Anybody have experience with the Power Stop Track Day pads (regular, not Spec)? Are these reasonable to drive on the street between track days, or are they too aggressive for the street (e.g. no cold bite, excessive squeal and dust)?
https://v2.powerstop.com/product/pow...ay-brake-pads/
Thanks!

 

They work fine on the street initially. They're not real loud or anything like that. The ones you want are the PSA (Trackday Spec). The PST version seems too mild.

The dust is mildly corrosive. Its not as bad as Hawk or something...but it will still etch into your wheels for sure.

I used iron remover and a lot of scrubbing with a microfiber to get the dust out of my Volks. I took the them (the pads) off that car since I do not intend to track it much anymore.

I currently use them on another car with Enkeis. No cares about wheel staining.

They do, however, work like shit on the street after they've been used on track - no bite...lots of pedal pressure needed. But the car still stops fine. Just takes more leg pressure. Still quiet as well.

They work fine for light/medium type of track use. If you're on R compounds or slicks with a car that's set up fast, they probably won't work.

 

I only plan on a a couple HPDEs next year. No slicks or Rcomp, just 200TW “extreme” tires. Last track day I was on Hawk HP+ and those were fading enough to scare me. I’m hoping these Track Day pads are a step up while still being streetable.

 

HP+ isn't meant for track use.

The HP+ is pretty much just meant for autocrossing use. Or other applications where a high torque, low temp pad is needed.

So yes! The PSA is a step up in terms of high temp or HPDE use. And yes, they're more street friendly than HP+ also.

Just make sure you buy new rotors to mate them to, and bed them in properly.

 

I used the specs with 200 tws before upgrading to a bbk and liked them a lot for the price. Many people compared them to Carbotech XP10s but cheaper.

I wouldn't really get any fade until the end of the session and it was manageable. I have the fronts ducted too. I was getting maybe 2 working hours out of them at VIR before they needed to be changed. I don't street my car too much but would agree with what B serious said.

Overall, very good value for a DE pad.

 

on a n/a hpde car i would say they would be fine if your just out for smiles and not laptimes. i was competing in an event in 2018 and powerstop was a supporting sponsor of the event. i forgot my spare rear pads and got the ones on the car worn down to the point of needing a set to continue, i went to the powerstop rep to see if they had any s2k pads on hand i could buy. rep gave me a free set of front and rear ps trackday pads. i tossed the rears on to finish the event and they seemed fine. i should note i was n/a at the time but boosted my car over winter. i figured id give them a shot and tossed them on for the first 2019 event. they were terrible, now i chaulked it up mostly to me relearning a car with double the power and maybe being on the brakes more than i should have and relearning my limits. i chose to keep them on for the second event, that was a mistake, as i got comfortable with the power braking was really lacking and i just didnt have that initial bite i needed nor did they even ramp up to a brake force id be happy with. over all my impressions are that if you have a true daily dual purpose car that is N/A that see's a couple hpde's a year and your not trying to set laptimes they are a fantastic and inexpensive choice. if your shooting for laptimes or boosted they are not the pad for you. the dust cleans up remarkably easily compared to hawks which require alot of scrubbing, just a little wheel cleaner and rinse with a hose is all the powerstop dust needed to fully be removed. they work fine on the street i actually prefer them to oe pads for just cruising but they will get dusty even on the street.

 

Yeah they're fine for N/A track use; I used them exclusively for a couple years. They wear down fast, create a lot of dust.....but I never got any fade. I never drove a super abusive brake track with them though.

 

The PSA (important distinction between PSA and PST) lasted a very long time for me.

People have compared them to XP10's, but I have no idea how/why they would.

They don't generate friction with just an ankle flick like Carbotechs do. You really have to put leg pressure into it. Which means that the fade resistance is lesser than the Carbotech.

It is more tricky to generate lap times because of how much pressure you'll need into the brake pedal to get the car slowed down. But...you know....stop being such a puss.

I will probably keep buying these PSA for my track car. They're cheap and they work if you're not fussy.

But I will keep some XP12/XP10 (and dedicated rotors for those pads) on hand for tracks that tend to require more brake pad.

 

@scottdh20 and @HawkeyeGeoff are you talking about the regular TrackDay pad (PST) or TrackDay Spec pad (PSA)?

 

HP+ has a max operating temp of 800F. It's not a track pad.

The PST is the more mild compound. The PSA is the one you want. Seems at some point people were buying these pads off Amazon/Rockauto and they were not boxed correctly. I believe they have different friction codes printed on the edge of the pad when new. They make some noise when they're not bedded, but not quite garbage truck loud. After a track day, it stays quiet for a while.

If you're only doing the very occasional trackday, the Stoptech Sport is a good street pad that can do some HPDE lapping as the max operating temp is around 1300F.