still no good after changing to ebc bluestuff!
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Hello everyone,after purchasing my 03 sti a couple of months ago i knew the front and rear pads were in desperate need of changing,so i decided on the ebc bluestuff after a bit of advice from god speed brakes,but after the bedding in progress the braking is better but still no where near as good as it should be,now the car has only done 25k on the clock and has been stored for along period of time so im now thinking the discs could be buggered aswell as they were really rusted due to it been stood,now though they look ok to look at no rust or signs of wear,they just only seem to brake you to a point then no more no matter how hard you press the pedal,any advice taken on board cheers.
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Are you getting the brakes hot enought to work properly, ie repeated use not just a one off stand on them from cold? Performance brakes are designed to work in certain temperature windows, and may not work well until heat has built up in them.
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Yeah ive been warming them up,just seems the same gunna change the discs,hoses,fluid see if it makes a difference,been out today and they are quite bad just no bite at all.cheers
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Spray water on the brake disc and also the area between the pads and the disc to flush out all the dust and dirt. Make sure the brakes are cold before (if) you decide to do this. Worth a try.
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EBC Blues were disappointing on my newage until I'd done about 300ish miles and a trackday, they're great now
When I had them fitted to my classic they were awesome out the box ? Only difference in set up is the ABS in the newage. Fully pressed they stop like buggery but initially they were poor at scrubbing speed on normal driving with just a moderate peddle
I changed two lots of RB600 Motul fluid made no difference until they were well scrubbed. They cool very easily and reward the more agressive breaker rather than someone who cruises daily and matches speed and gears rather than being on the breaks the whole time.
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im really happy with the blue stuff, 3 whole track days, and there still going strong, lots of life left in them. get a fluid change, and maybe the discs. the previous owner fitted some really cheap pads and discs to the car, and they were dangerously rubbish at stopping the car.
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im really happy with the blue stuff, 3 whole track days, and there still going strong, lots of life left in them. get a fluid change, and maybe the discs. the previous owner fitted some really cheap pads and discs to the car, and they were dangerously rubbish at stopping the car.
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do a fluid change as it costs very little in parts if your doing it yourself, and as your using Ian @ Godspeed i would invest in some of their own grooved discs also as this will make a difference from std discs,
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as mentioned, grab some new fluid, and hoses and discs, made a huge difference to my brake upgrade.
i had a civic type R too, i run completely stock pads and discs from honda, and i was amazed how good they was, i was running around 240bhp, and loved it. compared to that, im quite dissapointed with the brembos, they havent blown me away like i was expecting.
i had a civic type R too, i run completely stock pads and discs from honda, and i was amazed how good they was, i was running around 240bhp, and loved it. compared to that, im quite dissapointed with the brembos, they havent blown me away like i was expecting.
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