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Originally Posted by R32_GTR Argue???
Can't wait till tomorrow mate....there are heaps of high performance brake manufactures (including BREMBO, WILWOOD, AP Racing etc) that use ionised materials to give you coloured brake pads....red, green, blue....the same with discs.....its just a matter of looking for it... RED STUFF
getting this for my GTR |
this is just the compound used in the pads for their braking efficiency hence the name
http://www.car-stuff.com/ebcbrakes.htm
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EBC brakes has structured their brake pad lineup in a color-coded format. That allows you to choose the performance characteristics you want from your EBC brakes and choose a pad compound that suits your driving style. Black EBC brakes denote an OE-replacement pad that will give you better wear characteristics without damaging stock brake components. Or, you can upgrade to green or red EBC brake pads for improved brake performance with slightly more rotor wear. EBC brakes also has a full lineup of EBC brake rotors and discs in slotted and drilled versions to complement your new EBC brake friction materials. No matter what you want out of your brake system, EBC brakes can deliver a package that will outperform your expectations--as will our discount prices and fast delivery of your new EBC brakes. "
http://www.chris-longhurst.com/carbi...ake_bible.html " Just a quick word on brake pad compounds. Most pads used to use asbestos but we all know what that stuff is like. Today they use all manner of combinations of materials. The pads themselves are made up of a friction material bonded to the backing plate. The brake caliper piston pushes against the backing plate and the friction material is pushed against the brake rotor. The material combinations typically fall into the following broad categories now. Organic These pads are well-suited for street driving because they wear well, are easy on the ears, don't chew up the rotors and don't spew dust everywhere. They're favoured for your average family saloon because they work well when they're cold. Of course the drawback is that they don't work so well when they get hot. Semi-metallic / sintered This is a good compromise between street and track. These seem to be the pad of choice for sportier vehicles such as the Subaru Impreza WRX. They won't work as well as organic pads when they are cold, so you need to be a bit wary of the first couple of stops. Conversely they do work well when hot. Occasionally the weak link in semi-metallic pads is the bonding material that holds the friction pad to the backing plate. There have been occasions where the friction material has come away completely. That's infrequent though. Metallic These pads are typically reserved for racing or the extremely rich. They squeal and dust like crazy, are hard on rotors and don't work well when cold. Ceramic Ceramic pads still have metal fibers (about 15% vs. about 40% for semi-metallic) but they are copper instead of steel and therefore cause less wear and transfer heat better. They don't fade as easily as other pads, cool faster, last longer, and are effectively silent, as the sound they genereate is outside of the human range of hearing. Dogs will go crazy thought. The dust created by ceramic pads is also very light in color so your wheels look cleaner" Quote:
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Originally Posted by R32_GTR COLOURED CAPLIPER COVERS
more options for caliper covers..
I have seen cars here with over $10,000 spent just on their brakes!!!
DOESN'T SEEM THAT FUNNY NOW EH????? |
not at all and this is very common but Brembo does not use covers.....
the calipers are red...
http://www.rennsportsystems.com/1-sf.html
abt 2500 for the front set and 2500 for the rear set and that is USD
http://www.nicksforzaferrari.com/for...bsite1_046.htm
the Modena 360 costs ~4300 USD + tax for the front and about the same for the rear ......
and this is for the OEM replacement .... only
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Originally Posted by R32_GTR Painting pads is very common and the cheapest way of doing it...Painting the discs is just silly!! |
we were lauging on painting the discs and applying stickers on the calipers
