Need some brake parts advice/feedback...rotors, pads, ss lines, fluids!!
(not quarts).. and that was being very generous at each corner, since it was the first bleed since owning the evo, didn't trust if/how it had been done prior.
Jun 18, 2010, 05:14 AM
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06MREvo,
It sounds like you are a perfect candidate for CL Brakes. Some of the fastest Evo's in the country are now running their various compounds with great success (2 of the three top fastest Evo's at Redline Time Attack were running them last weekend).
For your situation, I'd probably start out with the RC5+ compound front and rear. This is a good choice for Evo's on street tires, particularly those without a lot of track experience (if you run R compounds and are tough on brakes, one of the other compounds would be a better choice). With the RC5+, you'll get great cold bite for daily driving and autoX, and they'll take a pretty solid beating on the track. I think they'll be an outstanding match for your situation.
If we find out that you're too tough on them, we can always move you up to one of the other three CL compounds.
Front RC5+ for an '06 Evo MR
Rear RC5+ for an '06 Evo MR
You can read some fellow forum members' reviews here: https://www.evolutionm.net/forums/motor-sports/476801-cl-brakes-rc6-review-best-track-pads-ever-10.html
Here are some additional reviews from our site: http://www.essexparts.com/brake-pads...s/cl-customers
As for fluid, don't overlook AP Racing Super 600. It's what we sell to most pro race teams, including the NASCAR Sprint Cup guys.. Independent testing has shown superior performance to Motul RBF600 at a similar price, and it's DOT compliant.
Feel free to email me at jeff.ritter@essexparts.com or call 704-824-6030. We're a forum vendor and I'd be happy to help you out. Thanks.
Jeff
It sounds like you are a perfect candidate for CL Brakes. Some of the fastest Evo's in the country are now running their various compounds with great success (2 of the three top fastest Evo's at Redline Time Attack were running them last weekend).
For your situation, I'd probably start out with the RC5+ compound front and rear. This is a good choice for Evo's on street tires, particularly those without a lot of track experience (if you run R compounds and are tough on brakes, one of the other compounds would be a better choice). With the RC5+, you'll get great cold bite for daily driving and autoX, and they'll take a pretty solid beating on the track. I think they'll be an outstanding match for your situation.
If we find out that you're too tough on them, we can always move you up to one of the other three CL compounds.
Front RC5+ for an '06 Evo MR
Rear RC5+ for an '06 Evo MR
You can read some fellow forum members' reviews here: https://www.evolutionm.net/forums/motor-sports/476801-cl-brakes-rc6-review-best-track-pads-ever-10.html
Here are some additional reviews from our site: http://www.essexparts.com/brake-pads...s/cl-customers
As for fluid, don't overlook AP Racing Super 600. It's what we sell to most pro race teams, including the NASCAR Sprint Cup guys.. Independent testing has shown superior performance to Motul RBF600 at a similar price, and it's DOT compliant.
Feel free to email me at jeff.ritter@essexparts.com or call 704-824-6030. We're a forum vendor and I'd be happy to help you out. Thanks.
Jeff
Last edited by JRitt@essex; Jun 18, 2010 at 05:26 AM. Reason: added product links
Jun 18, 2010, 05:49 AM
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06MREvo,
It sounds like you are a perfect candidate for CL Brakes. Some of the fastest Evo's in the country are now running their various compounds with great success (2 of the three top fastest Evo's at Redline Time Attack were running them last weekend).
For your situation, I'd probably start out with the RC5+ compound front and rear. This is a good choice for Evo's on street tires, particularly those without a lot of track experience (if you run R compounds and are tough on brakes, one of the other compounds would be a better choice). With the RC5+, you'll get great cold bite for daily driving and autoX, and they'll take a pretty solid beating on the track. I think they'll be an outstanding match for your situation.
If we find out that you're too tough on them, we can always move you up to one of the other three CL compounds.
Front RC5+ for an '06 Evo MR
Rear RC5+ for an '06 Evo MR
You can read some fellow forum members' reviews here: https://www.evolutionm.net/forums/motor-sports/476801-cl-brakes-rc6-review-best-track-pads-ever-10.html
Here are some additional reviews from our site: http://www.essexparts.com/brake-pads...s/cl-customers
As for fluid, don't overlook AP Racing Super 600. It's what we sell to most pro race teams, including the NASCAR Sprint Cup guys.. Independent testing has shown superior performance to Motul RBF600 at a similar price, and it's DOT compliant.
Feel free to email me at jeff.ritter@essexparts.com or call 704-824-6030. We're a forum vendor and I'd be happy to help you out. Thanks.
Jeff
It sounds like you are a perfect candidate for CL Brakes. Some of the fastest Evo's in the country are now running their various compounds with great success (2 of the three top fastest Evo's at Redline Time Attack were running them last weekend).
For your situation, I'd probably start out with the RC5+ compound front and rear. This is a good choice for Evo's on street tires, particularly those without a lot of track experience (if you run R compounds and are tough on brakes, one of the other compounds would be a better choice). With the RC5+, you'll get great cold bite for daily driving and autoX, and they'll take a pretty solid beating on the track. I think they'll be an outstanding match for your situation.
If we find out that you're too tough on them, we can always move you up to one of the other three CL compounds.
Front RC5+ for an '06 Evo MR
Rear RC5+ for an '06 Evo MR
You can read some fellow forum members' reviews here: https://www.evolutionm.net/forums/motor-sports/476801-cl-brakes-rc6-review-best-track-pads-ever-10.html
Here are some additional reviews from our site: http://www.essexparts.com/brake-pads...s/cl-customers
As for fluid, don't overlook AP Racing Super 600. It's what we sell to most pro race teams, including the NASCAR Sprint Cup guys.. Independent testing has shown superior performance to Motul RBF600 at a similar price, and it's DOT compliant.
Feel free to email me at jeff.ritter@essexparts.com or call 704-824-6030. We're a forum vendor and I'd be happy to help you out. Thanks.
Jeff
Jun 18, 2010, 07:31 AM
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Awesome, I really appreciate you posting some info, ill definitely have to look more into these. And yes I do use r comps for auto x & will on the road course. I have an auto x event July 10th I'm trying to go to also. Of course you guys are located in Charlotte, I just moved up to NJ after living in Raleigh for the past year & a half Haha...damn.
In the rears, you'll be fine with RC5+ and they're cheaper. The Evo is much, much harder on front brakes than rear.
That's funny about the move from NC to NJ. That's the way it always works!
I used to live up in Bernardsville NJ...really nice area.
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Jul 15, 2010, 10:47 AM
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Your best bet may just be to go with the RC6E endurance compound on the front. They are a bit more expensive than the others, but they have the best blend of overall performance and streetability. They'll be good for everything you're doing, including the use of the R-compounds. They're pricey, but they work great and last a long time. If you read up on them in those other links, you'll see that they are quite docile on the street (low noise and reasonable dust, with good cold bite).
The only negative that I have is that they have so much bite, that they can seem "grabby" and somewhat difficult to modulate. But, you get used to it.
Jul 15, 2010, 12:27 PM
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The RC6E can be modulated well, it just takes a little bit of getting used to. I just had to "recalibrate" my foot, because I just wasn't used to the bite, even though I had run other race compounds before on the Evo and other cars.
