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Unhappy with Carbotech 1521 Bobcat street pads.
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<blockquote data-quote="TheFleshRocket" data-source="post: 10972481" data-attributes="member: 48535"><p>Yup, I'm sure the brakes are bled properly. I used a vacuum pump at each caliper to draw the fluid through. The brake pedal is firm and hard. </p><p></p><p>I've used the Hawk HPS pads on my '89 Mustang GT and found them disappointing. The previous pads were EBC Greenstuff, and the Hawk pads were a noticeable decrease in bite and stopping power. </p><p></p><p>I've found pad compounds for motorcycles that have great initial bite even when cold, have great stopping power when cold and hot, don't dust, and last pretty much forever. The only drawbacks are that they are somewhat expensive ($100-$200 per set for front brakes) and they may be harder on rotors (I slightly warped both front rotors on an SV650). I don't understand why I haven't yet been able to find car brakes with those characteristics, as the pad compound technology obviously exists. Price isn't an object (I'd pay $200 for a set of pads at this point if I knew for sure they'd do what I want) and I don't care if they're hard on rotors (I drive my Cobra maybe 2000 miles a year so I could probably easily get several years out of a set of rotors).</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="TheFleshRocket, post: 10972481, member: 48535"] Yup, I'm sure the brakes are bled properly. I used a vacuum pump at each caliper to draw the fluid through. The brake pedal is firm and hard. I've used the Hawk HPS pads on my '89 Mustang GT and found them disappointing. The previous pads were EBC Greenstuff, and the Hawk pads were a noticeable decrease in bite and stopping power. I've found pad compounds for motorcycles that have great initial bite even when cold, have great stopping power when cold and hot, don't dust, and last pretty much forever. The only drawbacks are that they are somewhat expensive ($100-$200 per set for front brakes) and they may be harder on rotors (I slightly warped both front rotors on an SV650). I don't understand why I haven't yet been able to find car brakes with those characteristics, as the pad compound technology obviously exists. Price isn't an object (I'd pay $200 for a set of pads at this point if I knew for sure they'd do what I want) and I don't care if they're hard on rotors (I drive my Cobra maybe 2000 miles a year so I could probably easily get several years out of a set of rotors). [/QUOTE]
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