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Originally Posted by ATL BRZ
I've been running Project Mu Club Racer pads for a while now which are .42-.55 CF. They're are a step under the 999 and Winmax W7 and other "full race" pads. I don't think they are too aggressive, I think I'm getting too aggressive on the pedal for the stock fronts to keep up. I've had hints of fade before at all tracks but the ducting kept the temps under "control" before they would fade into the following corner. The glazing and accelerated wear still happens and it has recently been very uneven on the fronts. I actually had to swap the front pads left to right at Road Atlanta a couple weeks ago after seeing the driver's side pads worn several mm more than the passenger's side. I realize my titanium shims are trapping the heat in the pads and probably contributing to the accelerated wear but they are a catch-22 I deemed necessary to keep the heat out of the dust boots and ultimately the fluid. Like I said before I considered trying different pads but I'm not sure they'd make a big difference in performance and most importantly my confidence in the system as a whole.
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I might have it backwards then. Perhaps you aren't running enough pad and you are WAAAY overheating the pads. I thought I was fine on Hawk HP+ pads while I was doing HPDEs. That changed the day I got to Talladega GP a course with multiple brake zones and no straightaway to cool the brakes. I destroyed my pads at a rate I couldn't believe resulting in getting to the backing plate and then having my piston go through the baking plate till I lost the brake fluid behind it and had a total brake failure. The heat was just way too much for the operating range of those pads and the material went away very quickly. Perhaps just stepping up to a higher heat range pad would have given you that confidence back and kept the pedal firmer. I could see you doing the same thing with your AP setup depending on pad selection. I would recommend running a true track pad that is designed as an endurance type pad like a PFC06 or PFC08 so you won't overheat them and they should last as long as possible to keep consumable costs down.