Brake pads Carbotech or OEM Honda

Carbotech Brake pads
Krackor
  • Braking:
Rating 4.0

I'm using carbotech xp8 on my 3800 pound sedan. They've survived 6 days at the track plus occasional driving around town for a year.

Pros: survived 6 days at track
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Carbotech Brake pads
nullaus
  • Braking:
Rating 4.0

Hey, I track. MK7.5! The floating calipers flex which means you get more pressure on the outer half of the rotor. It's annoying but it's not a problem in my experience.

Something like a Carbotech XP12 pad might do better with the heat but adding brake ducts from the RS3 is cheap and will help quite a bit.

Girodisc should have a 357mm disc available when you've gone through the OE rotors. They're slotted instead of drilled and are 2 piece (aluminum hat).

Pros: good heat performance
Cons: caliper flex
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Carbotech Brake pads
Topkat
  • Braking:
Rating 5.0

I am currently using Carbotech XP10's in front and the XP8's for the rears. I really like them and have not had an issue so far. Plus the company has great customer service. They are definitely NOT a street pad, and I need to swap them the night before a track meet and put street pads on the day after, but the effort is worth it.

Pros: good bite, great service
Cons: not a street pad
Vehicle: Volkswagen
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Carbotech Brake pads
CSG_Mike
  • Braking:
Rating 4.5

If you KNOW you're going to be doing a lot of track days, you definitely want to go straight to some full blown track pads, at least for when you're at the track, along with fluid.

Pros: effective for track use
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Carbotech Brake pads
NYCBYB
  • Noise:
Rating 3.0

I keep XP8’s on my track/weekend car full time. For me, the noise is annoying when I’m driving through town or in a parking lot because people look at me like my car is broken.

Cons: annoying noise
Vehicle: Toyota MR2
Part number: XP8
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OEM Honda Brake pads
Vision33r
  • Braking:
Rating 2.0

If there's a sore point on the Si, it's the brakes. It's that initial application is far too touchy, making smooth heel-and-toeing difficult especially when only light brake application is required. That abruptness proves annoying even in hard use, and the slightly spongy pedal feel doesn't help matters.

Cons: touchy, spongy pedal
Vehicle: Honda Civic
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