Mini7
Autocross Champion
- Location
- Charlotte, NC
- Car(s)
- 2017 GTi Sport PP
Sorry for the late reply, haven't checked this in a while.
I am running stock PP pads on stock PP brakes. The fact that the car can still get into ABS with sticky tires means its probably still sufficient in terms of brake friction. I am curious if running BBK(assuming only on the front axle) if it messes with EBD and causing it to pull brake pressure to prevent lockup earlier.
The fact that you can still activate ABS doesn’t really qualify stock pads as being capable of true track work. I’ve run super aggressive race pads as a novice thinking more is better only to find out that my brakes became an on/off switch and I didn’t have the skill to modulate my retardation. I couldn’t finesse the brakes for weight transfer to enhance grip heading into corners. I much prefer less bite and better brake modulation in my pads capabilities. My Pagid RS 29’s give this feel. I’m sure I could compress my brake zones with more aggressive pads, but this would come at the expense of rotors and losing performance towards the end of my sessions with stock PP brakes. A BBK will provide good performance right to the end of a session.
My PP brakes did a great job until I started compressing my brake zones by one brake marker. I lost my consistency going into turn 1 at VIR and started to get some fade towards the end of my sessions.