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Originally Posted by wstar (Post 1333748)

I haven't been to the track on my new XP8's yet, but so far my experience with them concurs with the above. Very grabby, and the noise level is tolerable on the street (and you can reduce it by re-bedding them a bit regularly).

Just a progress update on this from using them over a bit of time on the street. The noise level is highly variable, it really depends on what you're doing with the car that day and the ambient conditions, etc. It's still "tolerable", and I might in the future leave them on for a few weeks between closely-spaced track trips, but in general I'm going to try switching to Bobcats between events (after my next upcoming one in a few weeks).

Awesome review. Should be picking up my XP8's tomorrow. I'm going to run them all the time. I wont mind the noise at all. I seem to be the opposite of everyone else when it comes to my car.

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Originally Posted by SPOHN (Post 1370469)

Awesome review. Should be picking up my XP8's tomorrow. I'm going to run them all the time. I wont mind the noise at all. I seem to be the opposite of everyone else when it comes to my car.

:tup:

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Originally Posted by wstar (Post 1370161)

The truth is if you ask 1,000 people, you'll get 1,000 different answers. Some people claim Hawks eat rotors, some people love the Hawks and don't see rotor problems. Some people love EBCs, some people say they have horrible quality and fall apart. etc, etc...

Some of this is explainable via insufficient data: e.g. EBC went through a management and manufacturing changeup a few years back, and it seems like most of the bad rep came from before the change and they're better now. Hawk makes several different street and light-track compatible pads that are vastly different from each other: probably the problems are on one type and not the other. Then there's user variations: some people are just a lot harder on brake pads than others, whether it's street or track driving.

It's a minefield, good luck making a rational decision :)

I've read as deeply into this thread as I can stand. The confusion just keeps growing. Based on what I read I am getting Project Mu B-Force pads for street/light track. I ordered them from Upgrade Motoring. Great phone help and nice prices 148 front/138 rear. It will be a while before I will need more aggressive race pads. Well, maybe never. :icon23:

They should be arriving next week and I will get them mounted when they arrive. The B-force pads are one level above the base Project Mu street pads. I am hoping they will not drive me nuts on the street. Here is the spec sheet for the B-Force http://www.project-mu.com.au/en/products/pad_bspec.php

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Originally Posted by Jordo! (Post 1370331)

Ah, okay -- thanks for clarifying on the Hawks guys :tup:

Any more reviews on the Mu street sports?

I can't find a Project Mu street sport listed anywhere. I called and no one heard of that model. The B-Force is the Project Mu high performance street/light track pad.

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Originally Posted by SeattleLion (Post 1382501)

I can't find a Project Mu street sport listed anywhere. I called and no one heard of that model. The B-Force is the Project Mu high performance street/light track pad.

One of the sponsors here allegedly has them...

http://www.the370z.com/suspension-br...s-all-iir.html

I'll probably order from them when the time comes as the prices look to be a bit cheaper than others I've found thus far via google search.

EDIT: Oh, duh, they're one and the same :p

Let me know how you like them in terms of bite, noise, and dust :tup:

No one has tried AX6? I liked Panther Plus a lot on the NSX and I don't HPDE (though I may do VIR charity laps again someday), though the 370Z seems a bit overweight and HP for track use of them.

I run the RacingBrake ET series... Typically the 500s. Great bite even at cool temps, high braking torque, durable, minimal brake dust and very rotor friendly. Solid product, can't fail with these guys.

Finally have the Mu B-force pads on -- zero fade. Reduced stopping distance. No noise and decent bite. No evidence of greater dust either. Overall, much better than stock.

Still kind of breaking them in so will post more observations in due course, but so far really happy with them.

I'm on the CT Bobcats now for street use. Considerably less initial bite than the CT XP8, about on par with what my Hawk HPS or OEM pads felt like. They seem more fade-resistant than the Hawk HPS were. They still make a little light noise from time to time, but not nearly as much as the XP8's did. I'm still not sure if what little noise I do get is just because of leftover XP8 material on the rotors or not.

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Originally Posted by Jordo! (Post 1451802)

How do you know the pads don't fade out?

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Originally Posted by SPOHN (Post 1452190)

XP8's FTW.

x2....but, may be switching out to xp10's in the next 6 months or so, we'll see...

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Originally Posted by FL 4Motion (Post 1452946)

x2....but, may be switching out to xp10's in the next 6 months or so, we'll see...

Are you going to be running slicks? 10's might be to much for street tires if you didnt know.