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Hi I would go for red stuff I have them all the way round. Green stuff has a resin that they put on the disk when they are hot not too good. EBC recommends Red Stuff for our cars. I get mine from Powerstop, www.powerstop.co.uk they are very helpful and deliver the next day. I think the cost was £170 for a full set. The red stuff pads also have the advantage of producing less dust. Just make sure that you tell them you have the premium breaks or they will send you the wrong one's. I have some part numbers if you are interested.
The GTS-R has 4 Pot Harrop brakes so you are starting with a very good set up, the red stuff pads get the best out of these brakes in my opionion. The brakes on the 6.0L VXR could benefit from different pads, but you may then find yourself driving harder and getting to the edge of the up rated pad quite quickly. I drive all types of Monaro’s and HSV's the ones with 4 pot or 6 pot set-ups inspire a lot more braking confidence than the one’s with less capable set ups.
bennno said:
i have got red stuff pads, green stuff arent suited to big heavy cars like ours.
i got them via piccador / wortec
bennno
Hows it going Bennno??? Having a gander at the Monaro section and spied your name on this thread. You change cars more than me dude!
Ferodo DP3000 are the daddies BTW. Totally totally unbeatable. They'll wear out quick though.
Really quick.
Nice to see you still doing the rounds mate, is it me or are most of the forums too serious these days??????
Small contribution, I am no expert on this.
Ferrodo DS2500 as recommended by Motomk are recommended by collegaues down under, as are Pagid.
I spoke with EBC and they said stay well clear of green stuff. Red stuff arer correct for road cars. I went for red stuff ceramic andand v happy. Only time I notice less performance is after washing thecar including close attention to washing the wheels / dics.
Ferrodo DS2500 as recommended by Motomk are recommended by collegaues down under, as are Pagid.
I spoke with EBC and they said stay well clear of green stuff. Red stuff arer correct for road cars. I went for red stuff ceramic andand v happy. Only time I notice less performance is after washing thecar including close attention to washing the wheels / dics.
MalcN said:
Very interested in this topic guys. Does fitting these pads eliminate the brake fade problems without doing the full AP Racing upgrade??.
Does it chew through the standard discs really quickly??.
Would it work on the 6.0 VXR also??
Cheers guys hope you can help.
ahem yes to a degree, if you change the pads and upgrade the fluid it seems to help significantly.
Certainly on a recent trip to the 'German Mountains' in the Nurburg region the brakes were fine with the changed pads, although the standard rears were smoking.
You dont need to do the rears the fronts are fine
bennno
Am trying to buy some EBC red stuff pads (ceramic)after the comments on here for my 6.0 VXR but they dont list it. THey have a Holden GTO, is this the same thing?/are these the right Pads??
£147.99 for front and rears deliver inc VAT from Powerstop.co.uk. Seems to good to be true!!.
Anyone else tried them out???
£147.99 for front and rears deliver inc VAT from Powerstop.co.uk. Seems to good to be true!!.
Anyone else tried them out???
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