![]() It blasts away easily, even if you're holding the air chisel wrong. The first step of the brake pad process is removing the original pad material from the backplate. I holstered the keyboard for a day to build our set of Carbotech pads with an air chisel. (We wish all future 11th-gen Civic Si owners a very pleasant track day.) How to Build Brake Pads Pads weren't yet available for our Civic Si, but Carbotech said it could create them, using the OE hardware to craft the backplate templates. ![]() ![]() Each pad is hand-built by one of Carbotech's seasoned brake-ologists. Carbotech's pads range in capability from 800 degrees Fahrenheit in the everyday street compound all the way to race pads good for up to 2000 degrees. Most pads sold today are either semi-metallic or ceramic compounds, and they aren't built for track use. Since 1996, Carbotech has helped race cars brake later with its high-temp ceramic Kevlar friction material.
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