Anyone tried EBC blue or alternatives

filip00

I used EBC Bluestuff (NDX) and they are neither too aggressive nor too weak for the street. They bite well, you can be gentle on the brakes and they work well.
After a good bedding procedure they will not fade, they work extremely well on the track.

However...they could let you get carried away. I track my car and I have these pads and they don't fade....and if you heat them up a lot, they will wear down very quickly. This weekend we were doing a lot of mountain driving and I managed to grind my pads down to the end, although they had less than 10.000 miles. This of course, scratched the rotors, so now for new pads, I'm not sure I want them on these rotors. So I went to order a full set now.

This time I ordered a full on race setup - EBC RP-X pads front and back, as well as DBA 5000 T3 rotors. The coefficient of friction when cold is the same as the EBC bluestuff, meaning they will perform well on the street, but they should be flawless on the track, so let's see.

It says they're not street legal - well, not gonna go into that discussion.

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Rusty

I use the 10/8 combo on the street. They're a bit noisy and a little dusty. Other than that. I have no issues using them on the street.

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Jhill

Yea they work but they’re a touch more grabby and aggressive than I’d desire in stop and go traffic. And with street tires on track they’re probably more than I probably need (although they are awesome). Just wondering if there’s a compromise out there between the 1521 and xp10/8 setup, maybe a touch less bite like the 1521 but won’t fade out on track.

ZoomZ

Do you find that if you have been diving for a while, say on the highway, without applying brakes, these pads will require a higher pedal application and or tend to fade at this point? because they are cold?

Worried about the need for a sudden stoppage due to traffic at a dead halt ahead.

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Averying

I also run XP10/8 on the street. Rarely do I ever have the issue of increased pedal pressure required. Once in a while I will notice this, but it’s mostly at low-speed braking after cruising for a bit without applying brakes. But it isn’t anything to be worried about… it’s a relatively minor increase in required pedal pressure.


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I use the RP-X as well and have been happy with them; however, you may trigger ice mode. I found that moving to RP-1 in the rear solved this issue for me. They on the car 100% of the time and work quite well on the street without any excessive noise although they dust quite a bit. Solid track pad as well. They last me about 5 hours of track time for front pads, about double that for the rears.

Another option for OP would be the Powerstop Track Day (spec) pads. Great dual duty pad and apparently they have specific compounds for each application. I did not run into any issues using the Spec compound front and rear.

filip00

Please explain what do you mean by ice mode?
Also, I ordered RPX for front and back.

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