[52172]

I will be looking to upgrade my brake pads with something that has very low dust. I am familiar with Akebono ceramic pads they work excellent? What is everyone's favorite pad with low dust and better bite and less fade that would be considered an upgrade? Thanks.

[aps]

Ferodo DS2500s have served me well this year. I don't think they are the absolute lowest dusting, but they have been pretty low dust for me.

[npe]

Very low dust? Track? You can't have both. Choose one.

[Watsey]

Unfortunately no-one, to my knowledge but I'm willing to have a 'school day' on this, has found the magic formula for a superb track pad which doesn't squeal. Road pads and track pads are different things.

My personal go-to pads are Pagid RSL1 for track (superb bite and modulation, and they just don't fade; ow dust as well, but be prepared for a LOT of squeal if you run them on the street) and Pagid RS42 for the street (also very good but they can fade a little with very hard use, no squeal, medium dust).

[Pinkykillaz]

endless ccrg for 50/50 or me20 for more track time

[52172]

Originally Posted by npe

Very low dust? Track? You can't have both. Choose one.

i mentioned street/track. My akebono ceramic pads on my TDI had good enough bite and reduced fade to satisfy me. Are any of these pads ceramic? Thanks

[BMWILUVU]

The Msport OEM pads are great for street/track. I did several track sessions in them and they worked fairly well for a dual duty pad.

[52172]

yea basically i want same performance or better just with less dust? it's crazy how much dust they put out?

[zinner]

I have Akebono on my E90 they are good pads. I wouldn't run a street pad on the track unless it's your first track day or something.

[52172]

Originally Posted by zinner

I have Akebono on my E90 they are good pads. I wouldn't run a street pad on the track unless it's your first track day or something.

do akebono make a street and track pad?

[brigade24]

another vote for fee-row-do DS2500...fantastic pad. needs a bit of heat, i find it to be a lower dust pad for what it delivers

[cfm56d7b]

Originally Posted by 52172

yea basically i want same performance or better just with less dust? it's crazy how much dust they put out?

Is the goal to have less brake dust purely cosmetic?

I also prefer BMW OEM MSport brake pads. The brake dust is an indicator that the pads are doing their job quite well while extending the rotor life.

[52172]

Originally Posted by cfm56d7b

Is the goal to have less brake dust purely cosmetic?

I also prefer BMW OEM MSport brake pads. The brake dust is an indicator that the pads are doing their job quite well while extending the rotor life.

goal is the have increased brake performance with less dust. If the dust helps greatly extend rotor life then i'll live with it but I'd really like not having to clean my wheels every drive.

[johnung]

Originally Posted by cfm56d7b

Is the goal to have less brake dust purely cosmetic?

I also prefer BMW OEM MSport brake pads. The brake dust is an indicator that the pads are doing their job quite well while extending the rotor life.

Definitely a cosmetic concern and not functional. That black sticky OEM pad dust can be really annoying to get car clean and wheels look bad. I usually recommend cleaning wheels really well with maybe a Sonax cleaner, and then ceramic coat them. Makes it more difficult for dust to stick and easier to clean wheels.

I've been extremely happy with Hawk 5.0 street performance pads. Great bite, instant warm up and dust that's light in volume, weight and color. It washes right off.

Curious if anyone has used any of the more track oriented Hawk pads?

[cleaver]

Agree on Hawk HPS 5.0. Excellent feel and modulation and minimal dust. Also have HPS (predecessor to 5.0) on my Mercedes and same results.

[Z K]

I had a similar question and was looking for something and I found the Project Mu Euro Sports Excellence.

I wrote a lengthy review on it:
https://f30.bimmerpost.com/forums/sh....php?t=1759486

Basically you are getting DS2500 performance and heat range without the noise, dust, zero warm up time with high braking torque at any temperature. I find them perfect for street and fast driving. DS2500 do not hold up on track and I expect these to perform similar on track... but DS2500 is a 20 year old brake compound and is quite outdated compared to today's compounds. These will easily out perform HPS 5.0 in high speed braking situation - HPS 5.0 is strictly a street pad with a lower heat range.

You need to know what you want. If you drive on a track, it is no where near the same conditions you drive on the street. You will either compromise the noise and dust for track performance or you can get a quiet, less dusty pad for less track performance. If you say "track" and are looking at street performance like mountain roads or highway high speed braking - then you are not looking at "track" capable pads. "Street track" is an oxymoron. I believe you are looking for a higher performance street pad which is why I recommend the Sports Excellence. If you want something more track and less street, then there are other pads to look at - assuming you go to a track and do dozens of race laps on a regular basis.