breeze247

Hi

Does anybody have a recommendation for a track pad for a 2003 CLK55? This is the early Brembo calliper.

I am struggling a little to find pads that will fit. Cost is also a consideration, since they will be used no more than a few times. That said, I am not looking for any kind of fast road pad, because I don't think they are any good on track and don't want to risk deposits ruining the rotors.

For reference, track car is an E46 M3 running an AP Racing brake kit with Pagid RS29s.

Thanks in advance.

abqhudson

My recommendation is to call Hawk Performance and see if they will have anything that will work for you.

My track experience with e36 3 series cars (that was a few years ago) was that Hawk pads worked better for me than anything else I could find. I did not have any luck with expensive Pagids. I realize my experience is dated, but, I think a call to Hawk might help.

breeze247

Thanks for the suggestion.

It looks like Hawk don't list a pad for this fitment. Strange given how many cars got this caliper, although it tends to be fitted to ML / S Class type cars which probably don't need track pads very often!

I wonder whether there is a similar FMSI fitment that differs slightly (for example sensor cut-out).

eteller

I'm running EBC yellows, very happy. No noise, less dust, no fade.

breeze247

I must say that I have had terrible experience with EBC pads. They just weren't up to proper track usage. That said, my experience is almost 10 years ago, so there is a good chance that pad compounds have moved on.

breeze247

I thought I should update on where I got to in the end.

In summary, the pad used on the R32/R33/R34 Skyline GTR and also the 350z is very similar. So similar, that the Pagid Racing pad fitment for the Skyline, 350z and CLK55 is the same.

Two issues with the above; Pagid Racing pads (including the RS29) are very expensive for this fitment. The second, not a major issue for me, is that they do not have slots for wear sensors.

With the information from Pagid Racing, I started looking at other pads that were available for the Skyline and 350z. This led me to Project Mu. They have two fitments, the F206 (Skyline) and F260 (350z) that looked like they would fit. The Skyline pads are slightly thicker.

I went with a set of Racing 999 compound pads in F206 fitment. They went into the caliper fine, but I would probably buy the thinner F260 pads if I were fitting new rotors.

So far they seem very impressive, and do drive a lot like RS29s.

Hopefully of use to the community in the future...

faded1004

are you using both the front and rear for the same skyline application?

breeze247

Just the fronts. I would expect the rears to be different.

faded1004

thanks... if you find rears that match... post it also!

i forgot to ask, which rotors are you using? the oem soft ones or the harder aftermarket ones?

breeze247

91ser

I've been using EBC Yellowstuff at the track. I put on EBC Redstuff on my street car, and I might switch to Yellows on both. The Yellows stop very well, and had minimal fade. There was one situation on a hot day in a hard braking section I started to get a little fade. If you can add additional cooling to the front brakes, it really helps. I had just a little ducting, and that seemed to help quite a bit.

Also, I am running Powerstop rotors that are slotted on both the track car and the street car. They seem to hold up very well, but are a little pricey.