racing pads ?
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gadgeroonie

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5,362 posts

265 months

Tuesday 12th August 2008
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anyone tried the 1155 racing pads on thier noble ?

they are not recommended for road use - any idea why ?

peterguk V6 KWK

2,622 posts

246 months

Tuesday 12th August 2008
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Probably nanny state product liability.

"Although Mintex's M1155 compound was designed for competition use, it is used by many taking part in track day events or for heavy road use. Also suitable for applications such as Group A and N rally cars and circuit saloons best suit this material. M1155 has a similar friction level to M1144, but remains consistent to a maximum operating temperature of 550-600°c. Like M1144 there are no special bedding in procedures for M1155 and they work pretty well from cold, but do expect some disc wear and brake dust."

Couple of reviews here:

http://www.subarureview.com/showreview.php?id=234


Edited by peterguk V6 KWK on Tuesday 12th August 21:11

gadgeroonie

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5,362 posts

265 months

Tuesday 12th August 2008
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cheers peter

i suspect there may be some asbestos in them - i've tried the 1144's before and the DS2000's and they have both been good

looks like a pretty good pad !

Mike Tuckwood

1,261 posts

228 months

Tuesday 12th August 2008
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gadgeroonie said:
anyone tried the 1155 racing pads on thier noble ?

they are not recommended for road use - any idea why ?
1155's are basically one grade up from the 1144's, they were previously the prodrive approved upgrade pad on the Impreza.
They have a greater friction co-efficient, so are a more aggresssive pad. They need a little heat in them before they are on song and if not used fairly heavily, have a tendancy to glaze over and make the brakes squeal like buggery, often needing to be removed to de-glaze the pad surfaces.

Other than that, they are a decent compound material generally.


Mike.

RobP

2,097 posts

270 months

Wednesday 13th August 2008
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gadgeroonie said:
anyone tried the 1155 racing pads on thier noble ?

they are not recommended for road use - any idea why ?
Why not use Pagid RS29s? Endurance race pads which are fine to use on road. If they glaze and squeal (which they will on the road) then a few 80 to 30 stops will do the trick. Several of us on this forum use them.

alex s

2,105 posts

265 months

Wednesday 13th August 2008
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RobP said:
gadgeroonie said:
anyone tried the 1155 racing pads on thier noble ?

they are not recommended for road use - any idea why ?
Why not use Pagid RS29s? Endurance race pads which are fine to use on road. If they glaze and squeal (which they will on the road) then a few 80 to 30 stops will do the trick. Several of us on this forum use them.
Cause I think gadge won them on ebay for a bargin price(I missed the end of the auction to bid) smile
RS29's are bloody expensive as well, I was quoted around £250 a set compared to the ds2500's at £75 a set...

SW_Rob

76 posts

232 months

Wednesday 13th August 2008
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RS29s are the way to go. If you use them properly there is almost zero noise and the performance is amazing even from cold.

Even if they are a bit more cash (I think front and backs added up to around £350 inc VAT) they will probably last longer, not damage your discs and give you excellent performance.

Rob

SW_Rob

76 posts

232 months

Wednesday 13th August 2008
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RS29s are the way to go. If you use them properly there is almost zero noise and the performance is amazing even from cold.

Even if they are a bit more cash (I think front and backs added up to around £350 inc VAT) they will probably last longer, not damage your discs and give you excellent performance.

Rob

gadgeroonie

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5,362 posts

265 months

Wednesday 13th August 2008
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alex s said:
RobP said:
gadgeroonie said:
anyone tried the 1155 racing pads on thier noble ?

they are not recommended for road use - any idea why ?
Why not use Pagid RS29s? Endurance race pads which are fine to use on road. If they glaze and squeal (which they will on the road) then a few 80 to 30 stops will do the trick. Several of us on this forum use them.
Cause I think gadge won them on ebay for a bargin price(I missed the end of the auction to bid) smile
RS29's are bloody expensive as well, I was quoted around £250 a set compared to the ds2500's at £75 a set...
well spotted alex !

NobleGuy

7,133 posts

244 months

Wednesday 13th August 2008
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[quote=gadgeroonie]...i suspect there may be some asbestos in them....[quote]

Lovely.

I think the DS2000's are asbestos free aren't they?
Please say they are as I'm sure I can smell them a bit every time I give them some hard work to do.

gadgeroonie

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265 months

Wednesday 13th August 2008
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i haver some DS2000's in another car and i'm sure they are asbestos free

they are great pads too - done a few stops from over 150 mph and they did not fade at all