Has anyone heard from or talk to Andie at Cobalt Friction lately? I thought they were supposed to come out with new compounds some months ago but I do not see it on their website.
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ak said:
Yep, I just saw him a few weeks ago. They were getting ready to start up their production facility down here and he's been busier than a one legged kickboxer. However, his teeth look nice and white! :biggrin:
They told me mid Nov a couple of months ago...
Two weeks ago, they said mid Dec...
Two weeks ago, they said mid Dec...
CL65 Captain said:
Hopefully by spring next year
I have a set of their prototype pads I've been testing. I believe the production ones should be ready to ship shortly.
The big question.... do they squeel for street driving?
CL65 Captain said:
I can't say. I'm using a race pad, so not only do they squeel so loud most would think your brakes are broken.... but even after a short jaunt down the street they will turn your wheel almost competely white from all of the metal shavings; tearing through a set of front rotors inside of an oil change if you dare try to street drive with them while you're off track.
I still have a set of GT Sports street pads I use every day, which squeel and dust to a far lesser extent- and I find them to be very acceptable for street use. However, they would still probably be too aggressive if you had white rims or blingy HRE's leaving a more corrosive dust on the finish even with very moderate street driving, and they still squeel enough to make passengers of the high maintenance type cringe.
If you want zero squeel and better OE behaviors, I've read good things about Project Mu's new street pad lineup in Modified Mag recently.
John@Microsoft said:I can't say. I'm using a race pad, so not only do they squeel so loud most would think your brakes are broken.... but even after a short jaunt down the street they will turn your wheel almost competely white from all of the metal shavings; tearing through a set of front rotors inside of an oil change if you dare try to street drive with them while you're off track.
I still have a set of GT Sports street pads I use every day, which squeel and dust to a far lesser extent- and I find them to be very acceptable for street use. However, they would still probably be too aggressive if you had white rims or blingy HRE's leaving a more corrosive dust on the finish even with very moderate street driving, and they still squeel enough to make passengers of the high maintenance type cringe.
If you want zero squeel and better OE behaviors, I've read good things about Project Mu's new street pad lineup in Modified Mag recently.
Hmmm well thats not what I wanted to hear, I was holding out to get these pads as I heard the GT Cobalts were great pads and figured the new pads would be good as well but since my car is street driven I really don't want any squeel. I wanted something that doesn't dust a lot, like the hawks, but stops better than OEM with no squeel...maybe I am asking too much.
clr1024 said:
I've been out of states for awhile so I have no idea of the new project mu's new line, but i had used its street pad (maybe it's the old material already) for more than a year now. It fits all your requirement. It had vitually no dust (If I don't drive in rain, my white TE37 will be clean for months), no squeel, does stop better than OEM especially the initial bite.
I've been using the GT Sport pads on my NSX (and my other car) and they almost never squeal at all.
On my NSX, I am currently on my 24th set of front brake pads, four of which have been GT Sports. On my other car, I am on my 13th set of front brake pads, five of which have been GT Sports.
In my experience, having used 8-10 different kinds of brake pads on my NSX over the years, the GT Sport pads almost never squeal, bite better than OEM, and dust about the same as most of the other pads I've tried. I like them better than any other pad I've used.clr1024 said:
On my NSX, I am currently on my 24th set of front brake pads, four of which have been GT Sports. On my other car, I am on my 13th set of front brake pads, five of which have been GT Sports.
I second Ken's opinion on GT sports. I like them much better than carbotech P+ for its streetability(less squeal). I hope that their new line will have similar(better?) street/track pads.
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ak said:
Just spoke with Andy and Glenn yesterday. They hope to have the new compounds on their web site soon after the first of the year.
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There's more information in this topic on another board. (Note that there are multiple pages to it.)
I am installing my GT Sports on my 2000 Acura NSX. The OEM rear pads have a little knob (inner pad only) that fits into the slot on the piston. I was told that the knob has to go into the slot for the self-adjustment to work. My GT Sport pads do not have that little knob on any of the rear pads (they are all identical).
What do I do????
Jim Ackerman
What do I do????
Jim Ackerman
I can't remember for sure but I think the gt pads had the little knob you are talking about. Maybe it got mixed up when packing and they packed only the pads for the outside. YOu should call Cobalt.
Reply from Cobalt:
Jim,
The anti-rotation lug on the pad is not necessary for proper function of
braking, though it does affect e-brake adjustment. You can install them as
per usual without issue. As our pads are designed for performance and
competition usage, they do not include OE-type additions such as wear
sensors or anti-rotation lugs. We are considering adding anti-rotation lugs,
though it will be at an additional cost.
Best regards,
Andie
Jim,
The anti-rotation lug on the pad is not necessary for proper function of
braking, though it does affect e-brake adjustment. You can install them as
per usual without issue. As our pads are designed for performance and
competition usage, they do not include OE-type additions such as wear
sensors or anti-rotation lugs. We are considering adding anti-rotation lugs,
though it will be at an additional cost.
Best regards,
Andie
hmm so i wonder what the effect of not having that lug is?
None, I would think. Remember, the purpose of the notches in the ends of the pistons is to retract the pistons when changing the pads. When you're driving down the street, it doesn't really matter whether or not the notches are lined up. The pistons can push freely onto the pads when you step on the brakes. Except when you're pushing them back into the caliper, it doesn't matter whether they're rotating or not.
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