[s-cars] one word: ferodo

[Mike Fitton]

Like that weird guy down at the bar, I feel the urge to tell everyone 
who'll listen how great my Ferodo DS2500 pads are.

I first heard about them from an SCC article a couple years ago when the 
Evo/STI first came out.  They put the pads on those cars and drove them 
full tilt down some mountain.  There were pictures of the brakes on fire 
and the cars were still stopping admirably.  Sounded like the pad for Mike.

So when I installed the 928GTS brakes on my urS6, I felt the time was 
right.  3800 lbs and 300bhp puts a lot of demand on the pads.  So I 
installed them back in March or so and didn't check them until today 
when I switched to winter wheels.  They work perfectly when cold and 
they also work perfectly after 45 minutes of hard driving on one of the 
best roads southwest Virginia has to offer.  Don't think I ever set them 
on fire, but it sounds like they still work fine then too.

They dust an awful lot, so I was expecting to find my pads about half 
spent.  That's fine, because I think I cheaped out on the rotors and 
they're starting to get a little twisted (the $180 pair of 323x30 
Zimmermans).  So I was planning on replacing the rotors with something 
better, or at least something more expensive, along with some new pads 
in another six months or so.  But what do I find this unseasonably warm 
afternoon as I'm switching to snow tires?  The pad depth looks like 
they're brand new.

How refreshing is that?  They work when they're cold.  They work when 
they're hot.  They work when they're on fire.  And they're durable as 
hell.  Back in my A-chassis days, it was 2600 lbs, 200bhp, and EBC 
Greens that lasted about 9 months and faded hard on track.  I'm in the 
completely absurd position of having to machine down my pads in order to 
replace my rotors.  I feel like I bought a wear item that will outlast a 
good chunk of the car itself.  They're the kind of thing that makes me 
happy about modern materials engineering.

So buy them whenever you can.  You won't regret it.  www.topbrakes.com 
has decent prices.

-Cheers!
Mike