conanius Posted April 22, 2009 Report Share Posted April 22, 2009 Dropped my car off at WIM today with Tony. Totally trashed my discs and pads when i was chasing a 911 at Bedford (see the car videos sub forum !) so I decided I'd get some new ones. (Tony, if you wanted to take pictures of them and show the heat damage I'm sure some people would like a peek !) I've gone for DBA 4000 front discs - http://www.dba.com.au/4000series/default.asp Ferrodo DS2500 front and rear pads http://www.europerformance.co.uk/pages/gui...rake-pads.mhtml and just boggo OEM rear vented discs. I'm also using Motul RBF 600 racing Dot 4 Brake Fluid - http://www.opieoils.co.uk/p-894-motul-rbf-...rake-fluid.aspx This is seen as one of the best upgrades you can do on the S2K other than Dixcel brakes or going BBK. Fingers crossed we should see a nice improvement on the track ! Tony, only link I could find for the pads was that supplier, will take it off if its an issue ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony Posted April 22, 2009 Report Share Posted April 22, 2009 I'll get some pictures tomorrow...... The links fine mate Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CIH Posted April 22, 2009 Report Share Posted April 22, 2009 I would have thought DOT5.1 would be a handy upgrade ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
conanius Posted April 22, 2009 Author Report Share Posted April 22, 2009 I would have thought DOT5.1 would be a handy upgrade ? This stuff is the absolute business. Have a read of the Opie oils site on the issue... it exceeds 5.1 standards Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony Posted April 23, 2009 Report Share Posted April 23, 2009 Your old disc's were running a little hot mate Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
simpo Posted May 8, 2009 Report Share Posted May 8, 2009 I would have thought DOT5.1 would be a handy upgrade ? This stuff is the absolute business. Have a read of the Opie oils site on the issue... it exceeds 5.1 standards Yes it is, but it absorbs water pretty quickly so needs changing often, I have read as little as 4-6 months, also needs changing if you boil it. Good for track-days though. 5.1 is a good compromise, and you shouldn't manage to boil it on the road in anything other than exceptional circumstances. What do you think of the ds2500's? just put these and some braided lines on my civic, they just bite harder and harder the hotter they get. Very impressed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony Posted May 8, 2009 Report Share Posted May 8, 2009 Agreed conanius braided lines would help Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rich Posted May 8, 2009 Report Share Posted May 8, 2009 Your old disc's were running a little hot mate Think you cooked them! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony Posted May 9, 2009 Report Share Posted May 9, 2009 Pretty pattern though Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
S2IM Posted February 22, 2010 Report Share Posted February 22, 2010 Hi Conanius, Now you have had this set up for a while, what are your thoughts? Just had my car serviced today and need new front disks/pads and possibly rear pads. Worth while upgrade? Do the ferodo's muller the disks? Doubt I will do as much track action as you but certainly will go a couple of times a year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
conanius Posted February 23, 2010 Author Report Share Posted February 23, 2010 I could have been incredibly unlucky, but I have had no joy with this at all. 4000 miles and the discs and pads are ruined. Stock Honda items have lasted much better infact. I managed 1 trackday, and quite literally on the 2nd corner of the warmup lap I had bad vibration. This got steadily worse as the day went on and got to the point whereby it just became undriveable. As such, I've just put 'standard' steel discs on there (Brakes International, S2KUK sponsor) and I'll swap out the pads for some sort of EBC compound when I get 5 minutes. Probably yellowstuff, maybe redstuff. Personally I'd stay stock, and use RBF600 brake fluid and get the 'lower brake master cylinder brace' and maybe if your feeling flush some braided lines (bare in mind stock S2000 kit is already fibre reinforced) So... I'd not recommend any part of the setup i'm afraid. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
S2IM Posted February 23, 2010 Report Share Posted February 23, 2010 Blimey that isn't good. Did you send them back?? Are the Brakes Int disks any better? I cant get over how cheap they are compared to the Honda replacements. So perhaps standard Honda pads and BI disks with a fluid change...? I found at Bedford after the long straight (just tapped 130mph down it :angry:) the 4th time my brakes were applied hard there was nothing there so pulled straight into the pits. Left it 20 minutes and went back out, all was good again for another few laps so I am guessing this was the fluid over cooking and not the parts as they worked as expected again straight after? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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