[s-cars] one word: ferodo

[Mark Strangways]

Ahh, no

They clean up somewhat but they still have a rusty surface look to them.
My rear rotors seem to clear ok, but the fronts seem to really resist 
cleaning up.

Maybe I don't brake enough.

Mark
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Theodore Chen" <tedebearp at yahoo.com>
To: "Mark Strangways" <StrangConst at rogers.com>; "Mike Fitton" 
<rfitton at vt.edu>; "s-car" <s-car-list at audifans.com>
Sent: Tuesday, November 20, 2007 12:02 AM
Subject: Re: [s-cars] one word: ferodo


> if you're worried about rusty rotors, just about any brake pad will do 
> fine to clean the surface rust off the rotors in a few miles of driving.
>
> ----- Original Message ----
> From: Mark Strangways <StrangConst at rogers.com>
> To: Mike Fitton <rfitton at vt.edu>; s-car <s-car-list at audifans.com>
> Sent: Monday, November 19, 2007 5:30:06 PM
> Subject: Re: [s-cars] one word: ferodo
>
>
> 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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