Essex AP Sprint kit owners--need your help & feedback--have an issue.

[Howardwei]

Can someone tell me if Hawk HPS pad for ap sprint squeal at all. What else does not squeal?
I might have bed the pad without a good initial bleed. but I still made sure there was a layer of blue/gray thingy on the rotor until I start driving normally.

[CSG David]

Originally Posted by Howardwei

Can someone tell me if Hawk HPS pad for ap sprint squeal at all. What else does not squeal?
I might have bed the pad without a good initial bleed. but I still made sure there was a layer of blue/gray thingy on the rotor until I start driving normally.

Most pads will squeal with BBK unless bedded in properly. It's just harder to bed in because the average brake temperature of the system takes a lot longer to bring up to temp. That's the only difference. Hawk HPS pads are not very good at anything. You're better off running the AP S100 / CSG Street / Carbotech 1521 pad for just street driving and a full track pad.

[Howardwei]

Hi mike, I shot a PM to you about purchasing.

[CSG David]

Originally Posted by Howardwei

Hi mike, I shot a PM to you about purchasing.

This is David.

[Khorne]

Originally Posted by Howardwei

Can someone tell me if Hawk HPS pad for ap sprint squeal at all. What else does not squeal?
I might have bed the pad without a good initial bleed. but I still made sure there was a layer of blue/gray thingy on the rotor until I start driving normally.

Mine took a day at the track to bed properly in and be silent under normal operation. Then about a week later it poured down rain while out on a cruise and washed away the transfer layer and now they squeal under normal street braking conditions, they are silent under hard braking, kinda feels like I'm smothering someone to make them quiet .

[CSG David]

Originally Posted by Khorne

Mine took a day at the track to bed properly in and be silent under normal operation. Then about a week later it poured down rain while out on a cruise and washed away the transfer layer and now they squeal under normal street braking conditions, they are silent under hard braking, kinda feels like I'm smothering someone to make them quiet .

Nobody should be using Hawk HPS for any sort of performance or track driving. I don't know who sold you on those pads, because they are definitely not good for your particular application.

[Khorne]

Originally Posted by CSG David

Nobody should be using Hawk HPS for any sort of performance or track driving. I don't know who sold you on those pads, because they are definitely not good for your particular application.

Oh god no, Ferodo DS2500 for me with some Carbotech XP12s on standby.
Comp friction in Aus throw in the DS2500s for free with the sprint kit, probably because it's over 3K here XD.

[CSG Mike]

Originally Posted by Khorne

Mine took a day at the track to bed properly in and be silent under normal operation. Then about a week later it poured down rain while out on a cruise and washed away the transfer layer and now they squeal under normal street braking conditions, they are silent under hard braking, kinda feels like I'm smothering someone to make them quiet .

A full, proper transfer layer never goes away. But, if it quieted down for a bit, it means you're pretty close.

[CSG David]

Originally Posted by Khorne

Oh god no, Ferodo DS2500 for me with some Carbotech XP12s on standby.
Comp friction in Aus throw in the DS2500s for free with the sprint kit, probably because it's over 3K here XD.

What the hell...3k is a lot. That's a lot more than what our international clients have paid with included shipping and VAT/tariff...

[Khorne]

Originally Posted by CSG Mike

A full, proper transfer layer never goes away. But, if it quieted down for a bit, it means you're pretty close.

Guess i'll have to beat on them a bit harder, got another day coming up next weekend.

Originally Posted by CSG David

What the hell...3k is a lot. That's a lot more than what our international clients have paid with included shipping and VAT/tariff...

Welcome to Australia , Where a Mazda Miata is 60K new and an s2K was 70K new.

It would of been about the same to import it from the USA after customs fees and import tax.

[CSG David]

Originally Posted by Khorne

Guess i'll have to beat on them a bit harder, got another day coming up next weekend.



Welcome to Australia , Where a Mazda Miata is 60K new and an s2K was 70K new.

It would of been about the same to import it from the USA after customs fees and import tax.

Yea. I'd say about 50% of the Australian clients either go with us and the other 50% just go local.

[Khorne]

Originally Posted by CSG David

Yea. I'd say about 50% of the Australian clients either go with us and the other 50% just go local.

If our dollar goes back up above 1:1 we'd all start binge buying from the US again.
When it was 1.15:1 about 2 years ago was magical

[ZionsWrath]

I can't see the video in the OP but so far on street mine are silent with light braking. There is a noticeable card in bike wheel sound when braking hard (like seeing a cop)

Haven't track them yet though but I imagine it will make that sound on track too. Who care, normal street driving (light braking) it is silent.

I have carbotech 1521 on right now, ill have XP10 for track

[frssfo]

I just installed the Sprint kit and have the playing card sound too. It worried me a little until I read this thread! Now I need to find somewhere I can go and bed them in without going to jail.