Brake Pads Users Ratings Guide

[Shoujiki]

Thought i'd share my experience here after doing the brakes on my car.

Ended up with DBA 4000 Series T3 Club Spec Slotted Front and Rear rotors. And put on Project Mu B-Spec Pads.

I rebuilt both front and rear calipers and of course painted them up in a nice silver/alloy. Came up brand new.

Impressions are fantastic. Braking is extremely strong and I haven't even tested it fully yet as it's still bedding in (gentlish on the first 500km). But a few moderate stops i've done from 60-0, it almost feels like the car just stops on itself. Great friction and pedal feel. And best thing of all, absolutely no noise whatsoever. Not one peep. I'd highly recommend this setup for a street car.

[Shoujiki]

Quick pic to show the finished setup.

[eXquiSit]

so i have a daily which had 16s from factory and now runs 19s

braking is a bit of a concern and not sure if it is because of the bigger wheels or just generally poor disc and pad combo but it doesnt pull up as well as i would prefer

this car does will not attend any track days so i need a purely street pad with fairly low dust but more importantly excellent initial bite

cold squeal doesnt bother me so much as it wont need hard braking when cold anyways

i will be using dba t2 or rda slotted/dimpled rotors or something similar

i have read through pad recommendations on various sources with people using qrm hpx, ferodo tq, intima, lucas trw, etc etc

i have used intima ss and was not so impressed with them

lucas trw from memory was ok

i have used ferodo tq on a magna and they were ok also and these will be high on the list but just looking for something with more bite without activating abs as such

any help would be much appreciated!

=)

[MrFijiGold]

Thought i'd share my experience here after doing the brakes on my car.

Ended up with DBA 4000 Series T3 Club Spec Slotted Front and Rear rotors. And put on Project Mu B-Spec Pads.

I rebuilt both front and rear calipers and of course painted them up in a nice silver/alloy. Came up brand new.

Impressions are fantastic. Braking is extremely strong and I haven't even tested it fully yet as it's still bedding in (gentlish on the first 500km). But a few moderate stops i've done from 60-0, it almost feels like the car just stops on itself. Great friction and pedal feel. And best thing of all, absolutely no noise whatsoever. Not one peep. I'd highly recommend this setup for a street car.

Quick pic to show the finished setup.

That looks fantastic mate. I've just ordered a set of Type NS pads for my car, which is running exactly the same setup as yours. NS's will be replacing QFM's.

Here's my setup in Red. (Hard to believe the rotors are just 2 months old)

[Hadouken]

Tried out some QFM A1RM pads with DBA 4000 rotors at waky on saturday.

40 degree day and the brakes absolutely surprised me. For only 140 bux for the front, I am very impressed.

[niZmO_Man]

so i have a daily which had 16s from factory and now runs 19s

braking is a bit of a concern and not sure if it is because of the bigger wheels or just generally poor disc and pad combo but it doesnt pull up as well as i would prefer

this car does will not attend any track days so i need a purely street pad with fairly low dust but more importantly excellent initial bite

cold squeal doesnt bother me so much as it wont need hard braking when cold anyways

i will be using dba t2 or rda slotted/dimpled rotors or something similar

i have read through pad recommendations on various sources with people using qrm hpx, ferodo tq, intima, lucas trw, etc etc

i have used intima ss and was not so impressed with them

lucas trw from memory was ok

i have used ferodo tq on a magna and they were ok also and these will be high on the list but just looking for something with more bite without activating abs as such

any help would be much appreciated!

=)

QFM HPX.

Make sure you flush out all the old brake fluid and put some fresh DOT4 in (Penrite Super DOT4 is good).

[eXquiSit]

QFM HPX.

Make sure you flush out all the old brake fluid and put some fresh DOT4 in (Penrite Super DOT4 is good).

thanks mate!

will give them a go

not sure if they make it for the car in question LOL (accord euro)

[niZmO_Man]

They should. They had pads made up for my R31 (with GTS/Z31 front brakes).

[eXquiSit]

They should. They had pads made up for my R31 (with GTS/Z31 front brakes).

thanks again mate!

=)

[Shoujiki]

That looks fantastic mate. I've just ordered a set of Type NS pads for my car, which is running exactly the same setup as yours. NS's will be replacing QFM's.

Here's my setup in Red. (Hard to believe the rotors are just 2 months old)

Thanks mate, I think it looks real clean. Was tossing up between red or something else, thought the red may detract from the clean silver scheme of my car. Your's looks tops with the dark car colour though!

Were the Type NS one up or down from the B-Specs? So far so good with this setup. No noise and the braking is amazing compared to what it was before, and i thought that was good haha!

[macaroni646]

For the guys who are getting squeal with the QFM A1RM's, I solved it by using copper grease on the shims and edges of the pads. They also need to be re-bedded in every few thousand km's. Worth the excellent stopping power IMO.

[MrFijiGold]

Thanks mate, I think it looks real clean. Was tossing up between red or something else, thought the red may detract from the clean silver scheme of my car. Your's looks tops with the dark car colour though!

Were the Type NS one up or down from the B-Specs? So far so good with this setup. No noise and the braking is amazing compared to what it was before, and i thought that was good haha!

Thanks mate! From what I read on the website, NS is a step down from the B-spec pads. Yeah am impressed by how your setup is very quiet. My car is strict a daily ..... for now

[eXquiSit]

guys who went from qfm to pmu ns, was there a noticeable difference in braking power regarding initial bite?

much dust?

which qfm were you guys running previously?

[PN-Mad]

I went from pMu NS to QFM HPX.

HPX have lasted longer, make less dust, and have been quieter, not to mention being a fraction of the price...

[eXquiSit]

I went from pMu NS to QFM HPX.

HPX have lasted longer, make less dust, and have been quieter, not to mention being a fraction of the price...

how is braking performance though??

[PN-Mad]

HPX exceeds NS IMO.

HPX even put in a decent effort on the track where the NS wouldn't take that. The NS is really a street pad.

[eXquiSit]

HPX exceeds NS IMO.

HPX even put in a decent effort on the track where the NS wouldn't take that. The NS is really a street pad.

thanks for that!

how is it as a street pad?

cold performance?

initial bite hot and cold?

cheers!

[PN-Mad]

Absolutely fine. Cold performance is great, they aren't track orientated pads. I just took them on the track

I find them nice and progressive, but when asked to perform they step up just fine. If you hammer them, then they will start to fade, but really you'd find it hard to do it on the road. This is on a 1700kg stagea. So something lighter is going to be easier on them as well. For the price, they do really well.

A few people come back with squeal complaints, but I've never had a peep out of mine. Just make sure shims are installed correctly, and everything is nice and clean. Then bed them according to the instructions in the pack.

[eXquiSit]

beauty!
convinced me lol
i was nearly going to get ns coz theyre on special atm with 25% off!

but hpx is still $100 cheaper again!

[PN-Mad]

Yeah, forget it.

Not going to buy project Mu stuff ever again, unless it's some serious racing pads.