I'm new to all this and new to this site, there's a lot of really good info here!
I bought the Hawk HP+ pads to use on my '78 TA and I'm still using the stock calipers and I have to say that I love the bite of these pads. Just changing the pads made a world of difference in stopping my TA. I have been to a several autox events and I have never worried about the brakes fading, even in the TX heat, and I've had these at a few time trials and they hold up great under repeated laps. These will stop my 78 TA way better than the Brembo performance pads and ABS system will stop my 2002 Firehawk. By comparison, I've had the Firehawk at a few events( Autox and time trial) and the brakes fade and eventually I get a "ABS INOP" indication. So, in that car I end up driving around the brakes and wondering which corner they will get grumpy at.
My question to you all - is there a pad that bites as well as the Hawk HP + but doesn't dust as much? The off hand comments about looking at these pads and them dusting is quite true in my experience.
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Greg
'78 Trans Am - Y88-R LS3/T56,
Holley EFI, UMI Performance
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