My brakes give me NO feel whatsoever and I feel like I have to really stand on the brakes to slow the car down.

I'm looking at brake pads and probably new stock rotors. The car is just driven on weekends and a few times during the week. Not tracked. What suggestions would you guys make?

(I did also look in knowledge base thread and did search as well so please don't flame).

 

Pagid yellow(squeal a bit, but great feel/bite).
We have a similar stable(st3 B5S4, 996TT, I have an Aprilia Mille instaed of Ducati)

 

i like Pagid Yellow too but if i wasn't tracking, i would have kept the stock pads, does the job well (even on the track, did a couple of days with them) and they are cheap.

Many people will tell you that stainless lines are not worth it but my pedal got a lot firmer with them and this is what gave me the feel i was missing.

 

Stock pads and stock rotors do it for me..

 

I was going to ask the same question. I use HP+ pads on my S2000 for autocross use and i LOVE them. Unfortunately, they aren't available for the front of our cars. Anybody have comments on HPS pads?

 

I have been told they have "Less Performance" than Factory Pads, i was too considering them but decided not to after some Reserach

 

I will say, the brakes are hardly my limiting factor ATM. I'm running on these crap continental tires that came with the car (they were new). Once i use them up, I'll probably move to AD08's and can then think about brakes.

 

^^^ Yep

For daily driving why would you need anything more?

Stock brakes are powerful enough to lock up if you get on them too hard, and you'll never have brake fade on a DD

 

Porsche stock brakes are great dd pads. Most people change either for cheaper, less dust, or needing a better hot pad for the track. To me for a daily driver you want pads that work well under cold conditions like driving on a freeway in the rain and suddenly needing max brakes to avoid an accident. Stock pads fit the bill.

 

how abot Pagid RS pads?

 

I have a set of Cool Carbons for up front, just haven't installed them yet. They received some good reviews over the last couple years.

 

Cool carbon for street and track.

 

I use the Porterfield R4-S's and have been happy with them.

 

Maybe my pads just need to be replaced, or the rotors replaced. I just feel like I really have to get on the brakes hard to slow the car down.

 

Thanks for the advice guys. I just ordered stock pads and rotors for the front. Hope this gives me a little more stopping power than whatever is on the car now.