Spamby's '08 STi
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Spamby
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100 to zero repeatedly ?!? Lol
I assume they have their own bedding process?
I was going to do my usual several easy stops, slight cool down and then a few hard stops and then a long drive/ cool down.
Spamby
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Bout ten minutes once the wheel is removed
I am curious of the Project Mu B-force pads. Let me know how they feel. I have Hawk HPS and I hate them.
Alin
Diehard Car Enthusiast!
Whyyyyy do you hate the hps? What kind of braking do you do? :lol:
Spamby
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Bedded the brakes today, in the snow. That was fun. Lol
Initial feelings are the brakes are MUCH stiffer. They bite quick and hard. Overall, very nice upgrade.
Time will tell when I get more seat time and have a chance to really stomp on them.... repeatedly.
Hawk are good pads. Not totally sold on them. Have used them before on other cars and they were decent, especially at the price point.
It was between the Mu and Ferodo DS2500. Ferodo would have been good choice but my curiosity swayed me towards the B Force.
The B Force were a bit more aggressive than the hawks with good heat and stopping power both cold and hot.
I am sure the Ferodo would be similar.
In the end, not many I have seen run these pads and so decided to do so..
Initial feelings are the brakes are MUCH stiffer. They bite quick and hard. Overall, very nice upgrade.
Time will tell when I get more seat time and have a chance to really stomp on them.... repeatedly.
Hawk are good pads. Not totally sold on them. Have used them before on other cars and they were decent, especially at the price point.
It was between the Mu and Ferodo DS2500. Ferodo would have been good choice but my curiosity swayed me towards the B Force.
The B Force were a bit more aggressive than the hawks with good heat and stopping power both cold and hot.
I am sure the Ferodo would be similar.
In the end, not many I have seen run these pads and so decided to do so..
They dont seem to have good initial bite. They seem to have to warm up a bit before they are worth anything. Took them to the track and they glazed over quickly. Maybe I am to hard on them or was expecting something else.
Spamby
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HPS, right? I believe those to be pretty much a street pad. I don't think they are supposed to be able to handle heavy track use. At least to my understanding.
The b force are supposed to be a step up. Street pad with light track duty.
Alin
Diehard Car Enthusiast!
Curious to see how they hold upfor you long term.
Grinder34
Track Monkey
HPS are definitely not up for track duty for anyone who's being at all aggressive.
Spamby, for the lines did you have a flare wrench, or did you try with a regular crescent? I couldnt crack my rears loose with a crescent, but i'll try again later. Rears see so much less than the fronts I'm not too concerned with keeping the OEM lines for a while longer though.
Spamby, for the lines did you have a flare wrench, or did you try with a regular crescent? I couldnt crack my rears loose with a crescent, but i'll try again later. Rears see so much less than the fronts I'm not too concerned with keeping the OEM lines for a while longer though.
Spamby
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Was able to get two with an open end wrench and vise grips. The other two I had to double vise grip it. I was watching it closely and saw that the tube fittings were starting to round off
Luckily nothing was terribly tight.
Spamby
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So far so good with the new brakes.
They prove to be very linear and consistent. A touch less aggressive when cold compared to oem but still very good. They shine when you give them some heat.
Pedal feel is very firm and I can say that the lines made a very significant improvement.
I am having to relearn braking as overall they are very different from the oem setup.
They prove to be very linear and consistent. A touch less aggressive when cold compared to oem but still very good. They shine when you give them some heat.
Pedal feel is very firm and I can say that the lines made a very significant improvement.
I am having to relearn braking as overall they are very different from the oem setup.
