Anyone have any experience with rotors/pads from Brakeperformance.com?
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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
(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
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Time for new 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
(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
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?
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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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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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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.
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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