Paragon P3 bed-in process

[RacingManiac]

I switched to P3 from stock pads when my stock pads were pretty much done. I did some street bed in with 30-60mph stops per the website but probably 2 months after I was finally able to go to a track day. Post bed-in the pads are definitely pretty noisy compare to stock. More so rear than than the fronts. I also get a light "clunk" when you get a light application on the brake at slow speed, like there is some float between when the pads are not being squeezed to when it just engages, I assume this is also on the rears. The dust level is comparable to stock but the stock pads are pretty dusty.

On track they hold up pretty well. The car sets the service brake system light after maybe 3 push laps and the car still brake just fine(I am assuming there is some internal modeled brake temp warning), I usually back off consecutive push laps after 5 laps and cools for the next couple so in that candence these pads are pretty ok for that.

Would I buy them again, I am not sure. It certainly serves the purpose of a dual use pad but it feels only like a marginal improvement from my past experience on a different car driving on carbotech XP pads on the street...if I don't do more track days I will probably go back to stock pads.

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