Need some brake parts advice/feedback...rotors, pads, ss lines, fluids!!
Jun 10, 2010, 11:09 AM
#16
I'm pretty happy with Girodisc 2-piece slotted rotors front and rears (high quality, weight savings, very minor modifications needed to brake pads in rear only), Techna-Fit SS brake lines (nicely coated and very reasonably priced) and Motul RBF600 brake fluid. 
Not so for the currently installed Ferodo DS2500 (they just can't survive the heat well enough), thinking about getting RB ET800 or CL RC6 for the next set. Also consider brake cooling ducts. Also nice and not too pricey is MBC stopper.
Not so for the currently installed Ferodo DS2500 (they just can't survive the heat well enough), thinking about getting RB ET800 or CL RC6 for the next set. Also consider brake cooling ducts. Also nice and not too pricey is MBC stopper.
Jun 10, 2010, 11:18 AM
#17
EBC Green and Reds are the street/AX pads. EBC Yellows are track pads. Blues are the enduro pads. I think Bassicfun has a set of Blues for testing now too.
Axxis ULTs do create some dust. But never had noise on mine or the other cars that have them (Galant GTS, Lancer GTS, and Suzuki SX4). ULTs are not track pads though for the front rotors.
Jun 10, 2010, 11:22 AM
#18
I've had front and rear Baers for almost 4 years. To be perfectly honest, the only time I think about them is when a random stranger points at the brakes at a stop light (happens at least once a week). Never an issue. I'm also running Russell stainless lines, ATE Superblue, PF-Z pads, and the factory brake cooling guides. The pads came from AMS, the rest from STM. Very happy with the setup. The car is used on the street with an occasional auto-x/school tossed in. The stock Advans lasted me ~7500 miles with even wear, to give an idea. The Project Mu pads I had before switching to the PFs went up in smoke. Literally. 
Last edited by FJF; Jun 10, 2010 at 11:26 AM.
Jun 10, 2010, 11:29 AM
#19
Is your evo your DD? So your using the yellows on the street & for autox & you will be using them at the track event? So maybe for warmer spring/summer/fall months the yellows are alright but you will swap them out during the winter?? How is the brake dust with the yellows & the noise??
Yes, I am using the EBC Yellow Stuff's front and rear, all purpose DD, autoX & Track
I have an older set of Performance Friction pads that were on the car when I bought it, and EBC is sending me a set of Blue Stuff's to try as well... I will see how the blue's feel vs. the yellows in cooler conditions, and decide from there.
The brake dust seems to be a bit more than the PF pads were, but NOTHING like I've had some hawk pads, and what (if I recall correctly) the green stuffs were like.. Also remember that depending how 'open' or 'closed' of a wheel you have can make the dusting worse, or not so bad.. fno1r-c hot version, 17x9's here...
The noise is non-existent... not when cold, nor warm, nor 'distorted air' hot... If anyone has noise with these pads, I would be willing to bet it is an issue with installation... use a quality high temp anti-sieze (lube) on the sliding parts of the pads, and where the top retainer piece hits the pads, and I even went as far as between the pad and the shim, and the shim to the caliper pistons... but not a peep, under any conditions...
Hope that information helps, I've used plenty of different pads as well, on a slew of different vehicle types/weights.. Very pleased with these, and think the blue's MAY be even better, in which case I'll keep yellows for track days, and blues 'everyday'.
Jun 10, 2010, 06:18 PM
#23
Yes, the EVO is my daily driver year round currently.
Yes, I am using the EBC Yellow Stuff's front and rear, all purpose DD, autoX & Track
I have an older set of Performance Friction pads that were on the car when I bought it, and EBC is sending me a set of Blue Stuff's to try as well... I will see how the blue's feel vs. the yellows in cooler conditions, and decide from there.
The brake dust seems to be a bit more than the PF pads were, but NOTHING like I've had some hawk pads, and what (if I recall correctly) the green stuffs were like.. Also remember that depending how 'open' or 'closed' of a wheel you have can make the dusting worse, or not so bad.. fno1r-c hot version, 17x9's here...
The noise is non-existent... not when cold, nor warm, nor 'distorted air' hot... If anyone has noise with these pads, I would be willing to bet it is an issue with installation... use a quality high temp anti-sieze (lube) on the sliding parts of the pads, and where the top retainer piece hits the pads, and I even went as far as between the pad and the shim, and the shim to the caliper pistons... but not a peep, under any conditions...
Hope that information helps, I've used plenty of different pads as well, on a slew of different vehicle types/weights.. Very pleased with these, and think the blue's MAY be even better, in which case I'll keep yellows for track days, and blues 'everyday'.
Yes, I am using the EBC Yellow Stuff's front and rear, all purpose DD, autoX & Track
I have an older set of Performance Friction pads that were on the car when I bought it, and EBC is sending me a set of Blue Stuff's to try as well... I will see how the blue's feel vs. the yellows in cooler conditions, and decide from there.
The brake dust seems to be a bit more than the PF pads were, but NOTHING like I've had some hawk pads, and what (if I recall correctly) the green stuffs were like.. Also remember that depending how 'open' or 'closed' of a wheel you have can make the dusting worse, or not so bad.. fno1r-c hot version, 17x9's here...
The noise is non-existent... not when cold, nor warm, nor 'distorted air' hot... If anyone has noise with these pads, I would be willing to bet it is an issue with installation... use a quality high temp anti-sieze (lube) on the sliding parts of the pads, and where the top retainer piece hits the pads, and I even went as far as between the pad and the shim, and the shim to the caliper pistons... but not a peep, under any conditions...
Hope that information helps, I've used plenty of different pads as well, on a slew of different vehicle types/weights.. Very pleased with these, and think the blue's MAY be even better, in which case I'll keep yellows for track days, and blues 'everyday'.
Jun 11, 2010, 06:44 AM
#27
Awesome...I appreciate your input...Looking forward to your testing of the blues...How much longer do you think it will be till you start to test them?? I don't know if ill be able to wait that long but well see...haha...I went over to EBC's website & read up a bunch on the yellow & blue pads...they both sound pretty damn good...
Smike care to chime in?
Jun 11, 2010, 07:04 AM
#28
Tracking # shows blues are due here next week, and I do not have an autoX event that weekend, so I'll definitely bed them in, and do some spirited driving on them likely by weeks end, and I can share my thoughts/comparisons then, at least on their use for dd, I expect them to be: better for dd/street driving, comparable for autoX, and to under perform the Yellows for track days...
Smike care to chime in?
Smike care to chime in?