST41 compound which has worked well for me. Bear in mind the brake loading on the Prod car is much higher than it was in IT trim.
FWIW - I could not get Carbotechs to work on really hard 'brake killer' tracks like Blackhawk or Road America. They worked well at easier tracks like Mid-Ohio, ORP, and Gratten. Biggest problem I fought was the higher pedal effort in the crappy OEM caliper design (lots of flex) coupled with bending of the backing plates after just a few laps.
But on tracks where they had plenty of time to cool, or were not worked very hard, I did like the modulation characteristics of the Carbotechs.
The custom pads are pricey, but considering they last much longer than the Hawk Blues I previously ran, they wind up being cost effective.
Last edited by Greg Gauper; 04-21-2009 at 06:00 PM.
2002 Cen-Div ITC Champ
(Converted to G-Prod in 2003)
(Bumped to H-Prod in 2008)
2008, 2011 HP Cen-Div Champ
2011 HP National Champ
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