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Old May 21, 2007 | 12:01 AM
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Brake Pad difference

I'm looking for new pads on Napa's page and they have Organic and Metallic pads. What's the difference? Performance wise? Wear/fade wise? Which should I get? Mostly I just use my FC for a DD but sometimes I like to do some touge.
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Old May 21, 2007 | 12:29 AM
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I think Metallic dusts more? I THINK Metallic is used for more heavy braking and doesn't need to heat up to be more effective or something like that..
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Old May 21, 2007 | 07:56 AM
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Just get some Hawk HPS pads.
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Old May 21, 2007 | 08:22 AM
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I don't have the green for Hawk pads. I would get them or Project Mu pads but yeah no Big Bens...
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Old May 21, 2007 | 08:40 AM
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I'd reccomend ceramic pads, or organic, the metallic will wear quickly along with your rotors and probably be noisy and leave alot of dust.

Do you have the single piston brakes or 4 piston? I have a spare set of single piston organic pads from napa i dont need and i could sell you them for less than new. Never been used.
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Old May 21, 2007 | 08:58 AM
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Originally Posted by fcunderwater
I would get them or Project Mu pads but yeah no Big Bens...
My project mu's are loud as hell but pretty effective. Probably not worth the 3 month wait tho...
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Old May 21, 2007 | 02:42 PM
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Originally Posted by TehMonkay
I'd reccomend ceramic pads, or organic, the metallic will wear quickly along with your rotors and probably be noisy and leave alot of dust.

Do you have the single piston brakes or 4 piston? I have a spare set of single piston organic pads from napa i dont need and i could sell you them for less than new. Never been used.
I have the four piston. But yeah thanks for the help everybody, I guess I'll get the organics since I don't want my rotors to be worse than they already are. Thanks guys.
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