| Author | Message | ||
| Mike Charness (Mcharness)
Member Username: Mcharness Post Number: 401 Registered: 8-2002 |
Frank... my pleasure, and congratulations! For those of you looking on, the articles he's referring to were in the FCA News Bulletin in a Concours/Detailing Tips series, but are now reprinted online at www.fca-se.org/concours.htm | ||
| Frank K Lipinski (Kaz)
Junior Member Username: Kaz Post Number: 159 Registered: 11-2002 |
OK will do it today..Thanks everyone. Mike - Not to go OT but thanks for your outstanding web link on concourse. Did a show last Saturday and got 1st Place. Pix http://www.ferrarichat.com/discus/messages/18/227426.html?1049133605  | ||
| Rob Schermerhorn (Rexrcr)
Member Username: Rexrcr Post Number: 452 Registered: 11-2002 |
Experience at particular tracks will tell you how often to replace. The only risk of pushing to use up all the friction material is that it also insulates the piston and fluid from heat. On the street, one can go to 1/16" thick on the friction material before replacing. On the track, you'd most likely lose your brakes with pads even at 5mm to 10mm. On 355 Challenge, the pads are very thick, but I had to change them at half thickness (15mm). I'd then put them into our Trans Am Corvette rear brakes to use them completely up (driver was easier on brakes). Every car and driver is different. | ||
| Marq J Ruben (Qferrari)
Member Username: Qferrari Post Number: 279 Registered: 2-2002 |
Jimbo: Definitely. They offer many different 'grades' of pads. The R4-S grade works very well on the street. Actually, I think the 'S' in R4-S stands for 'street' if I'm not mistaken. Anyway, I run 'em on my 328 and they produce less dust and less squeal than OEM. | ||
| Jim DeRespino (Jimbo)
Junior Member Username: Jimbo Post Number: 69 Registered: 10-2001 |
are Porterfield pads usable on the street? | ||
| Dr Tommy Cosgrove (Vwalfa4re)
Member Username: Vwalfa4re Post Number: 1000 Registered: 5-2001 |
I do the exact same as Mike. | ||
| Mike Charness (Mcharness)
Member Username: Mcharness Post Number: 397 Registered: 8-2002 |
I just have them checked as part of my pre-track TECH. I don't chenge them unless my mechanic doesn't pass them in the tech inspection. | ||
| Philip Airey (Pma1010)
Junior Member Username: Pma1010 Post Number: 189 Registered: 7-2002 |
I too run R-4S pads and like them. Without seeking to hi-jack the thread, can someone tell me how often they change their pads? I know it is driven by intensity and type of use, but do folks just monitor wear or change them every two or three track sessions? Rob, others? | ||
| Mike Charness (Mcharness)
Member Username: Mcharness Post Number: 393 Registered: 8-2002 |
If you're going to the R4-S pads from Porterfield, you'll like them. NO squeaking/sqealing, great track performance, almost no dust. I replaced my Lucas/Axxis MetalMax pads with the Porterfields about a year and a half ago. | ||
| Marq J Ruben (Qferrari)
Member Username: Qferrari Post Number: 274 Registered: 2-2002 |
Frank, if you haven't used the Porterfield pads before, you'll love 'em. The R4-S series are great! | ||
| Frank K Lipinski (Kaz)
Junior Member Username: Kaz Post Number: 158 Registered: 11-2002 |
Thanks Rob! That was my thinking. It will light up the dash light when the circuit is closed. So long as it's open (unconnectd) no light. Will use small zip tie to hold it out of the way of any moving parts. BTW no prob on wear...just doing it do cut back on the Pesky squeaks... Thanks again. | ||
| Rob Schermerhorn (Rexrcr)
Member Username: Rexrcr Post Number: 445 Registered: 11-2002 |
Tie back the wire so it does not get in the way of the suspension, then it's all good. That wire gounds on the brake rotor to turn on your brake warning light. As long as you don't ground it, the light stays off. BTW, now you're on your own to check for brake pad wear. | ||
| Frank K Lipinski (Kaz)
Junior Member Username: Kaz Post Number: 157 Registered: 11-2002 |
I'm upgrading to Porterfield. Stock pads have a wire for the sensor...the Porterfields do not. Will the lack of the wire send a false signal to the brake light? Would appreciate anyone with Porterfield experience to chime in. Thanks Frank |