Update V:
The third set of these DFC 1000 "Street/Track" has been the last time I buy these brakes. As my track skill has improved, my breaking demands had gone up, and this pad is simply NOT up to challenge.
My last set only lasted 5,000 miles, which involved: 1 track day at Laguna Seca (1:49) and 1 track day at Streets of Willow Springs (1:29), 2 autocross days at Fontana BigLot, 1 autocross day at a small parking lot, a few canyon runs, and plenty of daily duty. There are 2 key problems:
1. Pad destruction
The pads simply deteriorated to the point of large pad chunks falling off the backing plate. I am not sure whether I have gone too hard on them or whether it's a manufacturing defect - but I simply don't want to take any chances with them anymore. See pics below for their destruction:
2. Pad smear on the rotor
Despite taking necessary precautions after track or hard driving sessions (such as doing cool down laps and avoiding light braking), the pads would always smudge their pad material on the front rotors. They would typically disappear after 2 weeks of daily driving duty, but after my last track day at Streets of Willow, the pad material did not want to get scrubbed away by normal braking operation
Conclusion: DFC 1000 Street/Track pads might serve you well if you're just getting started, but as you up your driving game - they become subpar and outright dangerous (if you don't routinely inspect your brakes).
Finding performance brakes for base single-piston system on LS/LT trims is hard, but I finally found a worthy upgrade: EBC Bluestuff (P/Ns
DP53065NDX for front, DP53064NDX for rear)