Editing Brake pads (section)

=== HPS ===
HPS Ferro-Compound<br>
(comment on other non-lotus forum)<br>
On the street don't work well from cold.<br>
They were so bad in 40-50 degree weather when new that I could hardly prevent the car from creeping forward just from the engine idling with the automatic transmission in Drive. And the first couple of brake applications were scary also. Almost no stopping force, like the brakes were wet. They did get noticeably better after they broke in, but they never inspired confidence on the street. It was hard to get the ABS to engage, and in testing hard/panic stops it always felt like the first maybe 40 feet weren't slowing you down much, just warming up the pads. You could feel the change in braking force while slowing down just from the pads warming up. And then after 1 or 2 hard brake applications they got a bit grabby. <br>
Compound code F: 100-700°F operating temp