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GTIfan99

GTIfan99

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What recommendations for a decent priced, aggressive rear PP pad for track, that can do street driving without much drama
 
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Mini7

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2017 GTi Sport PP
GTIfan99 said:
What recommendations for a decent priced, aggressive rear PP pad for track, that can do street driving without much drama
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The only pad that I can happily recommend from experienc, is the Pagid RSL19’s. Not sure I would call it an aggressive rear pad, but it works great as a dual duty street/track pad. It’s kind on rotors and it lasts a real long time. I have 20 track days and 40k+ miles on them. I need to check my maintenance log to get and accurate number.

The price is fair considering the life, kindness to rotors and the fact that it can be used as a dual duty pad.
 
GTIfan99

GTIfan99

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Mini7 said:
The only pad that I can happily recommend from experienc, is the Pagid RSL19’s. Not sure I would call it an aggressive rear pad, but it works great as a dual duty street/track pad. It’s kind on rotors and it lasts a real long time. I have 20 track days and 40k+ miles on them. I need to check my maintenance log to get and accurate number.

The price is fair considering the life, kindness to rotors and the fact that it can be used as a dual duty pad.
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Do you know the part number for PP rears?
 
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Mini7

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2017 GTi Sport PP
victorofhavoc said:
I'm not so sure. 50 min+ sessions, no doubt the BBK will keep more consistent, but spec e46 cars often run similar weight and smaller brakes. They're significantly better balanced though. For 50 min sessions I would move to an endurance pad that trades some friction and start temp for wider and flatter temp range.

With R16 pads and PP brakes i can lock my yoko a052 at almost any point, and I bet they'll lock slicks too. It's not like a BBK increases clamping pressure, it just distributes it better across the pad/rotor.
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Hey I agree that PP front calipers will lock up a slick. Heck I reckon the 312mm stock GTi brake setup has sufficient power to lock a slick without ABS. It’s not a question of brake force/power, it’s about heat management over the length of a 20 to 30-min HPDE session and not boiling your fluid. One warm up lap and then 4 hard laps and I would start to lose pedal pressure after that. That’s around 12-mins into a session at VIR before I have to start backing up a brake marker. For me that’s no fun.

For me the BBK made a huge difference in reliability, consistency and driver confidence.
 
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Mini7

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2017 GTi Sport PP
GTIfan99 said:
Do you know the part number for PP rears?
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GTIfan99

GTIfan99

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Crazy, I can't seem to find a vendor selling them, even using the part number. Which vendor do you use?
 
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Mini7

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Charlotte, NC
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2017 GTi Sport PP
OG Racing is where I bought mine
 
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Mini7

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2017 GTi Sport PP
Pagid Pad shape 8046 is what you are looking for.
 
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Mini7

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Mini7

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Charlotte, NC
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2017 GTi Sport PP
Cliff said:
I'm just surprised they fit in a performance package rear caliper as the shape looks nothing like the pads I am using in my car.
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Cliff, I believe the R has a different rear pad than the PP GTi. You have an electric rear park brake if I’m not mistaken. Yours has a butterfly spring in the center of the pad.
 
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