996 Turbo brake pad upgrade

[martyspain]

I'm not happy with the feel of the stock braking system, and wondered whether a pad change might offer a bit more initial bite. I've been running the stock pads so far, and not been very impressed. The brakes feel very wooden at the top of the travel and while the power is there when you really stand on them, they're not very confidence-inspiring. I'm familiar with Porsche brakes and I know that they don't offer the sort of over-assistance you get from some other systems, but mine feel worse than other systems until you're really leaning on them from (very) high speeds. The discs and pads are only 18 months old with plenty of meat left on them, so to my mind they shouldn't feel this bad.

I appreciate that the arguments over whether the stock 996 Turbo brakes are up to the job or not will rage on and on, and while a 6-pot conversion from Nine Excellence would be ideal, that's an awful lot of money (so I've been told - no prices on their site, sadly).

Any advice from others who've upgraded their 996TT brakes?

[martyspain]

Thanks for the replies. Will take the cooling advice on board. I was hoping to avoid noisy brakes, so it looks like RS29 pads are out. I was originally intending to fit Performance Friction pads, but the guys at RPM Technik who are looking after my car advised that they're noisy as well.

Anything out there that improves on the stock pads but doesn't squeal?

[martyspain]

Rockster said:

Plus they last a long time. The factory front brakes lasted around 120K miles with the rear brakes apparently with enough material to go for at least another 60K miles.

Over 100,000 miles out of a set of discs and pads? That's bonkers. I wouldn't expect to get more than 10k out of mine, but then I do quite a few trackdays and the Turbo is a heavy car.

I've been recommended to try Pagid RS4-2 pads, though even they will make some noise. It's the tradeoff for more feel/performance, clearly.