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Originally Posted by R3ctivision
How are DS1.11s in terms of pad life, driving to and from the track, and pad taper? And caliper “brownbo” issues with them with the SS ducts?
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Originally Posted by TrackClub
Indeed! I used them on my C5Z then moved on to DSUNOs and frankly cannot recall how they compared except for the 1.11 having much flatter torque. They are noisy, dusty and when cold not recommended. To/from would be ok, but nothing DD wise imo. And of course Ferodo website warns against it. Never had any taper issues except for xp10 i tried once on my SS.
GMG, a pad you may wanna try is DS2500. It should give you a bit more torque without frying things. I think Strano sells them (at good prices). Might be worth a try and see? Cheers!
PS Hope Yanbags chimes in here as well re his SS experience. But again, when considering pads one MUST also consider the venue. I had run ST43 which cooked my fluid and almost set my wheels on fire (seriously) on a tight track in just few laps, but they did ok at Mosport where apart from 2 corners out of 10 braking is rather light and a long straight cools things pretty good between laps. So it all depends...
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On my second set of DS1.11 because I loved them so much the 1st time around. In my personal experience, I am finding that they have really great pad life and are not harsh on rotors. Pad taper does happen with track use, but I think it's going to affect any pad with this caliper if you are hard threshold braking. The car is not my DD but has plenty of street miles and I think they are totally fine for it. They are 100% usable in colder temps. Definitely dusty and a bit noisy but not an outrageous amount like the school-bus-esque set of Pagids a friend of mine has on his 997. I did experience "brownbo" on my 1LE letters, but IIRC - it was from when I tried out the ST-43 pads.
Similar experience to TrackClub - I was not happy with ST-43 performance. They lasted long, but temps seemed too hot (did not measure), had pad fade, and I just didn't jive with the overall pad behavior.