Brake pads
Posted: Wed Jan 29, 2003 6:35 am
Right following our discussions on Movit/Brembo/Porshe calipers I thought I would start another discussion on brake pads
My initial comments are as follows and relate to my experience with my RS4
Stock pads/stock rotors - Ok for a stock set up, no real comments accept didnt really cut the mustard, you can get fade in road driving, an on the track it was almost dangerous
Quattro GMBH cross drilled rotors with Pagid yellows, incredible difference to stock, stopped much quicker. The down side IMHO. Well the paggid yellows are a good pad offering high levels of friction to slow it down but the drawbacks are producing more heat and the increased friction pays its toll on the rotor. After only 8000 miles the discs had signs of cracking on nearly all holes and the efficientcy was none existant as the heat in the pad material had started causing break down of the pad
Porshe/Movit/Brembo, well the ultimate solution. However the pad material has been experimented with by various people. So not sure why but mine seems to be only available with the Brembo fast road pads. They work well, lasted around 14k miles although started complaining noise wise a bit from high speed heavy braking. The surface seemed slightly cracked when taken out
Ok other pad options for the movit are paggid yellows, i personally feel that this will have the same detrimental effect as on the GMBH set up where it will destroy the rotor, and in fact i think this is what John Roberts has experienced. the other option is a softer porshe pad which may not feel as though it stops as well but is more cost efective in terms of its price and it wont upset the disc
I hear that porshe drivers expect to change the pads after one track day but if they are only £100 instead of nearly £200 it isnt that bad, and the effect on the rotor is less
So who uses what and who is going to put my opinions straight?
My initial comments are as follows and relate to my experience with my RS4
Stock pads/stock rotors - Ok for a stock set up, no real comments accept didnt really cut the mustard, you can get fade in road driving, an on the track it was almost dangerous
Quattro GMBH cross drilled rotors with Pagid yellows, incredible difference to stock, stopped much quicker. The down side IMHO. Well the paggid yellows are a good pad offering high levels of friction to slow it down but the drawbacks are producing more heat and the increased friction pays its toll on the rotor. After only 8000 miles the discs had signs of cracking on nearly all holes and the efficientcy was none existant as the heat in the pad material had started causing break down of the pad
Porshe/Movit/Brembo, well the ultimate solution. However the pad material has been experimented with by various people. So not sure why but mine seems to be only available with the Brembo fast road pads. They work well, lasted around 14k miles although started complaining noise wise a bit from high speed heavy braking. The surface seemed slightly cracked when taken out
Ok other pad options for the movit are paggid yellows, i personally feel that this will have the same detrimental effect as on the GMBH set up where it will destroy the rotor, and in fact i think this is what John Roberts has experienced. the other option is a softer porshe pad which may not feel as though it stops as well but is more cost efective in terms of its price and it wont upset the disc
I hear that porshe drivers expect to change the pads after one track day but if they are only £100 instead of nearly £200 it isnt that bad, and the effect on the rotor is less
So who uses what and who is going to put my opinions straight?