[DeTomaso] Porterfield vs stock pads?

[Asa Jay Laughton]

Hi all, I've been really busy here in San Diego, this is my first  
chance to look at forum email and boy do I have a backlog.

I'm running Porterfield R4S pads on my Pantera and they performed  
-great- last weekend during autocross.  Never faded, always stopped,  
never locked up either end.  This is with stock rebuilt calipers and  
master.

YMMV,
Asa Jay

Quoting Mike Thomas <mbefthomas at comcast.net>:

> Night and day to the old (stock) Pantera pads.  But you HAVE to change the
> fronts to get the full effect as that end of the car does the majority of
> the braking.  Only putting them on the back will do is make your parking
> brake happy (providing you have one that works) ;-).
> Once you've changed your pads at all four corners, have a pressure bleed
> done at Les Schwab (or whatever your local tire store is).  After proper
> break-in, you'll have a whole new car.
> Mike Thomas
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: detomaso-bounces at realbig.com [mailto:detomaso-bounces at realbig.com] On
> Behalf Of pantdino at aol.com
> Sent: Monday, March 22, 2010 9:04 AM
> To: detomaso at realbig.com
> Subject: [DeTomaso] Porterfield vs stock pads?
>
>
>
> Since I have rebuilt my rear calipers it seems like a logical time to
> consider changing pads too.  Yes, I know I should change the fronts too if I
> do that.
>
> I am familiar with the Porterfield R4S pads, which I had on my M3 for a
> while.  I took them off because they have poor cold (first stop in the
> morning or after 15 min of non-use) performance compared to OEM BMW pads.
> However, I don't know how they compare to the stock Girling pads.
>
> How do they compare to the stock Girling pads re rotor wear and braking
> force upon application when they are cold?
> I am aware of the fact that they have to be properly bedded in or they will
> squeal.
>
> Who has the best price on Porterfields?  The company itself or a retailer?
>
> Jim
>
>
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