Need opinions on AEM and KVR pads...

[12SecGSR]

so what is the benefit/downside to ceramic brakes? will they warp rotors fast? will they wear out fast? are they noisy?

I have the AEM big brake kit (still in box) and I am trying to decide which pads to use...

does anyone here use ceramic brake pads?

how much differance do stainless lines make?

[Ubermensch]

Any opinions on endless pads? I've only heard good things about them on the ITR board...

[rjaffey]

KVR = low dust, no squeal, reduced fade, same as OE when cold, awesome when warmed up.

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[Mr Rogers]

Yeah, just what RJaffey said! I love my KVR's and I swear the things should start to be advertised as NO dust pads. They dust VERY VERY little and the work superbly. I know I'll be replacing the front pads with another set of KVR's in about 10k.

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98 GS-scR w/ 8psi JRSC, Walbro HO fuel pump, AEM cai, DC 4-2-1 one piece header, Thermal Exhaust, Skunk Works cam gears, J&S safeguard, RC 310's, Cartech FMU, Vortech regulator, H&R sports and KYB AGX's, and of course to slow down, KVR X-drill F&R rotors and Carbon Kevlar pads and V1 to signal the slowing down. *ITR LSD, JR flywheel, Clutch Specialties stage 4, NX Gen-X kit and CF diet going on soon....
Best et ==>13.6 @ 103mph w/ 2.3 60ft on Nitto drag radials

[Zeus]

Well, sooner or later, I'll get around to machining some "dog bones" for a custom Legend rotor/Wilwood caliper setup for my ITR... It should stop really well with the four piston caliper and 1" thick rotor combo... I want something that will stop like a bitch, yet fit under the stock ITR wheels. Since no one offers such a thing for a "sane" price, guess I'll make my own... I have a nasty habbit of that... The guy I work with on cars put 911 turbo calipers on his Mitsu VR4... Jeeesssuuuss... If anyone knows of a thick, four bolt rotor, I might be talked into a GSR set, since my gsr could use better brakes too.

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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...



[This message has been edited by Zeus (edited December 16, 2000).]

[Mr Rogers]

Did anyone see that Civic in Super Street I think it was with the Porshe brakes? BIG but the guy left the stock rears on the car. Looked like silver dollars up front and dimes in the rear

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98 GS-scR w/ 8psi JRSC, Walbro HO fuel pump, AEM cai, DC 4-2-1 one piece header, Thermal Exhaust, Skunk Works cam gears, J&S safeguard, RC 310's, Cartech FMU, Vortech regulator, H&R sports and KYB AGX's, and of course to slow down, KVR X-drill F&R rotors and Carbon Kevlar pads and V1 to signal the slowing down. *ITR LSD, JR flywheel, Clutch Specialties stage 4, NX Gen-X kit and CF diet going on soon....
Best et ==>13.6 @ 103mph w/ 2.3 60ft on Nitto drag radials

[Zeus]

I wonder what master cylinder he is using on the Civic though? Those calipers have much larger piston fluid resivoirs(sp?) than stockers, which would make the pedal travel very long and mushy with the small diameter stocker... The companies that make "big brake" kits for the Hondas use calipers that have close to the same fluid volume as the stock calipers... even though they are four piston, there are small chambers behind the pistons keeping a "close to stock ratio...

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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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[nexusone]

A few things....

I run the AEM big brake kit with 4piston calipers and the sweet rotors up front on my GSR. I'm very pleased with it, but changing of the brake fluid is in order, as is the replacement of the brake pads. I wouldnt say that I'd complain about the AEM pads, but I'd definitely say that they could grab more consistently. There is a LOT of variation between cold and warmed up.

Anyone running Hawk pads? I've heard excellent things about them, but never tried them.



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'98 GSR JRSC with all sorts of high-performance, high-tech, overpriced stuff packed in all over the place.
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