RacingBrake brake pads ET700
Apr 4, 2007, 04:09 AM
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RacingBrake brake pads ET700
I'm looking for some feedback on the RacingBrake brake pads ET700 for use with the stock calipers. I did a search for “ET700” and got nothing.
http://www.racingbrake.com/Brake_Pad.../pd1001-37.htm
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http://www.racingbrake.com/Brake_Pad.../pd1001-37.htm
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As they are new there will not be a lot of feedback out yet.
I have a set on order and will be able to give you some thoughts rather soon but as for now the only things I have are third hand feedback. The word that I got is that they compare favorably to the Hawk DTCs and one of King Kyles contacts made it through a 25 hour race with half a pad left and no issues!
For no more than they are asking I'm willing to take the plunge.
I have a set on order and will be able to give you some thoughts rather soon but as for now the only things I have are third hand feedback. The word that I got is that they compare favorably to the Hawk DTCs and one of King Kyles contacts made it through a 25 hour race with half a pad left and no issues!
For no more than they are asking I'm willing to take the plunge.
Apr 4, 2007, 08:18 AM
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The price is right for sure. If it can stack up to a DTC-60 or so, they would make a really decent HPDE pad. The DTC-70 is hard to beat, but more power to them if they are comparable.
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I have a set of ET700s waiting to go in and replace DTC60s. I was supposed to try these out at Sears March 22nd but it didn't happen for a variety of reasons.
I will definitely run them at Thill end o' the month and provides updates in this thread and on norcalevo.
I will definitely run them at Thill end o' the month and provides updates in this thread and on norcalevo.
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Thanks for the feedback from everyone; since I’m hurting fro brake pads and I want to try something new (and cheaper!) I’m ordering them soon. I’ll try them out next week and give some feedback. I have been using the PFC 97’s with a mostly stock braking system, I’ve been happy with the 97’s but the price is steep. I go through a set of pads about every three track days so any money saved is good.
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I'm one of the people that has been testing the Racing Brake ET700 and ET900 pads since last year.
Our first outing was the 25 hours of Thunderhill in my 270 whp full race Evo. The car uses stock front calipers and Racing Brake four piston rear calipers, with bias control. We managed to run the whole race on one set of pads (using only 1/2 the pad material) and placed 2nd in class E0. We were running at a relaxed pace, and the pads worked wonderfully with no fade, exceptional life, and no noise. After the race I drove the car about 100 miles on the street and can verify other's observations that these pads are totally streetable with no noise and low dusting.
The second outing was a three hour enduro at Sears Point/Infineon. This race was run at full pace and again the ET700 Compound performed well with no fade and exceptional rotor wear. In fact, the Racing Brake two piece rotors showed almost no measureable wear after 30 hours of enduro track time using the ET700.
An Evo with stock calipers can push the ET700 past its service temp of 1400 degrees at tracks like Thunderhill and Laguna Seca, though I can attest that the pads approach this service limit progressively and give plenty of warning as they begin to overheat.
As an alternative to the Hawk DTC-60 usually required, Racing Brake provided the ET900 compound for the next test at Thunderhill. Two 1/2 hour races produced excellent results. After a proper bed-in the pads felt ready for a proper workout. They heated up quickly and developed good initial bite that became excellent at high temperatures. Modulation was excellent, as I felt like the bias control was working exceptionally well, an indicator that I was really able to feel what was going on at the contact patch.
I drove the wheels off the car, turning a 2:01.5 laptime in the 3300 lb. car, and these brakes performed exceptionally. Rotor wear was higher than with the ET700, but still lower than I've seen with any other full race pad. There was little noise, with absolutely no squeeling whether cold or hot.
I'll be driving the car on the street soon to see if they are still streetable after they rest for a few days, but I think they will be. Driving around the pits produced no noise at all, just a little gravely feel reminding you of their agressive full race potential.
Two up from me. I'll be using these pads from now on, and I can get any pads I want for free, so I only use what performs the best.
Our first outing was the 25 hours of Thunderhill in my 270 whp full race Evo. The car uses stock front calipers and Racing Brake four piston rear calipers, with bias control. We managed to run the whole race on one set of pads (using only 1/2 the pad material) and placed 2nd in class E0. We were running at a relaxed pace, and the pads worked wonderfully with no fade, exceptional life, and no noise. After the race I drove the car about 100 miles on the street and can verify other's observations that these pads are totally streetable with no noise and low dusting.
The second outing was a three hour enduro at Sears Point/Infineon. This race was run at full pace and again the ET700 Compound performed well with no fade and exceptional rotor wear. In fact, the Racing Brake two piece rotors showed almost no measureable wear after 30 hours of enduro track time using the ET700.
An Evo with stock calipers can push the ET700 past its service temp of 1400 degrees at tracks like Thunderhill and Laguna Seca, though I can attest that the pads approach this service limit progressively and give plenty of warning as they begin to overheat.
As an alternative to the Hawk DTC-60 usually required, Racing Brake provided the ET900 compound for the next test at Thunderhill. Two 1/2 hour races produced excellent results. After a proper bed-in the pads felt ready for a proper workout. They heated up quickly and developed good initial bite that became excellent at high temperatures. Modulation was excellent, as I felt like the bias control was working exceptionally well, an indicator that I was really able to feel what was going on at the contact patch.
I drove the wheels off the car, turning a 2:01.5 laptime in the 3300 lb. car, and these brakes performed exceptionally. Rotor wear was higher than with the ET700, but still lower than I've seen with any other full race pad. There was little noise, with absolutely no squeeling whether cold or hot.
I'll be driving the car on the street soon to see if they are still streetable after they rest for a few days, but I think they will be. Driving around the pits produced no noise at all, just a little gravely feel reminding you of their agressive full race potential.
Two up from me. I'll be using these pads from now on, and I can get any pads I want for free, so I only use what performs the best.
Apr 17, 2007, 01:58 PM
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David,
Since you moved your braking bias towards the rear, how much load do you think you've taken off the front brakes? I'm curious to hear about how the ET900s will perform on an EVO with stock bias?
Since using a set of DTC60 and DTC70 pads, I've tried using the Project Mu Level Max 900's and PF97s and they don't compare. If the ET900s are comparable to the DTC60s, I'd be super happy.
Since you moved your braking bias towards the rear, how much load do you think you've taken off the front brakes? I'm curious to hear about how the ET900s will perform on an EVO with stock bias?
Since using a set of DTC60 and DTC70 pads, I've tried using the Project Mu Level Max 900's and PF97s and they don't compare. If the ET900s are comparable to the DTC60s, I'd be super happy.
