Need opinions on AEM and KVR pads...

[Def]

Hey guys,

Well, those damned EBC brake pads have rewarped my rotors and I'm just sick of this. So I've decided to order Brembo OE fronts and a front set of some pads. The rears seem to be fine as far as warping, since I had all the rotors turned as a set, plus the EBCs actually do a decent job back there.

The only thing I need to work out is, AEM pads or KVR pads? I've heard good things about both, but just wanted to hear some opinions of actual owners of them. The car is a daily driver that doesn't AutoX(none around here) and only the occasional "spirited driving."

So I want a pad with good cold response, doesn't dust much(not gunmetal rims a la EBCs), doesn't squeal, and has moderately improved braking performance that won't warp my rotors.

[MDA]

Why not get AEM's front rotor kit (big brakes) ... the 13inch rotor and re-locating caliper braket... reasonably priced... and it helps out with the job at hand...

[Def]

Well, considering I'm a cash strapped college student, I was trying to get out of this with as little cost as possible with all the Xmas presents I'm buying.

I was thinking of:

Rotors for $60-70 a pair
Front pads for $50-70

Keep in mind this is a daily driver, I wish I could find a place to drive on a closed track and use something like the AEM Big Brake package, but I can't. So it's not even worth looking at. I also think saying the big brake kit is reasonably priced is going a little far.

[gsrev]

I had the same dilema a while back and got caught up in a bind when my front ebc's decided to decentegrate after a few laps around a track. I thought about the aem's. They are a ceramic pad which creates little dust. I ended up going my napa autoparts and to my surprise they carry a brand called CERAMIX, it is an all ceramic performance pad and better yet carries a life time warranty. I think I paid something like 50.00 but I will never have to pay for brakes again. Performance wise I haven't had a problem with them and I have put them thru hell and back. I didn't break them in properly either. I didn't have much of a choice I was in the middle of a road race when I put them in Still on my car and still no problems and best of all NO DUST

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1992 Red Honda Civic CX Hatch Back... COMING VERY SOON: B18C1 hybrid w/ major weight reduction and boosted by Jackson Racing supercharger at 8psi..

1998 Super Sonic Blue Integra GS-R (completely stock now)
With jrsc at 6psi best 1320: 13.783 @101.43 on drag radials

[randomwalk101]

How is that Napa's ceramix performs in comparision to other aftermarket brands? I've posted a question on brake pads here before and the overwhelming recommendation was toward KVR. A decent price for a set should be around $50.

[Zeus]

Call Terry at KVR and tell him what you are looking for...

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1998' 4dr GSR, 8psi JRSC w/hand ported plenum, Walbro HP fuel pump, valves set to .005i/.006e, MSD BTM, B&M CommandFlo regulator(working it out), stock intake w/resinator cut off at fenderwell for "cool air", Greddy sp exhaust, Tokico Illumina 5-ways, Neuspeed springs(sux!), Skunkworks 22mm rear swaybar, ES motor mounts and front swaybar bushings, Yokohama AVS 205/50/15's, Metal Master brake pads(KVR Carbon Fibre pads sitting on work bench) ,B&M fuel pressure gauge, Autometer sport comp A/F gauge in dimmer location...

YLW 00' ITR #00-1011 with AEM CAI and 143db triple air horns

Honest officer, I had no idea how fast I was going...the speedometer only gos to 150...

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[Ubermensch]

I may be talking out of my ass here, but don't ceramic pads require special rotors so that they don't destroy the rotor?

[Def]

My main question is, I was under the impression that KVR pads tended to dust a bunch. More than Porterfields if I'm not mistaken. If that's the case, no way I'm putting them on my car.

I also DEFINITELY don't want a pad that will squeal. Won't have my ride sound ghetto. I view the warping of rotors as the same category. Sick of my steering wheel shaking from 50-20MPH.

With that in mind, I'm not looking for mindblowing "pop-your-eyes-out-of-your-head" braking performance with just a simple pad upgrade. Just maybe something that grabs a little harder than stock and doesn't fade in spirited street driving(stockers only did this a few times, but I'd like to avoid it).

[MDA]

OK... so maybe the AEM big brake kit isn't for you.... but i dont think i was out of line by saying it was resonably priced... cuz when i was looking at brakes for my ride.. i ordered my setup from KVR... and they were trying to sell me a bigbrake kit they had for 1750 bux CDN.... and comparatively the AEM is about 6 bills.... Granted, the other kit came with new calipers... but still it's pricey.....

[Holden]

If you just want less fade but are happy with the stock braking power, why not change your brake fluid?

For about $8 a pint, you can get brake fluid with a boiling point near 600 degrees. I chose Neo Synthetic or something like that from Baker Precision in CA.

If you really want the best, you can spend $70 per quart for real racing brake fluid with a boiling point over 700 degrees.

Greg