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Old Mar 20, 2009 | 06:47 PM
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Well im opting to change my brake pads and have done countless searches. Most people recommend the Carbotech Panther Plus pads, Hawk or Oem pads but Im searching for brake bads for daily street use that still have good bite, problem is I need pads that dont give off too much break dust and I cant use pads that have corrosive dust because I have white wheels. If anyone can give their .02 and recommendation for what pads I should go with

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Old Mar 20, 2009 | 06:48 PM
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ap1 oem pads, less dust ive read.
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Old Mar 20, 2009 | 06:52 PM
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there was just a thread i was looking for about this but this one popped up as well...........i believe the project mu pads are suppose to be less dusty than oem and grab just as good or better as oem.
i am probably going with a street pad from them.
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Old Mar 20, 2009 | 07:37 PM
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Originally Posted by aznives3,Mar 20 2009, 10:48 PM
ap1 oem pads, less dust ive read.
Actually, AP2 have less dust.
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Old Mar 20, 2009 | 08:03 PM
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Try the Hawk HPS:

http://www.scienceofspeed.com/products/bra...rts/S2000/Hawk/
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Old Mar 20, 2009 | 09:30 PM
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I recently put the panthers on my s2k, and i love how they handle on the track. They, are of course superior to the stock pads. What i didnt anticipate is how much the brakes shriek now when driving around town. It sounds like Im riding on a friggin' howler monkey or something. I ddidnt think it would bother me, but it really does now. You cant have it all though.....if you want to stop fast, be prepared to make some horrendous noise on the street!!
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Old Mar 21, 2009 | 06:25 AM
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Originally Posted by sillyboybmxer,Mar 20 2009, 09:52 PM
there was just a thread i was looking for about this but this one popped up as well...........i believe the project mu pads are suppose to be less dusty than oem and grab just as good or better as oem.
i am probably going with a street pad from them.
You may have been thinking of the thread that I started:
https://www.s2ki.com/forums/index.ph...pic=681249&hl=

When I 1st posted the thread I was thinking of EBC pads, but from the overwhelming response I am going with the project Mu pads as well. They are a bit costly, but apparently they are worth it.
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Old Mar 21, 2009 | 10:37 AM
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Originally Posted by NAREKS2k,Mar 20 2009, 06:47 PM
Well im opting to change my brake pads and have done countless searches. Most people recommend the Carbotech Panther Plus pads, Hawk or Oem pads but Im searching for brake bads for daily street use that still have good bite, problem is I need pads that dont give off too much break dust and I cant use pads that have corrosive dust because I have white wheels. If anyone can give their .02 and recommendation for what pads I should go with

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OEM. Why would you need anything more for street driving?

Carbotech Panther Plus is now called the AX6 and they are great pads... for autocross. They'll squeak, squeal, and dust around town.
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Old Mar 21, 2009 | 12:45 PM
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Originally Posted by CKit,Mar 21 2009, 01:37 PM
OEM. Why would you need anything more for street driving?
IMO the OEM AP2 pads are the worst I have ever had on a car, hands down. They dust so damn much and they don't stop nearly as well as you would expect for the amount of dust. OEM honda pads, unless the AP1 are that much better than the AP2 pads
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Old Mar 21, 2009 | 01:12 PM
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Originally Posted by NAREKS2k,Mar 20 2009, 06:47 PM
Well im opting to change my brake pads and have done countless searches. Most people recommend the Carbotech Panther Plus pads, Hawk or Oem pads but Im searching for brake bads for daily street use that still have good bite, problem is I need pads that dont give off too much break dust and I cant use pads that have corrosive dust because I have white wheels. If anyone can give their .02 and recommendation for what pads I should go with

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I put on Hawk HPS and I love them. Not noisy, great bite, and not a hassle in terms of dust. I am now going to put on SS lines and change out the fluid which is long overdue. So hopefully will get a more responsive feel from the pedal.
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