Grant 4 Report post Posted February 10, 2005 Hello Has anyone here had any experience with E30 performance brake pads (i.e. suitable for track and street use). With me (and others) planning to do the intermarque sprints, I want to have the brakes running well, and as little fade as possible. Our group buy of anodized black braided stainless steel brake lines will be here any day now, so I want to get performance pads as well. Cheers Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
OLLIE 26 Report post Posted February 10, 2005 ask gerry! he was talking about a particular compound F11 or something Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Grant 4 Report post Posted February 10, 2005 Gerry was talking about getting some custom made, I'm sure that there must be a decent one that can be bought off the shelf. I have read bad things about some so called performance pads, like EBC Greenstuffs. Cheers Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Gus 5 Report post Posted February 10, 2005 Ferrodo DS11's.......something around that name...wouldnt bother with premades g unit....would just cost a lot more i imagine.....the others were talking bout doing a group buy on those as well.....im just going stock again...nice and cheap so less heartbreaking to fry.....which they will Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
E30-323ti 66 Report post Posted February 10, 2005 Some of these should help. Oh, sorry, not quite E30 pads are they. I should have the rears on and a LSD ready for the intermarque and maybe some sticky V700's, fingers crossed. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
smokenbaby 0 Report post Posted February 10, 2005 Hawke Blues are good. they are a performance + pad you can get through Black Rallysport in Petone. Bit harsh on the disks but will last the distance. $ 280-350 Pagid are good as well from Simon Curry in Christchurch $350-400 Ferodo DS3000 from Neil Allport $375-420 - Don't use once they get to half thickness or the lining falls off and you have steel on steel. What ever pad you use you will want to use the same compand front and rear or else you will end up having bias problem front to rear as one end will heat up faster and end up cooking. There is no need to use %100 brake fluid as it boils just the same as Silverline from repco. I use silverline in my race car and it lasts the whole weekends racing with 1x bleed for qualifying on Sat morning and 1x bleed Sunday morning to do two racers. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
m325i 705 Report post Posted February 10, 2005 yeah i have uprated pads, recomended as a track/road mix. e30 brakes suck any way so its hard to tell, but fade has never really been an issue. Cant recal the brand, but i dunno if they are that great Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
skidz 196 Report post Posted February 10, 2005 I am using EBC pads from Road and Track, they seem to do the job for the intermarque sprints. Hav not tried over longer distances, though Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
E30-323ti 66 Report post Posted February 10, 2005 I had EBC Greens in my EVO at manifield, they were evil (the not good kind). They were very hard on the discs esp. when they got hot, felt like hard core grinding. I wouldn't use the greens on the track again!!! On my 323gtx I used bendix metal kings at Taupo, and they were fade free for 15 50second laps, started to get a bit spongy at the end but I think that was more the fluid than the pads. Whats best is, they are so cheap, if you don't like them it doesn't matter. I'll be running OE porsche pads when I make it to the intermarque. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Carl 3 Report post Posted February 10, 2005 (edited) Grant, i'll be purchasing metal kings myself for road and intermarque this year...they've been given a good thumbs up by other e30 competitors for road, track, and targa :thumb: e: Glenn, you're a whore Edited February 10, 2005 by ///Carl Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
cainchapman 0 Report post Posted February 11, 2005 (edited) Mintex 1166 from 0800 racebrakes. They are great on the 5. www.0800racebrakes.co.nz off memory. Ask for Steve. Heard not good things about the EBC. DS11 (or whatever the new number is), is what Gerry is using I believe. He swears by them too. Racebrakes can probably do them too. I also got my Brembo slotted rotors from there. Just take the backing plates in and he will mount the compound on them. Otherwise, he source some and charge you extra (what I did). Ditto on the brake fluid, don't go mad on the expense. Spend the money on the braided lines that we talked about. Edited February 11, 2005 by cainchapman Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
pussytamer 0 Report post Posted February 11, 2005 What was the price in the end for the group buy of braided brake lines for the E30 front and rear? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Grant 4 Report post Posted February 11, 2005 The price is $320 (incl GST) for the 6 lines, These are fully certified (and tagged) top quality brake lines. Cheers Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Carl 3 Report post Posted February 11, 2005 When di dyou guys organise that group buy??? I don't recall seeing that one around Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Grant 4 Report post Posted February 11, 2005 When di dyou guys organise that group buy??? I don't recall seeing that one around It was done through a couple of the guys on the Car Club Committee up here (not Bimmersport...a few of us just jumped on the bandwagon), I think that there are about 7 or 8 of us getting them.It may not be too late though Carl, I'll find out for you. Cheers Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Carl 3 Report post Posted February 11, 2005 That'd be good. I replaced my front hoses last year, brakes are still a little mushy though and that's after service 2 from shellys bmw Don't want mushy brakes while doing intermarque!!! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
petone 0 Report post Posted February 12, 2005 Am i right in saying the braided lines will only make the pedal feel better, they wont actually help reduce fade will they? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Grant 4 Report post Posted February 12, 2005 Am i right in saying the braided lines will only make the pedal feel better, they wont actually help reduce fade will they? Correct, they will improve pedal feel as they don't expand/contract like rubber ones do when the brakes are applied (and un-applied - for lack of a better word).Cheers Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
