Racer Boy |
04-27-2018 02:23 PM |
I only have experience with whatever generic pad came on my car when I bought it, and EBC pads.
The pads that came with the car were just fine on the street but dusted like crazy. I did one track day and they faded like easily (this was at Pacific Raceways near Seattle, which is very hard on brakes).
Since I would be doing more track days, I got EBC Green pads. They worked just fine on the street and hardly dusted at all, but they faded after about three or four laps. I could back off for a lap and they would come back, but then fade again in two laps. Again, this was at Pacific Raceways. I never tried them at another track that is easier on brakes.
My next step was to get EBC Red pads. They didn't fade, but I got a severe shuddering when the brakes got hot, as if the rotors were warping like crazy. Once the brakes cooled off, everything felt fine again. The Reds also didn't feel too good on the street, they had poor bite until they got a bit of heat in them. I replaced my cheap $100 for the set Chinese rotors I got off of eBay (drilled AND slotted!) with Zimmerman rotors, but the shuddering persisted at the track.
I read of others having this same experience with the Reds, so I got a set of front EBC Yellow pads. No more shuddering at the track, at least on the front; I kept the old set of Reds on the rear just to be safe, and they do shudder when hot, which makes it clear that the problem is with the pads themselves. I will now get a set of Yellows for the rear. The Yellows feel fine on the street. I don't know about dusting - the wheels got really black from my track day, but I haven't had a chance to clean the wheels and put many street miles on them yet.
What I've heard is that the Greens and Reds are trackable street pads, and the Yellows are streetable track pads if that makes any sense. I'd steer clear of the Reds. If you run at tracks that aren't too demanding of brakes, then the Greens may be fine for you. If you are really hard on brakes, then the Yellows could be just what you need.
Keep in mind that I have many years of racing experience and run in the advanced group at the track days that I attended, so it's possible that I'm harder on brakes than you may be, YMMV. My car is a 2002 base, the same car that you have.
Those that have experience with other brands of pads will probably chime in with more information.
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