C55 AMG brake pads for track
Discussion
I have taken the C55 on track a couple of times so far and both times have been limited by the brakes overheating and me having to slow down to cool them. Last time at silverstone I actually thought I had blown the engine there was so much smoke coming from them!Its sucha heavy car that i think this is inevitable on the OEM pads.
So I'm looking for a decent set of pads which will work well for normal use and hopefully not let me down on the track. EBC red/Yellow/green are the only non OEM pads I have experienced when I had the greenstuff on my Cooper S. EBC seems to only list yellowstuff on their website for my car but other sites have the redstuff listed.
Anybody have any experience of the above on a C55. or indeed any alternatives? the reviews I'm finding online are very mixed and invariably end up in a massive internet argument over who is right.
So I'm looking for a decent set of pads which will work well for normal use and hopefully not let me down on the track. EBC red/Yellow/green are the only non OEM pads I have experienced when I had the greenstuff on my Cooper S. EBC seems to only list yellowstuff on their website for my car but other sites have the redstuff listed.
Anybody have any experience of the above on a C55. or indeed any alternatives? the reviews I'm finding online are very mixed and invariably end up in a massive internet argument over who is right.
This is not the answer to your question per se, but I am curious that you've experienced overheating issues in the first place.
I took my c55 on a number of track days, Goodwood, Zolder et al and never had any problems with the standard set up, albeit always using OEM parts.
At the risk of suggesting the obvious, is the car running genuine Merc parts and/or might there be any underlying issues e.g. sticking callipers etc which track use is aggravating? That could easily cause hot spots and warped discs etc.
Just a thought...
I took my c55 on a number of track days, Goodwood, Zolder et al and never had any problems with the standard set up, albeit always using OEM parts.
At the risk of suggesting the obvious, is the car running genuine Merc parts and/or might there be any underlying issues e.g. sticking callipers etc which track use is aggravating? That could easily cause hot spots and warped discs etc.
Just a thought...
I see what you are saying but no issues that I know of. And I like to think I would know. I replaced the pads and discs all round with OEM when I bought it. No sticking calipers here. It's absolutely fine on the road. But I did push it very very hard on track. Also it's an estate so maybe the extra weight just tips it over the edge?
Perhaps it's just the way I drive. I had a cooper S before and had the same issue on track days. Uprated pads and discs sorted that for me.
Perhaps it's just the way I drive. I had a cooper S before and had the same issue on track days. Uprated pads and discs sorted that for me.
I've taken a C55 on a fairly robust track day at Croft in the past, with no issues such as the OP has mentioned. The car was pretty new, with around 8,000 miles under its rotors at the time.
The weight difference between saloon and estate wouldn't make that much difference, but I'd strip them down and replace with original equipment.
Having said that, Brembo discs have made the C36 more progressive than the original discs on a few laps of the 'ring, and would be considerably cheaper than the original brakes.
The weight difference between saloon and estate wouldn't make that much difference, but I'd strip them down and replace with original equipment.
Having said that, Brembo discs have made the C36 more progressive than the original discs on a few laps of the 'ring, and would be considerably cheaper than the original brakes.
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