“Uprated” after market pads for GT4

[Mad Scientist]

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[Porsche911R]

Mad Scientist said:

Any pads worth trying over OE? Steel standard discs. I do a fair few track days. Never had much issue with the standard pads except on extended sessions, but I only tend to do 6 or 7 laps at a time normally.

Endless are king of pads it seems

Or if you don’t have £800 !

Ds1.11’s

[JayK12]

Mad Scientist said:

Thanks. £800 is madness but might try the Ferodos as they are about the same price as OE and look OE too.

I had great success with Carbon Lorraine pads and Castrol SRF brake fluid. Ran 40 minute stints no problem. Wasn't in a GT4 but deffo a good track pad.

[993rsr]

Porsche911R said:

Mad Scientist said:

Any pads worth trying over OE? Steel standard discs. I do a fair few track days. Never had much issue with the standard pads except on extended sessions, but I only tend to do 6 or 7 laps at a time normally.

Endless are king of pads it seems

Or if you don’t have £800 !

Ds1.11’s

Endless are without doubt the best you can get.

I’ve used them on many PCCB and Steel rotors and whilst the cost does make one baulk they are without peers.

Phenomenal feel and modulation and of course durability which offsets the upfront costs.

[993rsr]

Mad Scientist said:

Thanks. £800 is madness but might try the Ferodos as they are about the same price as OE and look OE too.

It is a very large chunk of change for sure.

However the durability is amazing (hence the name!) and is you are keeping the car a while and doing plenty of track days the like for like comparison is much less skewed.

[isaldiri]

993rsr said:

It is a very large chunk of change for sure.

However the durability is amazing (hence the name!) and is you are keeping the car a while and doing plenty of track days the like for like comparison is much less skewed.

^this. Upfront sure the endless pad is a bit of a shocker but they really last and probably do last at least as long over the cost of a pagid, wear more evenly and are easier on the rotors. Pagids are a known quantity and do the job alright as well though I'd say.

[Mad Scientist]

Ok, some great reviews (thanks) so I’m interested.

Quick google suggests there are multiple compounds though, so which should I be going for?

[frayz]

Personally use Pagid RS29 and have done for years without issue.

[Evolved]

Pagid RS29 or Carbotech Xp8’s.

[isaldiri]

Mad Scientist said:

Ok, some great reviews (thanks) so I’m interested.

Quick google suggests there are multiple compounds though, so which should I be going for?

Pagid RSL29s are commonly used.

If you want to try Endless, ma45b is the endurance racing pad (very expensive but very very good), me20 is the sprint pad, not as expensive but not almost certainly not as lasting as the ma45b.