Cold Road pads for AP CP5200 4 pot Front Callipers?

[Zash]

Hi Fellas,

I wonder if you can suggest something as I am pretty confused by subjective descriptions on pad manufacturer websites without any comparable performance information.

Now, I appreciate engineering, and because of this appreciation, have a heavily modified car with AP CP5200 callipers. Unfortunately, being the typical [boring] engineer, I don't drive fast and hardly ever do any "hard" braking, preferring to engine brake instead.

This means that brake pads such as the EBC ceramic Red Stuff pads never heat up and show their true colours, and furthermore, get glazed over from all the light braking.

Of course this means that emergency braking is non existent when needed, as I have to press on the pedal very hard. Certainly the wife will never be able to press this hard, especially in an emergency situation. With a baby on the way, my mind is preoccupied with this issue.

I will only ever be using the pads for spirited driving - no more; and certainly no track.

Would some kind soul please suggest a good brake pad which:

1. works great in the cold and normal average heat range. (I don't really care too much about high heat characteristics).
2. doesn't glaze over easily presumably this might mean that it will have a shorter pad life span, but a longer lifespan would be a huge bonus.
3. doesn't eat away at the rotors harshly.


Price point would be below £150 for 4 pads.

Demon Tweaks website has been pretty good about info on the pads as it brings together on one page some different options, but is by no means exhaustive of available brands:

http://www.demon-tweeks.co.uk/motorsport/racing-ca...

I would appreciate your thoughts on this matter.

Kind regards,
-- Zash

Edited by Zash on Friday 30th October 22:30

Edited by Zash on Saturday 31st October 03:13