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 FAQ: Brake Rotors and Pads

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PostSubject: Re: FAQ: Brake Rotors and Pads   FAQ: Brake Rotors and Pads - Page 8 EmptySat May 16, 2009 5:08 pm

I've used EBC dimpled/slotted rotors and EBC Ultimax pads front and rear for over 40k miles. I had to replace the fronts after about 30k miles. Great brakes. I'd never go back to stock type rotors or pads. I live in the mountains and have many steep grades to pass over on my 150 mile/day commute.
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PostSubject: Re: FAQ: Brake Rotors and Pads   FAQ: Brake Rotors and Pads - Page 8 EmptyMon May 18, 2009 12:54 am

Matthew, I've decided to keep the HP Plus pads for full time duty. I want to see what happens to my rotors when using a more abrasive pad compound. HPS are yours if you want them. I'll send you a PM soon with pics, and can discuss price.

The more I experiment with changing pad compounds, the more I feel they make more of a difference than the rotors or the F-Body calipers. It's true the F-Bodies provide a larger pad surface, and I think that helps to deal with heat and makes the pads wear longer, but I think most of the increased stopping power I saw in the beginning came from swapping to Hawk HPS pads vs. ceramics.

The HP Plus pads I just installed provide an even higher level of stopping power, so can only imagine what would happen with all-out race pads. Not saying the F-Body brake mod isn't worth it, but there is some argument for keeping the stock calipers and just upgrading the pads. I think you would stop just as quickly. The real benefit of the F-Body mod seems to be heat management and increased pad life, imo.

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PostSubject: Re: FAQ: Brake Rotors and Pads   FAQ: Brake Rotors and Pads - Page 8 EmptySun May 24, 2009 12:00 pm

Recently installed Royalty slotted & drilled rotors, which have a lifetime warranty against warping and cracking. I also have the F-Body calipers:

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For pads I chose Hawk HP Plus. These are noisy and a bit dusty, but they do what they claim: a plus over Hawk's HPS street compound. I've changed by preference from clean and quiet to all-out performance. I want to be able to stop on a dime, and do it all day without harming the system. These pads certainly stop well, hoping they will last.

Here's some video from last night. I admit, it doesn't look to be braking that fast, but this is the quickest my car has ever slowed from high speed. I think I was decelerating faster than the needle showed, because you can hear the seat fall back while the needle is still moving down: