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The sports package calipers work well, they have a lot of clamping force. The pads on the other hand are pretty much useless for pretty much well ... anything. For

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The sports package calipers work well, they have a lot of clamping force. The pads on the other hand are pretty much useless for pretty much well ... anything. For auto-x or light track duty get the Hawk HP+. For hard-core track duty the Carbotech XP pads sound good.
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The sports package calipers work well, they have a lot of clamping force. The pads on the other hand are pretty much useless for pretty much well ... anything. For auto-x or light track duty get the Hawk HP+. For hard-core track duty the Carbotech XP pads sound good.
Is there a lot more brake dust with either of those?
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