EBC Pad users - Advise needed
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EBC Pad users - Advise needed
Hey everyone. I have what should be a simple question for you all. I just installed EBC blue pads with Centric carbon rotors. As per EBCs recommendations, it says to just take it easy on the brakes for the first 1000 miles. They say do not bed them in the traditional way. This is my first set of EBC pads and that just seems odd to me. If the weather cooperates, I will have a track event this weekend and there is no way I will hit 1000 miles. I might be able to get up to 300 miles. Anyone have some experience with EBC and if so, how did you break your pads in? If I can only hit 300 miles before the track, do I bed them or just run them? Any input would be great!
BTW - So far these things squeal like none other. Hoping they quiet down after they are broken in.
BTW - So far these things squeal like none other. Hoping they quiet down after they are broken in.
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Should be fine to just bed and run them. The blue don't come with their weird break in coating like the green/red/yellow compounds, they come scorched like a race pad..
#4
I run EBC yellows and have for the last 2 sets of pads. I love them but they squeeling sound they make in the beginning is awful. The first 2 times id just get up to a decent speed and then get on the brakes a bit heavy and after a little they quited down
#6
Thank for the info Joe. I will take a look after I post this. Forecast keeps getting worse so I dont know how the track day is going to go. If it's raining, I probably wont go.
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#11
I have read, off the wonderful interwebz of all correct info, that the chunking of race pads occurs due to the fact that the pads dont get up to operating temps while in use. I have no idea if it's true. After these brakes are broken in, I plan on using both the pads and rotors only on track days. I will have a completely different set for street use. We will see what happens and if I run into the same issue as you.
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^Lol so true! On the street they'll make your ears bleed. I usually swap em out but thought I was tough after my rebuild and said whatever. 1 week later I swapped them. Like any track pad if youre not getting heat in them they will squeal and have a tendency to eat rotors.