I had these pads on my ISF before going to the Project Mus. Mine were intolerably dusty and squeeled like crazy. They were what drove me to the PMs. I hope you have better luck than I did. They do bite well and stop well

 

I will gladly paint my wheels black if these stop like the devil. I'm sick and tired of having sh*t brake pads. Ceramics haven't been working well for me.

 

Despite popular opinion I love my Hawk HP+ pads, sure they're a little noisy but so is my lightweight flywheel, dust is a non issue since I wash my car 45/52 weeks. I'll gladly trade a little NVH for a little performance (within reason, this is a DD not a track car).

 

I hate on the HP not the HP+ as I've never tried those before. But as always, if you like them then it's all good.

Replaced driver's side cam position sensor today with an OEM. Amazon FTW as I paid a little less than $100 shipped for it. Local dealers wanted $181 at Infiniti and $167 at Nissan. Pretty easy with the intake tube and the throttle body removed.

 

Those were a little advanced for me, but maybe next time .

 

They squeek quite a bit when cold and you definitely hear them so if you're wanting to keep the "luxury car" feel I would avoid them and just stick with the OEM sport pads. Longevity seems ok, and I have no clue how dusty they actually are. I didn't have any wierd accumulation in the wheel well when I had the tires off last weekend and I haven't been using pressurized water to rinse the car either so I don't think they're that bad considering it's a more performance oriented pad.

 

 

I don't think it's too bad, most of us have gotten over 100K miles in before the sensors crapped out. Ours lasted 137K and 143K before needing to be replaced. Now the bushings all around, don't get me started.

 

Try having a revup where we have 4 of those sensors. I replaced one at 220k just because the o-ring was leaking. One didn't fail until 230k though. Replaced them all with Delphi brand from rockauto. Lasted 30k so far. I wouldn't say the OEM sensors are particularly bad.

 

Just received and installed Resonated HFC, hopefully they sound a little deeper once broken in, last thing to do is get a tune and I'm done(already have an appt. for next month). Z-tube w/ k&n cone filter, NWP throttle body, Plenum spacer, HFC+catback exhaust, Tien coilovers w/ EDFC active, and sway bars... it's been an expensive year, but worth it.

 

any pics

 

Took a few that I could, cars too low and a bitch to get up. Heres z-tube+throttle body, the EDFC controller I mounted in the ashtrey, and yes it closes and last pic you can see the front hotckis sway bar peeking out

 

Joe I have 2x8 lumber that I use as "ramps" to get high enough in the air to fit a low profile jack on the front, then I can use it to jack up high enough to get a couple of 2x8's under the front tires, then I can get the REAL jack under it to go high enough for jackstands...

EDIT: You need a cap on the low side valve for your AC

 

Needless to say, this brake pad choice for me has been way overdue. Even if it dusts like a coal fire plant, it stops so well this will be my only future choice for a set of brake pads.

Stoptech 309.08880 Front.
Stoptech 309.09050 Rear. Shims included do not fit. Reuse OEM or buy more.

I can brake so late it makes this car really seem like a performance coupe even more. Should've done this upgrade years ago. Did NOT resurface the rotors, but did ten 60 > 10 mph stops to bed in the pads. Rotors were smooth.

Also had to replace the rear left brake caliper. Salt finally got to the bore of the piston.

The front right caliper I replaced last spring already had worn slide pins - don't trust the lube they come with. Grease is gone in a matter of months.

AKEBONO STREET PERFORMANCE PAD SUCKED FOR ME. WORSE THAN OEM.


Testing:

 

Checked on my catch can and somehow the clamp that holds the line that runs from the valve cover to the catch can had come loose. Luckily I had this little toolkit in my trunk. Best $12 ish dollar toolkit ever, it's come in handy more times than I thought.