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Originally Posted by Erik@Torq
I agree 100%. I have a Z06 and have tried several compounds with the stock calipers and have had nothing but issues. An easy fix for someone with that caliper is going with a Hawk or Cobalt single pad conversion, thus getting rid of those stupid padlets/hockey puck they call brake pads 
The smaller pads can't control the heat the same way as a larger pad, plus the larger pads have a larger surface area which aids in stopping power, temperature and control. |
And let's not forget that swapping in a larger, 1-piece pad still gets energized by three identically-sized pistons. This is far from the ideal of a sequentially-sized piston stagger. Pad taper issues will result where proper 6-piston caliper design eliminates taper. The larger pad will run cooler, but will not stop any better and will taper under hard use.