pf 97's
 

Just changed my brake pads and am using pf 97's for the first time. Unlike the Pagid oranges which I have used to this point there is no information or suggestions about bedding them on their website. Do they require the same break in routine as the Pagid's ? Also, i took it for a test drive and noticed a ton of brake dust compared to the Pagid's. Is this just a normal trait of the pf 97's ?

I just put some PF97's in and I can confirm the dust. I washed my wheels last week - now they're caked with a heavy layer of black brake dust. These PF97's make tons of dust. But they do stop very nicely. ;)

You are not going fast enough.

Performance Friction pads do not require bedding if you're using PF rotors. Otherwise, bedding needs to be done. I have also noticed the huge amount of brake dust (supposedly very harmful to rims) and they are incredibly noisy on the street. From what I heard, they are supposed to be way better than the pagids.

Bedding is always encouraged when putting in new pads. And yes, tons of dust. I would get tons of dust even in an AX environment.. Much more in a DE environment. But I thought they were fantastic pads from a performance standpoint. A little price for the Boxster though.. I think a set ran me close to $500. Having run Hawk Blues in my SC for $210, this was quite a shock.

The pads dont need to be bedded but you need to transfer some pad material to the rotors. 4-6 30-5 stops followed by 4-6 60-5 stops should do the trick. The owner of OG (bill?) told me to spray some water on my rotorsand let them rust a little, then drive around doing repeated hard stops until the rust was gone

Hearsay :)

Maybe this is different from one car to another. Mine do squeak a bit when stopping, but I certainly wouldn't call them "incredibly noisy".

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Have only been street driving them these last couple of years on my Targa ... rarely squeak.

I personally thought Pagid oranges have bit more bite than PF97s. Though PF97s are great considering how much cheaper they are compare to Pagid. Roughly same price but much better than Hawk Blue.