Pads yO!
09-18-2003, 12:21 AM
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Re: Pads yO!
Originally posted by Mach5WRX
I ordered some Ferodo 2500's from John a Brakeworld.com. Do you think I can get them in and brake them in before Auto-x?
I ordered some Ferodo 2500's from John a Brakeworld.com. Do you think I can get them in and brake them in before Auto-x?
09-18-2003, 12:24 AM
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I think you are in SM w/all of us. I race in SM but I should be in a differrent class, I think. I just have a DP right now.
If I don't do my brakes........I'll be in the "just watching class."
If I don't do my brakes........I'll be in the "just watching class."
09-18-2003, 12:42 AM
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Yes they are.
My fronts are thin and are at the audible indicators. Three 20 minute track runs, 3 auto-x's and all the daily driving and H1 stop and go, have been hard on them.
My fronts are thin and are at the audible indicators. Three 20 minute track runs, 3 auto-x's and all the daily driving and H1 stop and go, have been hard on them.
09-18-2003, 08:46 AM
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From the Stoptech website, Testing Brakes with StopTech
Steve Ruiz suspected that the factory Brembo brakes had never been properly broken in, so he used that as an opportunity to spend some quality time with me (zooming to 100 mph, then standing on the brakes - over and over again) while casually explaining all the tests we would be running and how the data would be collected. Frankly, I think he was just trying to see how many g's I could take before throwing up. Fortunately, I don't get motion sick, but I now have an appreciation for what my customers go through when I take them along to break in their new brakes.
Steve was correct about the factory brakes not being bedded in. They went into green fade and then, after cooling off, felt much stronger than when we first tried them out. Now we could run a fair comparison test.
Steve Ruiz suspected that the factory Brembo brakes had never been properly broken in, so he used that as an opportunity to spend some quality time with me (zooming to 100 mph, then standing on the brakes - over and over again) while casually explaining all the tests we would be running and how the data would be collected. Frankly, I think he was just trying to see how many g's I could take before throwing up. Fortunately, I don't get motion sick, but I now have an appreciation for what my customers go through when I take them along to break in their new brakes.
Steve was correct about the factory brakes not being bedded in. They went into green fade and then, after cooling off, felt much stronger than when we first tried them out. Now we could run a fair comparison test.
09-18-2003, 06:58 PM
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Originally posted by bao ling
Hey Dan, Do those pads put out less dust? How much were they?
Stock pad put out a sh*t load of dust. Can't keep my wheels clean for more than three days.
Hey Dan, Do those pads put out less dust? How much were they?
Stock pad put out a sh*t load of dust. Can't keep my wheels clean for more than three days.
You may want to try the Carbotech Engineering Bobcat pads. Those will probably be my replacements when the stock pad go.
http://home.att.net/~teaguesauto/brakeswr.htm
09-18-2003, 11:26 PM
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Based on my primary requirements (street/autox) I'll probably go with the Bobcat pads.
Dan,
You probably figured it out, but that link also has the STi specific SS brake lines I mentioned.
Dan,
You probably figured it out, but that link also has the STi specific SS brake lines I mentioned.
09-18-2003, 11:38 PM
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Originally posted by mehlt
Based on my primary requirements (street/autox) I'll probably go with the Bobcat pads.
Based on my primary requirements (street/autox) I'll probably go with the Bobcat pads.
09-19-2003, 02:54 PM
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Originally posted by Mach5WRX
San needs the extra bite of track pads for the "55MPH Cup Class" Competition racing series. That course to the PX and back is a tough one!
San needs the extra bite of track pads for the "55MPH Cup Class" Competition racing series. That course to the PX and back is a tough one!
San come out to auto-x and no more of this.