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Less brake dust means makan rotor lor. Braking is actually converting the kinetic energy to other forms like heat, etc.
The dust are actually from the pad. Soft pad more dust, hard pad less dust. Hard pad only work optimally when temperature is up, so it will be dangerous in car park after u come out of the cinema.
Opt for less dust pad is in fact, you opt for changing brake disc rotor more frequently without the pad manufacturer telling u so. Its part of the equation. U take something out, you have to put some thing back. What about pad that no need replacement?
The dust are actually from the pad. Soft pad more dust, hard pad less dust. Hard pad only work optimally when temperature is up, so it will be dangerous in car park after u come out of the cinema.
Opt for less dust pad is in fact, you opt for changing brake disc rotor more frequently without the pad manufacturer telling u so. Its part of the equation. U take something out, you have to put some thing back. What about pad that no need replacement?
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chong82;507895 said:
http://www.coolcarbonperformance.com/
Check the above link then u will know what is that..:sleep:
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astroboy;507909 said:Less brake dust means makan rotor lor. Braking is actually converting the kinetic energy to other forms like heat, etc.
The dust are actually from the pad. Soft pad more dust, hard pad less dust. Hard pad only work optimally when temperature is up, so it will be dangerous in car park after u come out of the cinema.
Opt for less dust pad is in fact, you opt for changing brake disc rotor more frequently without the pad manufacturer telling u so. Its part of the equation. U take something out, you have to put some thing back. What about pad that no need replacement?
Thanks for the reply!
Very informative indeed! :top:
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Some manufacturers claim low dust because the dust only appear during optimal heat range which is only achievable when u coming down from Genting.. So you are screwed with limited stopping power when driving in the car park, after coming out from the cinema for a midnight show.
Usually they call these competition pads, means it can withstand high temperature range... simply because high temperature is their optimal operating heat range..
They are many who seek for low dust pads, the manufacturer do take advantage of the situation. I would too..
So you are screwed with limited stopping power when driving in the car park, after coming out from the cinema for a midnight show. Usually they call these competition pads, means it can withstand high temperature range... simply because high temperature is their optimal operating heat range..
They are many who seek for low dust pads, the manufacturer do take advantage of the situation. I would too..
Here my REAL LIFE EXPERIENCE .....
I've used semi-metallic pads by top class brands like "Axxis" "PBR" & "Repco"
they produced somethinking like 1/4 the dust of the stand organic OEM pads and had much better bite. the theoretical reduction in rotor life was not noticeable and the performance was like night and day.. (fantastic bite, improved feel, greater overall stopping power in BOTH day to day driving and fast road driving - ie the 160-190km/h zone)
to be honest: I initially doubted the manuf claims but after using it for a month I was "converted"
semi-metallic was "cutting edge" a short while back, now the latest is "ceramic-metallic" which is supposed to be even lower dusting, better bitting and lower rotor wear than semi-metallics
... all the above are not just subjective but objectively supposed by coeff-of-friction test at various operating temperatures at different pressures..... thus all things being equal.. it is a FACT that ceramic are superior to semi-metallic which are superior to organics etc
incredibly the cost between ceramic & semi-metallic is neglible (soemthing like Rm10 bucks)... I've just installed PBR ceramics on my e32 and look forward to MUCH cleaner wheels & improved performance...
I've used semi-metallic pads by top class brands like "Axxis" "PBR" & "Repco"
they produced somethinking like 1/4 the dust of the stand organic OEM pads and had much better bite. the theoretical reduction in rotor life was not noticeable and the performance was like night and day.. (fantastic bite, improved feel, greater overall stopping power in BOTH day to day driving and fast road driving - ie the 160-190km/h zone)
to be honest: I initially doubted the manuf claims but after using it for a month I was "converted"
semi-metallic was "cutting edge" a short while back, now the latest is "ceramic-metallic" which is supposed to be even lower dusting, better bitting and lower rotor wear than semi-metallics
... all the above are not just subjective but objectively supposed by coeff-of-friction test at various operating temperatures at different pressures..... thus all things being equal.. it is a FACT that ceramic are superior to semi-metallic which are superior to organics etc
incredibly the cost between ceramic & semi-metallic is neglible (soemthing like Rm10 bucks)... I've just installed PBR ceramics on my e32 and look forward to MUCH cleaner wheels & improved performance...
