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Originally Posted by Lynxis
You've got 2 problems. First, you should definitely get better pads. HP+ are dual purpose pads that do neither purpose great so you should step up to something more aggressive as you get faster at the track.
Second problem is that STI Brembos have a significant front bias compared to our standard brakes and that doesn't play well with our cars on track because your fronts get overworked. You should get a kit that is properly engineered for our cars but a band-aid solution is to run staggered pad compounds front and rear with less aggressive pads in the front. Examples I can think of are Hawk DTC-60 in front, DTC-70 in rear, Winmax W4 in front, W5 in rear or Carbotech XP10 in front, XP12 in rear.
I'll reiterate that staggering pad compounds is a band-aid solution and you should really invest in a proper BBK that is engineered for our cars. AP Racing and RR Racing make some great kits for our cars so you should look at one of their offerings.
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thanks for your reply. I am relatively new to tracking. I was actually using stop tech street pads for the first year to get the feel for my car. Once I supercharged it, I cooked those completely. I went with the HP+ and sti brembos because I was still learning and getting the hang of things, plus didn't really have the budget for a proper bbk. I got all that equipment for less than $600 just to justify it and I thought it was a pretty good deal and it performed a lot better than the oem brakes. For the first time due to running the brembos and better pads than stoptech I can feel that my rear end would almost wobble a little bit going 120+mph to slowing down to 60 in a few seconds due to the front brake bias. I'll try out your suggestion though. thank you!!