Porterfield does make pads for Alcons. I'm on my second set of R4-S pads. Very good pads that are easy on my drilled/slotted rotors. Street driving dust is minimal. Open track use will cause plenty of dust, but who cares on the track!!!
You are on your second set of Porterfield pads? So you liked them that much not to change? How were they in price for comparison? Oh, and how do they compare performace wise. I am almost due.
Thanks
Pricing for the pads were somewhere in the $70 range. Performace is a great solid high pedal. Just to give you an idea of how long they last, I went through my first set in a weekend of open tracking with So-Cal SVTOA at California Speedway's road course.
I called Saleen again on Wednesday December 8th and spoke with Joe (or Jeff ???). Joe was actually helpful. He couldn't find my order either, but kept me on the line and eventually found the order under my father's name. He told me the item shipped out on December 3rd and I FINALLY received it today(December 10th). Came with Gasket and Hardware.
I ordered a gauge pod about a year and a half ago and thankfully I received it without any problems. Last december I installed a Saleen Series II Supercharger (wish I would have gotten the twin screw but I got a pretty good deal on it for $2750 new from corral.net). Getting a hold of Saleen on the phone was very, very tough.
However like Marcus said, I'm in San Diego so I can just drive up there. I had to go up there twice. First for a new belt (my kit came with the 01+) and the other for a carb sticker (cursed california smog laws). Thankfully I didn't have a problem either time as Bob helped me out. The nice thing about going up there was that my buddy and I saw a Beryllium 281e coupe pull up as we were entering.
With that said, I only go there when I have to. You search the forums/ebay and can always find a much better deal. I found my saleen body kit and scoops (real kit) for $500 and the guy was 5 miles away on corral.net. I also picked up a 281e hood on ebay for $570. The guy was about 35 miles south so we just picked it up.
I couldn't find a 281e wing deal anywhere so I got one from Eric at XMP since that is the closest shop that sells Saleen parts for me and I can just pick it up.
Everyone is joking. Right? Saleen has problems with customer service and the parts dept. can't get an order correct? HAS EVERYONE been living under a rock for 14 years? Chicane, Haney, Speedworx are the only places to buy Saleen parts. Better prices too!
Back when i got into my accident i bought a Saleen HE hood from SpeedWorx. You may be familiar with my story, the hood was made wrong and came with a bow in it. If you looked at the hood from the side you could see under the hood (the bottom of the hood was sticking above the fender). And this was AFTER the body shop (familiar with Saleen parts) spent 8 hours trying to get the hood to work right. I took pictures and forwared them to Speedworx.
I guess Speedworx contacted Saleen and Saleen denied my requist to either get a new hood or a refund. So i never got a refund from Saleen or Speedworx. So i spent half the money (Saleen hood is ~$750) and went with a replica hood from StangParts.com and the quality was perfect.
I still have the Saleen hood if anybody wants it
Back in June/July i ordered an S351 Spoiler (94-98) from Speedworx. I have yet to recieve it. BUT Speedworx said then are willing to give me a refund as long as the product was not shipped. I will be following up on their offer here shortly because i am not even going to be in the country for the next couple years.
IF...... IF Saleen gets thier act together ( ) before i get back from the states i would be willing to buy a new Saleen from them. But as i see it right now i will have no problem spending my money elsewhere.