EBC Greenstuff Pads V Standard Road Pads?
Discussion
Greetings gents!
I am interested in hearing from anybody with experience of using EBC Greenstuff pads on a road car. I have been using such pads on the Hi-Spec billet 4 calipers I have fitted to my Capri. The engine has been enlarged to 3,000cc & a new Turbo Technics conversion was fitted in 2007. I had already uprated the suspension & brakes in anticipation of the large hike in power. The car punts out 280 ft lbs of torque & 228 Bhp- as per rolling road testing at Rick Wood Racing.
In addition to the upgraded brakes, I have also fitted a modification recommended by Capri Sport- a Land Rover master cylinder & 2 litre Capri servo unit. This has improved the braking effect. The point is, I am not convinced at the performance of EBC Greenstuff pads for normal, occasionally fast(!) road driving. I find that they lack bite, unless they have been worked hard, thereby putting some temperature into them. I wonder whether I would see better results by switching to standard brake pads, which would offer good performance even when cold?
Your thoughts please fella's!
Much obliged!
I am interested in hearing from anybody with experience of using EBC Greenstuff pads on a road car. I have been using such pads on the Hi-Spec billet 4 calipers I have fitted to my Capri. The engine has been enlarged to 3,000cc & a new Turbo Technics conversion was fitted in 2007. I had already uprated the suspension & brakes in anticipation of the large hike in power. The car punts out 280 ft lbs of torque & 228 Bhp- as per rolling road testing at Rick Wood Racing.
In addition to the upgraded brakes, I have also fitted a modification recommended by Capri Sport- a Land Rover master cylinder & 2 litre Capri servo unit. This has improved the braking effect. The point is, I am not convinced at the performance of EBC Greenstuff pads for normal, occasionally fast(!) road driving. I find that they lack bite, unless they have been worked hard, thereby putting some temperature into them. I wonder whether I would see better results by switching to standard brake pads, which would offer good performance even when cold?
Your thoughts please fella's!
Much obliged!
I used Greenstuff and found they were simply the same as O/E no better, no worse in performance but produced significantly less dust on the wheels. I moved to Red on the Z3 and Yellow on the XKR and XJR. Red seem to suit the lighter car where the yellows took too long to warm and were very agressive in terms of wear on the BMW discs. On the Jaguars the yellows are great, I rate their fast warm up and fade resistance, just be a little wary when fully cold!
I used Pagids for a short while on the Z3 and on the rear of the XJR, similar performance but way, way too much dust generated for my liking.
Overall a thumbs up for Red and Yellow but be wary of the wear rates on both pads and discs
I used Pagids for a short while on the Z3 and on the rear of the XJR, similar performance but way, way too much dust generated for my liking.
Overall a thumbs up for Red and Yellow but be wary of the wear rates on both pads and discs
I have recently fitted Red Stuff pads to my Saab and would recommend them! They bite really well and i have not managed to overheat them yet.
Alot better than standard by far and they dont really need any heat in them to start biting. I had green stuff pads in the Corrado and they took a bit to warm up.
Alot better than standard by far and they dont really need any heat in them to start biting. I had green stuff pads in the Corrado and they took a bit to warm up.
My Elise had Greenstuff pads on them when I bought it and they were absolutely rubbish. No initial bite, appalling pedal feel and so little friction that I could barely lock the wheels up. I suspect the car was just too light for them to ever get up to temperature. I now have Mintex 1144s on, and they're good, if rather noisy.
We've got greens on one of the MGBs, wouldn't really rate them, not appreciably better than the (pretty woeful) original pads and incredibly squealy. As Kambites said, it's possible that the car isn't heavy enough to get them up to temperature. I remember last time this question was asked Pagid pads being highly recommended, next time I'm changing on any of the cars I'll be giving them a go and reporting back.
I have a Audi A4 Cab with a 2.5 diesel lump so it's fair to say that it's a hippo of a car! I upgraded to greenstuff and personally wouldn't look back. You'll be startled by the initial lack of bite when you first press the pedal but you'll quickly get used to it and as my car is very heavy they heat up quick, I wouldn't recommend them on a lightweight motor for this reason though.
As for performance, on my car there's no real difference apart from absolutely no dust and they have so far lasted more than twice the OEM's, they're cheaper too, no brainer really.
As for performance, on my car there's no real difference apart from absolutely no dust and they have so far lasted more than twice the OEM's, they're cheaper too, no brainer really.
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