[Apexeater]

I know this should be in the brake section but it will be seen more here. I was talking to a tuner the other day and he has a 335 (don't know the generation) and he had retro fitted M2c brakes on his car and was using bremro pads. Are they an option for us? I thought they only sold full BBKs or pads for their systems? Just looking for other options to the OEM dusty, school bus sounding OEM pads.

[///MPhatic]

The 2NH caliper is made by Brembo, as I believe the stock pads are.

You don't want Brembo pads.

CarboTech 1521 for street, they dust 80% less, have no noise, and make your rotors last twice as long. $500 well spent. If you're doing HPDE's or racing then someone else can chime in on that.

[chris719]

Originally Posted by ///MPhatic

The 2NH caliper is made by Brembo, as I believe the stock pads are.

You don't want Brembo pads.

CarboTech 1521 for street, they dust 80% less, have no noise, and make your rotors last twice as long. $500 well spent. If you're doing HPDE's or racing then someone else can chime in on that.

Stock pads are Pagid or Textar, two sources. The Brembo pads are made by a completely different group than makes the calipers etc. They could be good or they may not be. There are two versions, low-met and NAO. Reports are mixed across the internet.

[///MPhatic]

Originally Posted by chris719

Stock pads are Pagid or Textar, two sources. The Brembo pads are made by a completely different group than makes the calipers etc. They could be good or they may not be. There are two versions, low-met and NAO. Reports are mixed across the internet.

Ah, got them confused with my carbon ceramic brake pads, which are OEM Brembo.

I've never seen Brembo be at the top of the brake pad industry either, so I'd definitely look elsewhere if I were shopping for pads.

[Apexeater]

Originally Posted by ///MPhatic

The 2NH caliper is made by Brembo, as I believe the stock pads are.

You don't want Brembo pads.

CarboTech 1521 for street, they dust 80% less, have no noise, and make your rotors last twice as long. $500 well spent. If you're doing HPDE's or racing then someone else can chime in on that.

Thats good to know. I have used Carbotech on my Miata when racing and loved them. I tried to use them in my Golf R but they rocked a bit and weren't the best.

Can new pads (any brand) be put on existing rotors or do they need to be new?

[///MPhatic]

Originally Posted by Apexeater

Thats good to know. I have used Carbotech on my Miata when racing and loved them. I tried to use them in my Golf R but they rocked a bit and weren't the best.

Can new pads (any brand) be put on existing rotors or do they need to be new?

The 1521 can handle some mild HPDE, but they aren't a race pad.

They can go straight onto the rotor regardless of the pad before, and require no bed-in, just 300 easy street miles.

Installed on new rotors, the 1521 would have them last 75K miles or more. The Akebono ceramics, being even more of a pure street pad (no HPDE work at all) are even better, but they aren't made for the 2NH caliper.

[medphysdave]

Originally Posted by ///MPhatic

The 1521 can handle some mild HPDE, but they aren't a race pad.

They can go straight onto the rotor regardless of the pad before, and require no bed-in, just 300 easy street miles.

Installed on new rotors, the 1521 would have them last 75K miles or more. The Akebono ceramics, being even more of a pure street pad (no HPDE work at all) are even better, but they aren't made for the 2NH caliper.

I think I've settled on trying the 1521. My rotors already have xp12 deposits on them. The xp12 dusted way less than stock. I love the xp12 as a street pad, but they are way too loud.