S6 Drivers: Disc Italia or EBC redstuff?
10-20-2016, 10:00 AM
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S6 Drivers: Disc Italia or EBC redstuff?
Getting my 400mm/356mm Brembos fitted and trying to find pads. No tracking just spirited sprints now & then.
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11-10-2016, 02:46 PM
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Depends on how spirited your driving is? I've had EBC redstuff pads on numerous cars: Audi A6 3.0T and a 2007 Corvette. They work OK for everyday driving, but on the Vette I switched to yellow stuff because even on the street the pads would start to leave their temp operating range and lose effectiveness. I suspect that could become an issue on an S6 as well. EBC is a really good company. When I approached them with my results they GAVE me the yellow stuff pads for free in exchange for the red stuff pads. The yellow stuff pads worked great and really didn't make much noise at all. They were actually pretty quiet 99.9% of the time and even when they did make the occasional squeak it was pretty quiet. the didn't dust any more than expected for a high performance pad, they worked well enough even when cold first thing in the morning, and the stopping power was great.
Disc Italia I don't know much about, sorry.
11-16-2016, 06:43 AM
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I had EBC redstuff on my M3 and loved them. I am running Disk Italia ceramic on my 2013 S6 now. No real way to compare the two though... a 95 M3 has brakes like nothing else on the road. I can say I'm very happy with the Disk Italia as an OEM replacement, tight pedal, minimal dust and they never fade; but I have never tracked my S6 and my spirited driving excursions are of pretty short duration.
07-03-2017, 02:24 PM
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I replaced my rotors and pads about a month ago and went with Adams Rotors and Disc Italias Titanium Kevlar. I couldn't be happier with the setup...at least as good or better than oem braking, no dust, whisper quiet, good pedal feel and quick stopping. Girlfriend likes that last one cause she doesn't slow down before she stops. Haven't had them to the track or roll racing yet so can't speak to that but for everyday driving works well.
07-03-2017, 02:30 PM
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I replaced my rotors and pads about a month ago and went with Adams Rotors and Disc Italias Titanium Kevlar. I couldn't be happier with the setup...at least as good or better than oem braking, no dust, whisper quiet, good pedal feel and quick stopping. Girlfriend likes that last one cause she doesn't slow down before she stops. Haven't had them to the track or roll racing yet so can't speak to that but for everyday driving works well.
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I never checked if they are the same size rotors. I ordered the rotors from Adams Rotors and the pads from brakeworld.com. However not sure I would buy again from brakeworld.com because one set of rear pads had a different pad thickness. Was kinda funny in that one side had about 1/3 less pad thickness but was clearly new. They shipped me a new set no charge for the pads but charged me something like $50 for shipping. I got those rotors because I like the styling with the slots and dimples. From what I understand another advantage is that the slots allow for extra cooling. Other than that I don't know of any other advantages.
07-11-2017, 12:44 PM
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