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Originally Posted by Pcormier66
I don't think pad choice is the issue. It's braking aggressiveness. Race pads won't generate more heat than OEM all things being equal. If the braking zone of a ZL1 with race pads is the same as a ZL1 on OEM, it will generate the same amount of heat. Race pads allow you be more aggressive - repeatedly. That's what creates the incremental heat. I can guarantee those experiencing fade on race pads are outbreaking all the ZL1's on OEM pads. But I agree that if you are not hard on brakes, OEM is perfectly adequate. If you want OEM performance with race pads, use less brake.
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Completely disagree. Put high torque pads on and see what happens. Been there done it first hand. Nothing to do with "braking aggressivness". Too many threads here with folks with high torque pads having to mod their postons, having to go with extra cooling, shims and their calipers turning brown from heat. I have run high torque pads and had to rebuild calipers, deal with stuck pistons etc. Btw my double thickness pads didnt last al that long either. Moreover, outbraking other cars has little to do with pads and mostly with driver skill to trail brake deeper into a corner. Cheers!