[s-cars] EBC Ref pads

[LL - NY]

The hot Hawk street pad is the HP+, but they are dusty, and tough on rotors.
HPS are more street friendly and for spirited street driving pretty decent.
And Wylie, they won't cut it on the UrS with G60's, from what I've
experienced, NOTHING on G60's will cut it. There's simply too little brake
for even the stock car, on any form of chipped model, on the track the G60's
are just on this side of dangerous.

I've heard good things about the Porterfield R4S and I have a set of Ferodo
2500's I got from a lister ready to go on the UrS. I have HP+ back (tried
the EBC Yellows on the car in attempt to get autocross friendly pads that
didn't require washing the wheels *daily* which is what I found with the
HP+) on the Saabaru. They have lots of bite, and don't fade at autocross
speeds, haven't had them at the track yet but one other Saabaru turbo owner
whom tracked nearly weekly found them fade susceptible, and that was with a
~230 HP 3200 lb car. Don't think they'd cut it with a ~280+ HP 3800 lb car.

LL - NY

On Mon, Jun 15, 2009 at 11:10 PM, Mike Fitton <rfitton at vt.edu> wrote:

>  Yeah, lately unimpressed with EBC.  I think pads are kind of like tires.
> Technology advances quickly enough that ten year old pads are showing their
> age.
>
> I had EBC greens on my Corrado back in the day and liked them a lot.  Ten
> years ago they were good for the money on a 2600-lb car with 200bhp.  I
> switched to the reds a little later and found that they were softer when
> cold and didn't seem to gain anything when hot.  And now it's 2009 and we
> have pads available like the Hawks (can never remember which one is the
> better one) and the Ferodos and maybe Porterfield R4Ss (if they're still a
> contender) to put on my 3800-lb 300bhp car, regardless of caliper.  My
> opinion is about 7 years old by now, so they could have changed the pad.  If
> not, I'd steer clear.  These cars just have an ability to generate kinetic
> energy in a way no older A-chassis really ever could, so we need a pad that
> can really take the thermal pounding.
>
> -Cheers!
> Mike
>
> LL - NY wrote:
>
> And generally speaking, I don't think autocross ranks too much harsher (it
> is, but the speeds are slow enough to not seriously overheat pads) than
> truly spirited street driving.
>
> On Mon, Jun 15, 2009 at 9:14 PM, LL - NY <larrycleung at gmail.com> <larrycleung at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>
>
>  Considering I just had a set of EBC Yellows disintegrate (okay, separate
> from the backing plate) on my Saabaru after a season (last season, plus one
> event this season) of autocross, I'd say I'd pass on 'em.
>
> On Mon, Jun 15, 2009 at 9:08 PM, Tony Curran <tony.curran at sympatico.ca> <tony.curran at sympatico.ca>wrote:
>
>
>
>  In the big scheme of things how do EBC red pads rate for "spirited street
> use" (no track).
>
> Cheers,
>
> Tony
> 96 S6
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