Any cure for sensitive brakes?

[ChrisAttebery]

Since I installed the Brembo 328mm 4 piston brakes the brake pedal is very sensitive. To give you an idea I rarely need any more pressure on the brake pedal than I do to press the accelerator. I think I already adjusted Brake Assist in VAG-COM. Is there any way to reduce the vacuum boost? Maybe pads that don't have as much initial bite?

 

[DASVDUB]

Why did you get the BBK then? Lol

 

[ChrisAttebery]

Ability to absorb more energy, less brake fade, etc on track days but I wish the pedal had a more progressive feel. I've been doing some reading and it sounds like it's the brake compound. I might swap them out for something with less initial bite. I talked to Porterfield and they recommend their R4-S pads.

Another thing I've thought about is disconnecting or reducing the vacuum to the booster.

 

[ChrisAttebery]

I adjusted the Brake Assist setting in VAG-Com today. It was set to hard so I turned down to small. We’ll see what effect it has.

 

[GIACUser]

Just swap pads to something less aggressive. What pads are you running? You are not going to be able to dial it out.
You need to have 2 sets of pads, one for track, one for street. I run GLoc 16/10 f/r for track and Hawk HPS 5.0 for street with my Brembos

 

[ChrisAttebery]

I'm running the FM1000 pads that came with the BBK.

 

[GIACUser]

Those are street pads, should be ok but if you find the initial bite too much go with a ceramic pad.

 

[ChrisAttebery]

The Brembo pads were done after the track day on Thursday. I had been researching pads for a while and found out that the Brembo GT calipers come stock on the rear of the 2011 Camaro SS. I decided to try a set of set of Performance Friction Carbon Metallic pads from O’Reilly Auto Parts. I read a few reviews and they seem to be what I want, moderate initial bite, progressive feel, and consistent friction throughout their operating range. They make track pads that are compatible with these pads too. I turned the rotors on my lathe and installed the pads this morning. I did a quick drive to bed the pads and I was able to get the ABS to kick in.

 

[ChrisAttebery]

I was out of town for most of last week. I got back on Friday and put some miles on the car over the weekend. The PFC pads are exactly what I was looking for. They are much easier to modulate but still have enough braking power to kick the ABS in if I try to.