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      05-04-2013, 11:17 PM   #6
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Originally Posted by GaryS View Post
It sounds like you liked the extreme initial bite the OEM pads have, and now you miss it. That's a personal taste thing. Also, the Ferrodos are a street/track pad designed to resist fade at race track temperatures. Their cold friction is similar to OEM pads, but they get stronger when they heat up after a few hard repeated stops. Try a race track or driving hard in mountains. That's what the Ferrodos do really well.
This sounds like reasonable explanation for the initial bite. I may drive the ring today so I'll see then how they feel.
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