Brake Disc Recommendation
09-23-2010, 02:52 AM
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Originally Posted by eho,Sep 23 2010, 11:47 AM
Using upgraded pad and standard OEM disc. It might chew up your disc fast I think.
However, £300 for a set of Dixcels will buy 8 sets of BI discs.
I will continue to use Dixcel discs though.
09-23-2010, 02:55 AM
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Originally Posted by lovegroova,Sep 23 2010, 11:44 AM
It's certainly worth thinking about just giving the pads a try on their own though.
Compare to the initial installment, I feel that I am losing braking power due to the partly worn disc. As a quick fix I am planning on bleeding the brakes in the coming weekends to see if it helps.
09-23-2010, 04:39 AM
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Originally Posted by jonner,Sep 23 2010, 11:43 AM
I use dba4000 and find them excellent.... 
...until one of the front discs cracked through the groove recently. DS2500s strike again!!
09-23-2010, 05:59 AM
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Originally Posted by ColinG,Sep 23 2010, 01:39 PM
...until one of the front discs cracked through the groove recently. DS2500s strike again!!
09-23-2010, 01:52 PM
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Originally Posted by eho,Sep 23 2010, 11:55 AM
My current EBC red stuff pads still have some meat on them, however the EBC disc seems worn (been on the car for ~28k miles) hence I started on my research for replacement.
Compare to the initial installment, I feel that I am losing braking power due to the partly worn disc. As a quick fix I am planning on bleeding the brakes in the coming weekends to see if it helps.
Compare to the initial installment, I feel that I am losing braking power due to the partly worn disc. As a quick fix I am planning on bleeding the brakes in the coming weekends to see if it helps.
Its way better than anything else if you are going near a track soon.
And after cooking them on track, bleed them again.
S.
09-23-2010, 01:55 PM
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Good point, though a once a year fluid change has been ok for me as an occasional trackdayer.
If you're using Castrol SRF, which is better than RBF600, then more frequent changes are probably worthwhile.
If you're using Castrol SRF, which is better than RBF600, then more frequent changes are probably worthwhile.
09-23-2010, 01:58 PM
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Originally Posted by lovegroova,Sep 23 2010, 10:55 PM
Good point, though a once a year fluid change has been ok for me as an occasional trackdayer.
If you're using Castrol SRF, which is better than RBF600, then more frequent changes are probably worthwhile.
If you're using Castrol SRF, which is better than RBF600, then more frequent changes are probably worthwhile.
On the bike, I had to bleed brakes every time I cooked them.
And man did they get HOT HOT HOT, they went really soft after - the fluid got ruined.
These big beemers have some kind of 'brake fade compensation' system so you dont feel it happen.
I guess at some point they just stop working, or explode!
09-24-2010, 02:46 AM
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I've had SRF in mine for nearly 2 years.
One guy had it in his LandRover for 7 years without changing it - SRF is not hygroscopic. Hence why its wet boiling point is higher than most other brake fluids dry boiling point.
One guy had it in his LandRover for 7 years without changing it - SRF is not hygroscopic. Hence why its wet boiling point is higher than most other brake fluids dry boiling point.