Fitted the Forza FP2 pads in the rear to match the fronts I put in last week
Lots of brake clean, lots of sanding the DBA 2026S T2 discs with 800 grit, then lots of brake clean
Cleaned slides then covered them with Bendix blue brake lube, reinstalled everything and vacuum bled the brakes
So far the FP2 are out performing the QFM HPX that were in there previously
From talking to the brakes direct shop guy, the Forsa FP2 material is midway between the QFM A1RM and HPX, talking about pads I would put the Bendix Ultimates in the same performance category as the HPX, only 100x more dusty, I installed some Ultimates when I first got the car, they lasted about a month as the dust from them was that bad.
Anyways, the Forza have excellent initial cold bite, quite, minimal dust, and hold up well after a few high speed stops
After bedding them in I did 6 110 to 40 emergency stops on the hwy outside of town, one after another, no sign of fade, only a slight smell from the temp on the last stop, probably just the paint on the pads cooking off, although the paint really hasn't dirtied up yet and is still red.
Disc surface looks like it took a new coat of material well.
I'm really happy with these pads, they perform excellent cold on the street day to day, and should hold up well run after run at the strip.
Time will tell what effect they have on the discs in relation to wear, but meh, I'm happy for a little wear if it gives this performance.
In saying that, the HPX were extremely kind to the discs, had good initial cold bite as well, and low dust, they did give up a bit quicker than these new FP2 when pushed though