Apex1.0

Why G-Loc pads? I am not up on the newest, greatest pads.

RedCelica

They're a spin off from Carbotech. I don't mean to speak for everyone but most people I talk to either run g-loc/carbotech or hawk. Those are the big two.

Apex1.0

I see...

I guess I am in the market for a new pad. A medium bite, medium temp track/street pad similar to the OP.

At the end of last season I torched my rear EBC yellows and threw on a set of Stop Tech Sports as a cheap holdover. They actually surprised me to the point where I may buy a set for the front.

So I am between that or buying a "real" pad. Maybe XP8 or W3 or the Hawk street/race. May have to look at the g-loc also.

Singh_snisen

The main engineers left carbotech and made g-loc. They improved on the rnd from carbotech and they are the superior pad. Iv been on most pads and gloc for me r the best out of the bunch.

Gottabfast

Not to hijack this thread...but which rotors are people using with 10/8 combo? I'm looking at the Speed engineering directionally vented rotors because I've been getting small cracks in the pad surface of the Centric cryo treated rotors after 2 track days at Mid Ohio. I was using Hawk HT10 front pads where I got the cracking, so I'm going G-Loc 10/8 combo next

Kirk180

I fried my track Hawks, and thought about trying G-Loc, but haven't yet. Instead I pulled the trigger on a set of Project Mu Cr's during their sale and I'm anxious to see how they perform tomorrow. Heard a handful of good reviews saying increased stopping power (over my Hawks) and less brake dust. We'll see. Good luck with whatever you choose.

s2000Junky

Im still going back and forth trying to decide if I need to be $500 poorer taking the plunge on a set of G-loc for my new STR 40 BBK this year, or just take a chance on the Stoptech sport pads they came with. I am running front and rear brake ducts ss lines and RBF660. Nothing would disappoint me more then to invest in the one track day of $350 plus a few hundred more for hotel/weekend expense this year to have the brakes boil over again and lose half the day to no brake pedal. Previous set up was stock with ss lines, front brake ducts RBF600 and HP+ pads.

The Stoptech sport pads have noticeable more bite then the OEM pads. Seem to be somewhere between OEM and HP+ as far as the characteristics. But im hard on brakes at track/late breaker and my S2k is pretty much stock full street weight with a lot of tire, so with the addition of the rear ducts and BBK this year im still not sure if that will be enough to protect my braking with sport pads. Anyone have experience aggressively tracking with these? Id be interested to know where the sport pads reside on the effective heat spectrum scale.

Its just one of those things, where funds are limited, so have to be very systematic about upgrades and cant just drop it all all at once and unfortunately race pads are a significant cost and hard to swallow for one track event a year (pays for my track day/weekend-or own pads) but try and address each weak link as they show there face and as funds allow. Taken me many many years to get this car situated, but I still like to track it in the interim for fun and test/tuning reasons of course. I was looking at getting G-loc 16/12's. Running 275/315 stagger on NT05, but will Stoptech pads hang in their?? The track I run, there is 3 significant brake zones on 2.5 mile course. 125mph to 65ish. 110 to 35 and 90 to 30.

dc2-2-ap1

I use Centric Premiums. A proper cool down lap is very important. I also push the car back and forth every couple minutes after coming off track too, to minimize the difference in heat between the open face portion of rotor and the part covered by pad/caliper.

Kirk180

^^^Mid-Ohio?

s2000Junky

The Ridge Motorsports park- Washington