Anyone have any experience with rotors/pads from Brakeperformance.com?

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Old 01-03-2017, 01:25 PM
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I know the 1521 is almost NO dust and stops pretty well.

(My 2015 WRX w/ AP brakes/2 pot rears) Those brakes were GREAT.

Porterfields secret sauce is a secret. But I assume it's a decent semi-metallic street pad.
For some reason the Elise guys bought lots of them but...they are Elise guys

Ken
Old 01-03-2017, 01:30 PM
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thanks, i'll try the ct's, putting in an order now.

elise guys are always different from the rest. their cars weigh nothing too, so its gotta be different for any repeated use
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Time for new brakes

Originally Posted by KNS Brakes
I know the 1521 is almost NO dust and stops pretty well.

(My 2015 WRX w/ AP brakes/2 pot rears) Those brakes were GREAT.

Porterfields secret sauce is a secret. But I assume it's a decent semi-metallic street pad.
For some reason the Elise guys bought lots of them but...they are Elise guys

Ken
Hi Ken,
Do you have a package similar to the Drilled and Slotted Sport Package (rotors, pads and lines) except with the 1521 pads? Do these pads modulate well?
Old 01-27-2017, 07:43 AM
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Originally Posted by Absinthe
Hi Ken,
Do you have a package similar to the Drilled and Slotted Sport Package (rotors, pads and lines) except with the 1521 pads? Do these pads modulate well?
I can make one.

What is your email address and zip code?
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Carbotech makes a great street pad. Just a bit pricey.
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Originally Posted by KNS Brakes
Carbotech makes a great street pad. Just a bit pricey.
After getting the new rotors and the Carbotech pads installed and bedded, I can say this combo is 1000% better than the stock setup. The slots and holes keep the dust buildup from being ground back into the rotor, I haven't had one instance of judder in the 2K miles I've driven with this setup. The brake modulation is fantastic; very linear from initial bite to full stop the pedal pressure required to produce smooth controlled braking is very consistent. I wish I had done this 100K miles ago. Thanks Ken for a very good recommendation.
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Originally Posted by Absinthe
After getting the new rotors and the Carbotech pads installed and bedded, I can say this combo is 1000% better than the stock setup. The slots and holes keep the dust buildup from being ground back into the rotor, I haven't had one instance of judder in the 2K miles I've driven with this setup. The brake modulation is fantastic; very linear from initial bite to full stop the pedal pressure required to produce smooth controlled braking is very consistent. I wish I had done this 100K miles ago. Thanks Ken for a very good recommendation.
What rotors did you end up with? Nice to hear that they've far exceeded expectations
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Quick update - I got almost 90,000 miles of mostly highway driving out of the pads but that took one pad down to zero pad material left. Never a problem with stopping power but they did make a lot of dust. Just replaced them with Duralast Gold (ceramic) from Autozone so I will let you know how these perform.

Another thing, the drilled rotors grooved very quickly. Grooves are at all the holes. I emailed Brakeperformance with photos but they just said it's normal. The grooves have not gotten thicker/deeper but they are definitely there. When I look at drilled rotors on other cars (ie: Porsche, BMW) the rotors are smooth, no grooves.
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Originally Posted by blnewt
Got mine today, were packed very well and seem to have a nice zinc coat applied. No kidding about the weight, but it's all listed on the rotor specs on the site, here's your S specs~



are these BreakPerformance.com rotors.?
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