[s-cars] one word: ferodo

[Peter Schulz]

Mark:

Here's another good one:
http://www.westonmotorsports.com/

Paul has always been good the us audi owners...


-Peter


At 08:30 PM 11/19/2007 -0500, you wrote:
>Well, Speaking of brakes...
>A quick little search of this web site reveals lots of choices.
>
>http://www.topbrakes.com/order.cfm?page=searchresults&cYear=2000&cmaket=PORSCHE&cmodel=911%20%28996%29%20TURBO&cnotes=3.6L%20-%20Turbo%20and%20GT2
>
>I need a pad that will be very abrasive on the rotors.
>My car sits way too much and the rotors really rust up something fierce.
>Either I get pads that will clean the rotors up in short order, or I get a
>brake machine.
>Both sound usable, the first sounds easier :-)
>
>I look forward to the list suggestion son the pads to choose from
>
>Thanks
>
>Mark
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Mike Fitton" <rfitton at vt.edu>
>To: "s-car" <s-car-list at audifans.com>
>Sent: Monday, November 19, 2007 7:57 PM
>Subject: [s-cars] one word: ferodo
>
>
> > 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
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-Peter Schulz
Chelmsford Ma, USA
http://www.naaclub.org/

1995.5 S6 Avant Emerald/Ecru
1995.5 S6 Avant Silver/Platinum
1991 200 20v Q Avant Titan Grey (for sale)
1991 90 20v Q Red
1991 CQ silver  (eS2 recipient)