VF Redline Brake Upgrade

[rossimo]

I had a private day at mallala last week in my redline ute, never had an issue with fluid or pads, only did 2-3 hot laps at a time though. Wintons not as hard on brakes as mallala so doubt you'll have issues but if you've got decent fluid lying around it wouldn't hurt.

 

[lmoengnr]

Great choice. Are those EBC's above or below Redstuff's in terms of their "performance level"?
Cheers

They are 'Red Stuff' pads, just new packaging.

 

[426Cuda]

They are 'Red Stuff' pads, just new packaging.

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Cheers. Awesome pads. Albeit perhaps a little rotor hungry.

 

[lmoengnr]

Cheers. Awesome pads. Albeit perhaps a little rotor hungry.

Nowhere near as bad as the factory pads.....

 

[Bluesmobile]

I'd love to hear your experience with the redstuff pads. I put on some EBC Bluestuff pads before a track weekend this summer, bedded them correctly, and they faded very quickly. Session after session they faded before 2 laps, so I had the sock pads (Ferodo HP1000) and put them back on, and braking improved significantly, I would go 10 laps until fade.
I'm in the states with a 2014 Chevy SS, 355mm Brembo's up front and the sliding caliper in the back.

 

[426Cuda]

Hey Blue.
I don't track day my car. But, I never had any fade with their Redstuff pads either towing my 2t boat down a mountain or just spirited driving while not towing. Still, maybe you need EBC Orangestuff for track days? A rear upgrade to Brembos would help too

 

[SuperHoon]

I had a private day at mallala last week in my redline ute, never had an issue with fluid or pads, only did 2-3 hot laps at a time though. Wintons not as hard on brakes as mallala so doubt you'll have issues but if you've got decent fluid lying around it wouldn't hurt.

That's good to hear, how did the rest of the car handle it?

 

[rossimo]

That's good to hear, how did the rest of the car handle it?

The ute went well. Had alot more grip in the rear than I was expecting which was a surprise. Whilst the stock suspension feels quite firm on the road it felt a bit boaty on the track when pushed. Could just be a characteristic of commodores, never tracked one before, only semi stripped and coiled subarus. Had some issues with the overflow leaking a bit when coming in after a few hot laps, overflow was fairly over full from new so figure it's just that. The competitive mode was good, the change in steering was a nice improvement.