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Ive been running the ferodo DS2500 and it seems to work well for occasional track use and mixed daily as well. Not too noisy on my older 911.
Pros: works well, not too noisy
I bought the Mazda a while ago and hated it. I improved my skills and bought it again last night. It was a fucking blast. Have to be careful with the brakes and backend sliding but it is a straights rocket and has decent cornering without any assists.
Pros: straights rocket, decent cornering
Cons: careful with the brakes
Vehicle:
Mazda
Right now I use Ferodo DS 3.12 on RE71RS tires. They are pretty high bite and take some getting used to. I might go a rung lower on the friction scale and go with DS 1.11 next time because of that. But the DS 3.12 are unfadeable and very consistent.
Pros: unfadeable, consistent
Cons: high bite
Ferodo DS2500 are a great compromise pad. They’re a bit more on the race side of things but I never had issues with them being sketchy. Just get a bit of heat into them early to make sure they’re there.
Pros: great compromise pad
Vehicle:
BMW
I'm going to tell you ferodo DS 1.11. Street driven on them a ton very easy on rotors. Endurance pad, much better than other things I see mentioned a lot like it blows my mind when people think RSL29s are better. I don't have an M3 but I have a 330ci which has the same brakes, and I've had lots of other cars from Corvettes to Mustangs and camaros. Have run that compound a ton.
Pros: easy on rotors, endurance pad
I think they work just fine. They squealed a bit even after running them in, it stopped however after the first track day where i properly cooked the brakes.
Pros: work just fine
Cons: squealing
If you want a bit more performance without loosing cold braking, use ferodo ds performance, they're amazing price-quality wise.
Pros: good performance, price-quality
Fairly okay with the ferodo ds2500, they're not made for longer than 20min sessions tho. They will fade and overheat.
Cons: fade, overheat
I’m running DS2500 on my GTI and they are just not *quite* robust enough as I have progressed into the more advanced groups.
Cons: not robust enough
I hated Ferodo DS2500 on the street. Because they need to be warm to perform. And if I am driving on a highway for couple minutes or through a city, they loose the heat and perform badly for a bit.
Pros: need to be warm
Cons: perform badly for bit
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