EBC Brakes are the best brake company around. Whether I’m putting down countless laps on the local motocross track or I’m going through tight back woods I know I can trust EBC Brakes to stop me on a dime every time. They never fail and they last the longest out of any brake pads around and their brake rotors are made of the highest quality you will find in a rotor. Other brake companies can’t compare to the quality of these pads and rotors and they are the only ones I will put on my bike. Period.

Michael Ridgway

The EPFA series feature a blend of tungsten and moly metal and were developed after comparing with 7 major competitors products. The new materials heat cycles better, feels better at the brake lever, last longer and beds in faster. If you want superb brakes, EPFA pad series are what you need.

The EBC MX-S series are sintered copper alloy, MX-S pads also have excellent durability in sand, wet and mud riding and are at the same time less aggressive to the brake rotor, perfect for racing in all weather conditions and different terrains.

Photograph courtesy of Steve Jones, Hatches hairpin at Pembrey 24/9/11

Alastair Boulton of STM Phoenix is hoping that forthcoming 2012 season will be as prosperous as the last two.

After being crowned as the 750MC RGB Overall Champion and Class B champion in 2010 and Class F champion in 2011, Alastair is sticking with the winning formula of using Yellowstuff pads by EBC Brakes.

Using Yellowstuff pads give Alistair a great advantage, as the Yellowstuff pads do not require warm up but do get even stronger under the heat of hard driving. Even up to truck weights these pads grip and do not heat fade. (The Yellowstuff pads, are not a low dust pad and if your desire is for a low dust premium street use pad, you should consider EBC Redstuff)

Image taken from http://v6mustangperformance.com/news/3-7l-mustang-takes-hallet-road/

Part of the 2011 Mid America Ford Meet in Tulsa was road race events at Hallet OK. It is a 1.8 mile, 10 turn Road Racing course. Located just 35 miles west of Tulsa, OK. Hallet is one of the region’s most popular motor racing tracks. It has over 80 feet of elevation change and is considered Technically Difficult. If you ever get the chance to run here you will not be disappointed.

Image taken from http://v6mustangperformance.com/news/3-7l-mustang-takes-hallet-road/

I had a fantastic time running here. They had it set up to run clockwise on this day. I have to say it was really nice and I think I like it better than counter clockwise. I prepped the car with EBC Bluestuff pads on all four wheels and used my stock wheels and Pirelli tires. The car handled very well and I was able to perform quite respectably for a car on street tires. As a fact I was never passed by another street car only full race prepped cars. And you can imagine some of the big V8 Shelby’s were less than happy getting passed by a V6 car, the biggest advantage of EBC Bluestuff NDX is their bite from cold and progressive brake feel and the ability to bring a car to a complete stop allowing drivers to brake late into the corners.

Image taken from http://v6mustangperformance.com/news/3-7l-mustang-takes-hallet-road/

The roar of the Bassani exhaust system garnered a lot of attention. As I went around the track people started coming out to the fences to see what was making this different noise. The 3.7 motor really has a sound of its own and Darryl Bassani made is sound as best as it could.

Image taken from http://v6mustangperformance.com/news/3-7l-mustang-takes-hallet-road/

I was able to make 5 20 minute run sessions. Later in the afternoon the 100+ F track temps was a bit on the hot side for a supercharged car. However as soon as I pulled in the pits it cooled right off. This car handled very well. Justin From LRS also took his 3.7L Mustang out on track the day before and had similar fantastic results.

Image taken from http://v6mustangperformance.com/news/3-7l-mustang-takes-hallet-road/

 There were 3 straits in which I hit triple digit speeds. The Mustang EBC Bluestuff Bake Pads did very well. I was quite impressed with them. Now after a few laps they still would start to fade a bit. I have a brake duct cooling kit but was unable to get it installed before this event. I was also using Valvoline Dot 4 semi-synthetic fluid and by the end of the day I had a soft pedal.

I can’t wait to go back!

EBC Bluestuff NDX are races pad that can be used on the street.

Blog taken from http://v6mustangperformance.com/productreviews/ebc-brakes-bluestuff-ndx-pads-reviewed/

“Had to the time to install the EBC BlueStuff NDX pads along with ST Suspension. Drove car for 4 days lightly around town/work before bedding the pads with speed/heat.

This Mustang package came stock with OEM Performance Friction street pads (not the Z-Rated, but a compound between full street and the Zs). An upgrade over the OEM base pads. But still left the driver lacking great cold bite and response.
The NDX pads are designed for street and track usage for heavier platforms. Meant to give the driver cold bite and progressive feel for cars that need to come to a complete stop (v. aggressive speed scrubbing without stops (eg. track day)). With driver my Mustang is in the 36xx range. NDX is the perfect application for the Mustang.
For those wondering about the Yellowstuff, I run Yellowstuff pads on my Time Trial SVT Focus. Its a much lighter car (2815 with driver).
EBC YellowStuffs Review Here
These NDX pads deliver exactly what they promise. Great cold bite and more bite as the you work heat into the system.

Some squeak after pads got hot. Zero noise on the street unless you really heat them up (like an autocross). Dust is was low and easily washed off after the autocross. In the 5 days post event, I have yet to clean the wheels. Dust is lower on street use.
In the autocross, pads had bite and consistency throughout the day. With a co-driver and ambient heat in the 90s (course temps in the 100s) there was zero fade after 12-15 autocross runs. Co-driver took 3rd in PAX and I took 4th. We both noted that you could brake late with confidence. Positive pedal pressures with smooth release.
Still finding that the EBC pads have been keeping their promise and delivering across multiple car types and racing. Very happy to run them.

EBC BlueStuff NDX:
http://www.ebcbrakes.com/automotive/ebc_disc_pads_for_racing/index.shtml

You can read the EBC Bluestuff Mustang Brake Pad Lead Story as well as see some close up pictures.”

“The stock Brake Pads that came on my Performance Package V6 Mustang were supposed to be more aggressive than Ford’s regular street pad. That may be true but they underperformed to my standards. I have been accustomed to a nice pad that is suitable for autocross and road course use. Besides a nicer pad will help give you confidence on the street when we all know stopping distance can become an almost daily issue.

Bluestuff NDX is a high friction sport and race material that can be used for aggressive street driving and certain types of track use.

I put these pads on before I took the mustang around the track at Hallet. You can read more about the EBC Bluestuff brake performance at Hallet I was very impressed with their performance at the track. They held up lap after lap for the whole day. These pads have also help up great on the street. I have had very little issues with squeaking. These pads do not need to “come up to temperature” before they perform well. These Bluestuff pads also work in the rain. I plan on running them all year long.

Another one of our Authors, who is a regular at the autocross has written a nice review of the EBC BlueStuff pads, click here to view.

One of the Lead Instructors at Track Guys Performance Driving Schoolput on a set of EBC Bluestuff pads and ran at Heartland Park. See the articles below.

Read our other articles on EBC Bluestuff Mustang Brake Pads.
EBC Brakes BlueStuff Pads Run at Heartland Park Road Course
EBC Brakes BlueStuff NDX Pads Reviewed for Autocross Use
EBC Brakes BlueStuff Pads Run at Hallet Road Course ”

This blog has been taken from http://www.scikotics.com/forums/showthread.php?356232-EBC-Yellow-Stuff-Brake

“A while back I began my search for brake upgrades that could improve my Autocross time without breaking the bank. I decided pads and stainless steel lines were the way to go and after some research, went with EBC pads. (still researching the lines) So here is my review of the EBC Brakes Yellowstuff Pads for the tC2. If you choose to get the Redstuff or Greenstuff pads, you will see some differences.

Pros: Neck breaking stopping power without a full brake upgrade. Pads break in quickly. Clean, smooth stopping. Very easy installation.

Cons: More brake dust (thus more squeaking) than stock.

Review: Bottom line, these brake pads are great. They stop my car as effortlessly as Jason Bourne taking down a local bad guy. Given the relatively low cost for the performance gains and the importance of brakes on any car, I would definitely put these on the “must have” list of mods.

The 3 main levels of pads EBC makes is Greenstuff (very low dust with the same stopping power as stock), Redstuff (same amount of dust as stock, but more stopping power), and Yellowstuff (street-legal racing pads). If you know me at all, you know I’d have to think harder on whether or not to roll up my windows when I wash my car than on which pads I’d want of those three. So EBC sent me Yellowstuff pads.

When I first opened the box, my heart sank as I saw the inner box said “Pontiac Vibe & Toyota Matrix” on it. Thankfully there is a Google and I was quickly able to verify these were in fact the correct pads. Whew!!! I installed the pads that night, which took about 30 min total.

Taking it easy for the first 150 or so miles, I was surprised to find out even the Yellowstuff pads are very tame during light braking. At first, I wondered if they were going to be any better than stock in raw braking power. Oh buddy… These pads are deceptively powerful. The first time I decided to stop a little faster (what I would consider “normal” braking) was coming off the freeway. Applying the same pressure (and feeling just like stock pads used to) I was at almost a complete stop only halfway to my intended stopping point. From there, I turned on the road to my house, and at the next light, decided to use a little more pressure… which sent everything on my passenger seat flying. After a quick inventory to ensure none of the stuff now on the floor was broken, I had only one word, “Cool!”

The latest step for my review is with what I consider firm braking. If hard braking is what you do during a race or to avoid hitting a child running out into the street, firm braking is what I would do if I realized I couldn’t make a yellow light before it turned red. With the new pads, firm braking sent my ABS into a frenzy. Much like hard braking with my stock pads, firm with the new ones overpowers the stock tires and the ABS goes crazy trying to keep the wheels from locking up. While this is certainly impressive, it poses one problem. My new pads have way more to give than my stock tires can handle. I feel like I have a supercar and can only drive it up to 45 mph. Ugh. But I will be getting new tires fairly soon, so I will continue to update my review as I can.”

Click here to view EBC Brakes brake selector chart to see which brakes are best for you.

EBC Brakes have helped Chris Greenhouse to win the RallyAmerica Central Region Group 2 championship for the last four consecutive years.

That has meant thousands of miles travelled to and from events all over the United States. Chris uses his 2000 Chevrolet Express Van to tow his race car to and from events and recently upgraded to EBC Yellowstuff brakes.

My crew and I all end up taking turns driving the van when going to events. We all immediately noticed the difference between the EBC Yellowstuff Truck and SUV brake pads and regular store-bought pads. The pads have much more initial bite than regular pads and they have exhibited no fade even when towing the race car and trailer. EBC Brakes claim “Towing brings extra loads and that mushy feel of many stock or low friction aftermarket pads does not inspire confidence. EBC Yellowstuff gives you as much bite as you can get from a stock system and in most cases will give a noticeable brake improvement under loads of towing.” The crew have all stated that the new brakes give them much more confidence while towing.

Chris has already been working hard getting ready for next year and he will be back in action again at Sno*Drift Rally in Atlanta, Michigan, USA in late January 2012. Sno*Drift will be the first event of the 2012 RallyAmerica National Championship series.

I would like to thank everyone who has assisted me in winning four straight regional championships and we look forward to standing atop the podium again in 2012. And my crew is especially grateful for the EBC Yellowstuff brakes that help to keep our rig safe en-route to rally events all over the USA. Special thanks also go out to John Romero at EBC Brakes USA for keeping me well-equipped for the 2012 Rally season.

Joel has been running the Blues as part of the Northloop test group and reports the following.

Lotus Elise S1
118bhp
Nitron suspension
Advan AD08 tyres

Total test mileage (road and track) on these Bluestuff pads approx 3500

Track mileage:
Nurburgring Nordschleife TF – 37 laps
Nurburgring GP TF – 2 x 20 minutes

Fitting:
The Bluestuff pads were fitted along with new grooved/dimpled discs. Fitment required the removal of some additional rubber buffer pads that were mounted in the calipers for the OEM ceramic pads that I had been using immediately prior. The pads fitted easily with no signs of sloppiness in the caliper that some pads (OEM, Carbone Lorraine) experience.

Initial bedding in:
The EBC Bluestuff pads immediately felt good with strong bite. Bite remained positive after bedding with a succession of applications from high to low speed, following the same recommended bedding procedure as for the Lotus OEM pads.

Road performance:
The pads worked well from cold with good initial bite, and no signs of squeal or other noises.

Track performance:
Immediately the brakes felt reasonably strong and confidence inspiring. The pedal was slightly softer and lacked a little feel compared to the OEM ceramic MMC pads, but not unacceptably so. Performance on the GP circuit was consistent, the retardation remaining strong and giving no reason to worry about the next braking zone.

On the Nordschleife, however, the downhill section from Kallenhard to Breidscheid caused the brakes to grumble, both audibly and through the pedal. They still slowed the car when asked, but this reduced confidence somewhat in this area. The grumbling was still present at Bergwerk, but thereafter was fine for the remainder of the lap. This pattern was repeated every lap.

Road performance after a track session seemed ok, if initially a little wooden feeling, suggesting a possible heat issue. Once fully cooled the performance was up to previous levels.

Wear and tear:
Post-trip inspection of the Bluestuff pads shows even wear, and no signs of surface cracking or other deterioration. Wear rates looked good, with plenty of thickness left. The pads produced more dust than some others I have used recently, but this seemed to wash off easily enough.

Cheers,
Joel.

“One of the most important modifications for a circuit racer is the brakes. When out on track, more time can be gained or lost in the braking areas than anywhere else on the circuit. You need to have confidence in your brakes and be able to slam them on hard and as late as possible, to slow the car for the corner as fast as possible, before rebalancing the car for the bend. My Time Attack Impreza has K-Sport callipers and EBC Bluestuff NDX pads all round and it stops like you’ve hit a brick wall.”
Paul Doyle speaking back in August 2011 for Japanese performance magazine in the “tips from the pro’s” section about key modifications.

Paul Doyle’s Impreza uses K-Sport callipers but Bluestuff will of course perform in any quality calliper and even standard brake systems when bedded in properly click here to select the best pads for your race callipers.

The biggest advantage of EBC Bluestuff NDX is their bite from cold and progressive brake feel and the ability to bring a car to a complete stop.

EBC Brakes have made record speed inroads into the USA and German Markets in recent years after their clear dominance in their home UK market and are the favourite choice of brake materials for fast street and race car drivers all over the world.

EBC Brakes produce the largest range of brake pads in the world in a variety of compounds and are 100% British made with their ISO certificated factory located in Bristol UK and are part of the Freeman group of Companies Established in 1978 and still privately owned.

EBC Brakes

The GD series wide aperture slotted rotors also do a great job of hauling down trucks and one recent write up on these products is shown below

STEP ON IT

By Bruce W. Smith
EBC disc-brake upgrade gives Project Super Crew improved stopping power and longer pad life.

Brakes are the most important part of any vehicle.

You can do all the suspension, tire, wheel and engine upgrades to make your company pickup more efficient at whatever tasks you call upon it to perform.

But without good brakes those improvement are all for naught.
Add a trailer into the mix and your pickup’s braking performance advances to an even higher degree on necessity, especially when corporate insurance and liability are at stake.

Maintenance costs are also affected. ProPickup’s reader’s 30,000-miles-a-year average is almost twice what the typical vehicle owner logs.
This means the front brake pads on the typical contractor’s pickup are replaced at least once a year (60 percent of braking is done by the front brakes) if not more often.
Multiply those annual costs by 6- to 8 times during the life of the vehicle, and the brake repairs/maintenance adds up.
Improved vehicle safety and a reduction in brake maintenance costs can be reduced over the long-term by upgrading to more efficient, higher-performance disc brake pads and rotors.
Such upgrades are all about controlling heat build-up, which, in turn, reduces brake fade and brake component wear.

About Brake Fade
If you have ever done any trailer towing in steep mountains or in other situations where engine braking isn’t enough to keep the tow vehicle/trailer at a comfortable speed, you know what brake fade feels like.
That soft brake pedal slowly heading to the floor, the smell of hot brakes, and the slowly increasing vehicle speed brings chills to the body.

Stock Ford F-250 front brake assembly has vented rotor.
It’s the same feel as you get trying to bring a heavily laden pickup with oversized tires to a stop in an emergency situation.
The brakes and ABS system are trying their best to comply with what your mind and foot are demanding, but the stop is slow in coming.
The reason for brake “fade” is so much friction is being generated between the rotor and pad that the heat causes the resin in the pad’s friction material to vaporize.
As vaporizing occurs, gas builds up between the face of the brake pad and the rotor.
This layer of gas acts as a cushion, and braking resistance is compromised (think tires hydroplaning on water as they lose contact with the pavement).
Brake fade on newer pickups isn’t so much about the vaporizing of the pads against the rotor, it’s boiling the brake fluid, which results in much the same result.

With newer brake pad compounds, the pads transfer heat into the calipers once the rotors are too hot, and the brake fluid starts to boil forming bubbles in it,

explains Chris Longhurst, author of the Brake Bible.

Because air is compressible (brake fluid isn’t) when you step on the brakes, the air bubbles compress instead of the fluid transferring the motion to the brake calipers,

says Longhurst.

Voila! Modern brake fade.

The solution to controlling such massive amounts of heat during braking are pads made from higher quality materials, and rotors that feature some combination of holes, grooves, and dimples to help dissipate heat faster and give the vaporized gas someplace to exit.

While grooving the surface may reduce the specific heat capacity of the rotor, its effect is negligible in the grand scheme of things,

says Longhurst.

EBC Sport disc brakes and Yellowstuff pads address contrctor’s stopping needs in full-size pickups.

However, under heavy braking, once everything is hot and the resin is vaporizing, the grooves give the gas somewhere to go, so the pad can continue to contact the rotor, allowing you to stop.

EBC Disc Brake Upgrade
Our 2011 F-250 Super Duty Crew Cab 4×4 has a very good factory disc-brake setup at all four corners.
But as we added more weight to the truck in the form of accessories and equipment, and a much higher rolling mass with the taller, heavier tires and wider wheels, we thought it time to step up to a higher performance rotor/pad combination.
So we turned to EBC, a British company renown for their performance brakes world-wide.
EBC has added heavy-duty pickup applications to their popular Sport Rotors called the GD-Series.
The GD-Series rotors are dimple-drilled so they provide pad degassing without “Through Drilling,” which has been shown to promote rotor cracks.
The Sport Rotors’ special slots between the faces draw cool air under the brake pad and rotor interface and help cool the temperatures of the pad contact which can shoot up to well over 1000 degrees at the very heart of the brake pad during heavy braking.

Slots and dimples in EBC rotor face and special vents between faces all contribute to heat dispersion for better braking under heavy use.
These “full sweep” slots on the EBC Sport Brake rotor also help remove dirt dust debris and water from the braking area.
The biggest benefit is because of their design the rotors don’t warp, maintaining a flat and parallel pad surface throughout the lifetime of the brake pad set.

Adding Yellowstuff
The other upgrade we made is replacing the factory pads with EBC Yellowstuff.
EBC Yellowstuff pads are made from an aramid fiber compound with a very high heat range, and they work well when the brakes are cold and very well when hot.

The EBC Yellowstuff gives you as much bite as you can get from a stock system and in most cases will give a noticeable brake improvement while towing or hauling heavy loads,

says James Hallett, Vice Presidentof EBC Brakes USA Inc.

The GD7319 #GD-Series rotors with Yellowstuff pads are the best combination for pickup owners who do a lot of towing and off-pavement driving,

Hallett says.
If you are a construction worker or contractor who drives a heavy-duty pickup, those conditions should sound quite familiar.

Our Test Results
When we did the first track tests with our F-250 Crew Cab diesel, the 60mph-0 distance on Holiday Raceway’s 1/8th mile asphalt strip was 151 feet, with the subsequent back-to-back braking distance stretching to 168 feet.
With the truck sitting atop 35-inch Mickey Thompson MTZ mud tires, four-inch suspension lift, toolboxes, refuel tank and a number of other upgrades, the base stopping distance extended out to 196 feet.

Ford F-250 front disc brake assmebly fitted with EBC Sport rotors and Yellowstuff pads.
The second pass, made without letting the brakes cool down except for the drive back to the starting line, ended at 210 and a lot of soft pedal underfoot.
With the EBC pads and rotors, the first pass came in at 171 feet and the hot pass 177.
Brake pedal feel on the second pass was very similar to the first braking run.
Our inital stock-verses-aftermarket comparison shows the EBC Sport rotors and Yellowstuff pads definitely improved our big Ford’s stopping power both cold and hot.
We have also seen slightly firmer brake pedal and noticeably improved around-town braking performance during both wet and dry conditions.
The truck also tends to stop with a more level attitude than it did with the stock brakes
Here’s how Truck Supply & Outfitter’s Daniel Parker went about upgrading the front and rear brakes on our 2011 Ford F-250 Crew Cab 4×4 diesel, Project Super Crew….

Article available at http://www.propickupmag.com/disc-brake-upgrade