'Performance' brake pads

Don't bother with greens, get Reds, or Red ceramics if you want EBC. But M1144 intex are cool, as are Ferodo DS2500 pads.

If you can find them, look for Akebono Ceramics.

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I've got Hawk pads on the TT RX-7 and I'm very impressed with them compared to the standard ones. In fact, I'll be getting some for the convertible as well. Produce quite a lot of dust, though.

After previous experience I wouldn't touch anything made by EBC with someone else's bargepole.

Well, I can only get Greens from EBC for a 75.

I'll have to see if the Mintex or Ferodo options are available.

I can't be arsed to import stuff - I want them delivered ready for a weekend of spannering next week week.

They aren't. They even crumble, rather than just wear compared to normal pads.

Did EBC on the volvo, ate the discs. Ended up getting Ferodo pads and Brembo discs, huge improvement and reasonable life. Cheaper than OE parts too!

Looks like I'll have to splash out on the Ferodos then. (DS3000/DS2500 'Racing')

I've just looked on Demon Tweeks and they only stock Greenstuff for the

2. I just hope they're up to heavy track use, which is why I ask the question.

You just can't compare track use to 'fast road' use.

I'll phone Alfaholics on Monday.

Hmmmm.

To be fair, no-one's 'fast road' use is anywhere near comparable to track use.

I was absolutely astonished at how late and hard you can brake when there's nothing to hit ;-)

Oh I don't know, that tree on the outside of a hard left bend can encourage remarkably hard braking...

Listed as ds2500/ds3000.

You're persuading me to do it now.....

What kind of life do you get from 'em? - and have you used 'em on a track?

Merlin Motorsport?

they're quite close to Castle Combe circuit, in the sense that they're in the paddock.

I know a few people including myself who have had EBC fail with the friction material separate from the backing plate.

I've heard enough now - looks like I'll be having the Ferodos.

They'd better be worth it.

The next question...... the fluid is only a few weeks old. Change it for

That'd be the one :)

Green's are for low power light stuff. You *might* get away with them, but to be honest, you'd be better off with reds, yellows or blacks. I'd avoid the greens for track use on anything over a Saxo VTS really.

They only make greens for the 75.....

Remember, it's not actually that much heavier than a newer hot-hatch.

Well no but Tim's Volvo had an extra 50bhp and weighed probably 400kgs more heh, so will have been pretty tough on brakes.

Doesn't matter.

For a start, the brakes are bigger to start with and secondly, you're not hammering the pedal to the floor every 20 seconds from 80-100mph every lap......

Well they'll be better than the stock ones heh, but not as goods as the Mintex or Ferodo options. The only people that have really had problems with GreenStuffs are people putting them on heavy and high power stuff - the fact they even make them for Scoobies etc is a joke heh. I ran them on my

and was regularly driven like it was stolen