EBC Brakes.. What have I done
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Just come back from a trip to Spa and a cheeky few laps around the 'old' Nurburgring. The EBC's only got slightly better when warm and went off a bit about 1/3 of the way around the 2nd lap (1st one was gentle) but they did come back very quickly.
Have decided to ditch them though and go for Mintex 1144s or maybe Ferodo. Any advice on which are better?
p.s Johnfelstead must have ***** like watermelons to do a 8m 32sec lap!
Have decided to ditch them though and go for Mintex 1144s or maybe Ferodo. Any advice on which are better?
p.s Johnfelstead must have ***** like watermelons to do a 8m 32sec lap!
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Mintex are dusty as hell, and weld rusty friction material to the sides of your car 
I now have Pagid RS42s and they seem as good as Mintex 1155s, but less dusty. Just to keep Claudius happy I'll note they were supplied by Godspeed as part of a discs 'n' pads set (but not a 'big brake' upgrade)
I now have Pagid RS42s and they seem as good as Mintex 1155s, but less dusty. Just to keep Claudius happy I'll note they were supplied by Godspeed as part of a discs 'n' pads set (but not a 'big brake' upgrade)
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Sorry to leap into this thread very late, but some of the first posts gave coefficients of friction. Surely it's not possible to give a coeff. of friction for only one of the surfaces? E.g. take a car tyre - it's coefficient of friction will be very different when in contact with ice from contact with tarmac...
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Mungo, coefficients of friction are relative and only comarable under identical test conditions, as you state. And AP Racing quote friction coefficients as only one of seven pad performance parameters.
Brake dust of one sort or another is pretty much unavoidable, relative to the braking force. The only choice you've got is between organic (mainly carbon) pads and sintered (more metal) pads, but all pads are a various mixture of both.
The amount of brake dust you get is largely down to how hard you squeeze them
Cheers,
Richard.
Brake dust of one sort or another is pretty much unavoidable, relative to the braking force. The only choice you've got is between organic (mainly carbon) pads and sintered (more metal) pads, but all pads are a various mixture of both.
The amount of brake dust you get is largely down to how hard you squeeze them
Cheers,
Richard.
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I'm testing some RS15 pads. They are the latest generation of Pagid RS14 and are ceramic based.
Pagid's data says that 40% less pedal pressure is required for the same braking effort and the co-efficient of friction is 0.7
Disc wear is barely changed (so I am told).
These pads CANNOT be used with road quality discs as they are so aggressive that the shock loading WILL warp them.
If they are as good as Pagid say, I plan to use them for track days.
Pagid's data says that 40% less pedal pressure is required for the same braking effort and the co-efficient of friction is 0.7
Disc wear is barely changed (so I am told).
These pads CANNOT be used with road quality discs as they are so aggressive that the shock loading WILL warp them.
If they are as good as Pagid say, I plan to use them for track days.
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