Does anyone make a good dustless brake pad for the 'cord? As I wheeze to an uncertain stop, the car is practically enveloped in a dust cloud ... a la "Pigpen".

 

EBC Green stuff. Not really dustless since none are but pretty damn good.

 

I had EBCs and think they sucked badly. They wore badly and made too much noise when I wasn't even stepping on the pedal.

Porterfield R4S are much nicer.

Neither is "dustless." However, no dust = no braking ability.

AEM Nissin ceramic are the best compromise between performance, dust, noise, and price from my research.

I care about noise and performance. EBC only had the latter.

 

Go with Nissin AEM or Honda pads-

 

Hawk*

 

Thanks ... All great replies ...

Where do you get Hawk, EBC, Nissin AEM, and Portfield R4S's?

Any good prices out there that you know of?

OldAccord

 

EBCs SUCK for doing ANY kind of performance driving. Best bet it have 2 sets of pads for track and street, IMO.

 

I have the AEM's and im satisfied with them. I got mine from http://www.inlinefour.com

 

AEM s suck for dust..but they do stop good..gotta give and take on this issue

 

yup, AEM's dust is hard to get off of alloys. They do have a good bite tho.

 

Porterfield are sold by Porterfield. Not cheap either. They sell Hawk too.

http://www.porterfield-brakes.com/

I'd say that AEM Nissin would be the best choice, then Hawk, if you are only caring about moderate increase in performance/price.

Try a Google search for them.

 

Just wax your wheels when they are clean. Take them off and get the front and back super clean then wax them. It makes getting brake dust off MUCH easier.

 

good point. Ive heard people using Pledge to keep brake dust off of alloys. Do you think pledge is good for a week or so..? Whats the best stuff out there? (slick surface without ruining the alloy look with the wax residue)

 

Unfortunately, there is no such thing as a "dustless" brake pad. If anyone is selling pads that they claim are "dustless" or "dust-free"...then they are being dishonest, period.

The reason is that brake pads MUST wear to some extend in order to produce braking torque. The saying among brake friction compound experts is that "a pad that isn't wearing (and therefore, dusting...) is not working".

Working from the OEM Honda pads as a standard for dust levels, Carbotech Engineering offers the Axxis Ultimate (not the Metal Master) compound for a wide variety of Honda/Acura vehicles. The Axxis Ultimate compound in most cases produces no more dust than the OEM Honda compounds, but provide far greater stopping power and fade resistance - perfect for aggressive street, drag, and auto-x use. Prices for most models are listed on our website at http://www.carbotecheng.com - Honda-Tech.com members will receive a 10% discount on Axxis Ultimate pads until the end of March 2002.

With Best Regards,

Andie Lin

 

Every time I go to Carbontech's web site Explorer crashes!!

 

I just called and talked to Larry. Seems like a great deal. How do I get the 10% discount?

 

I just use my regular car wax, Griots Garage Best of show. Works like a champ.

 

what do you guys think of endless?

 

Just call and say you saw it on Honda-Tech.com.

-Andie