Please help on my oem brakes

[-Willis-86touge]

So I'm curious? In for an upgrade and I think I'm going ebc yellow stuff. Anybody tried them? Maybe also thinking of a rotor upgrade. Are the cheap slotted eBay rotors bad like Eline or power slot? Are they just as good a stock because they say oem spec in the descriptions? Anybody tried them?

[strat61caster]

Originally Posted by -Willis-86touge

So I'm curious? In for an upgrade and I think I'm going ebc yellow stuff. Anybody tried them? Maybe also thinking of a rotor upgrade. Are the cheap slotted eBay rotors bad like Eline or power slot? Are they just as good a stock because they say oem spec in the descriptions? Anybody tried them?

Slotted/drilled rotors are not an "upgrade" stick with blank rotors for this car. Centric's are cheap on Amazon (~$40 ea) and track guys love 'em.

Yellow Stuff have mixed reviews depending on your purpose, hardcore track usage they probably won't hold up. "spirited driving in the twisties" () they might be fine if a little noisy and dusty. There's tons of reviews on them if you have the patience to google for them.

[-Willis-86touge]

Originally Posted by strat61caster

Slotted/drilled rotors are not an "upgrade" stick with blank rotors for this car. Centric's are cheap on Amazon (~$40 ea) and track guys love 'em.

Yellow Stuff have mixed reviews depending on your purpose, hardcore track usage they probably won't hold up. "spirited driving in the twisties" () they might be fine if a little noisy and dusty. There's tons of reviews on them if you have the patience to google for them.

Thanks for the reply

[churchx]

As far as reliability goes blank > slotted > drilled > drilled and slotted. On track reliability matters so much more, so +1 to what strat61caster wrote, best bet would be blank disks, or not more then slotted ones. If you need more bite, better use more oriented track pads, then compromising reliability/upping chances of cracking under heavy abuse.
From not that cheap stuff there are also DBA disks. IIRC one could get even two piece ones of OE sizing.
BTW, if you think of getting most out of OEM brakes, worth considering installing airducts. Extra cooling may help with increasing heat capacity of even stockers. For example something like Velox/Touge Factory/APR kits.

[nikitopo]

Originally Posted by Gforce

B. S.

Originally Posted by Captain Snooze

Excellent argument.

[Gforce]

Originally Posted by Tcoat

"For normal usage conditions, the design*life of the front wheel brake discs should be equivalent to the useful life of two sets of*corresponding brake pads. Some discs may have a shorter useful life, because they*have been designed to achieve specific targets."

NORMAL driving. That does not mean driving it as a Prius it means driving it as it should be on the public streets.

You said one I said 3 your own link puts it in the middle.

Of course, each driver has to make his or her own decision.

Years ago I decided turning rotors was a waste of time and money. So I fit new rotors with new pads. Car makers agree. They now fit rotors that are designed to minimum safe weight intended for one set of pads.

If you fit new pads to worn rotors you are wasting money and putting up with second rate brakes.

Up to you, of course.