I just bought an 88 Iroc and its in need of some brake pads and rotors. This is my first camaro and i dont really know what the best manufactuers are yet. I am looking for some slotted rotors, and some nice brake pads for the street with minimal dust. Thanks TL

 

Unless you are racing the car you really don't need anything special as far as rotors, and even then I usually run a cheaper one and just toss them as they get torched from running a harsher pad on the track. It's more cost efficient that way.

The slotting will be nothing but bling bling for a street car - and some might say even in a race application you don't need them with todays pad compounds. In other words buy the slotting if you want the "cool" looks but know that it won't make any difference in performance on a street car.

As for pads, it seems the EBC GreenStuff has gotten some good reviews from some people on here that really know their stuff on brakes. I have not tried them myself but I have used PFC Zs, Raybestos OEM replacement, and Hawk HPS on the street and out of those I would say the Hawk HPS offered the best low dust, low noise performance. They will fade if pushed hard repeatedly, but they are light years above stock replacement stuff with regards to torque and still don't dust much and are very quiet and aren't too hard on the wallet either....

 

EBC greenstuff work desenctbut are know to leave buildup on the rotors giving them a warped feeling over time.
I am only using them right nowbecause I am limited on choices for street pads with my application (see below)

The very best pads fordaily street use, for AutoX, and for very light roadcourse use(non-racing tire) is the Stillen MetalMatrix pads. Trust me, If I could get them to fit my current application I would buy them in a heartbeat.

 

Oh yeah... forgot about those... I forgot that you said they rock. So, Dean, do you know if Stillen makes those for the PBR rears (413s) off the top of your head? And who do you use for a source to get those Stillens?

 

They do make them for the PBR's, I live 10 mins from Steve Millen racing (aka Stillen) in So. Calif. I buy them directly at their doorstep for my other vehicles.

They are such a pleasing and confortable all around brake pad with a very good sweetspot feeling to them. A kind of do-no-wrong feeling brake pad that makes driving at any temp so comfortable.

I have never had one bit of noise from any Stillen pad on any application I own for years of use and probably 20 different purchases. The are very rotor friendly with no material harder than the rotor surfaceandnever any pad buildup on the rotor surface like the Greens do. I had nothing but problems with the EBC greens on the 10.5" rotors with warping buildup when I heated things up under more extreme uses. Hopefully the new 13's won't heat upas much so this won't be an issue (again hopefully)

ps- damn space bar is hanging up on me when I type

 

Axxis Metal Master pads with slotted rotors, available from Raybestos. The rotors won't make a huge difference, except
your pads will last damn near forever.

 

Pads lasting a long time with slotted rotors? Not if they provide any kind of braking power I wouldn't think..

 

I have Powerstop rotors and Performance Friction Z pads and like them much better than Raybestos acid washed rotors and Brute stop pads.

 

Explain your reasoning, if you would.

If you cut down the heat, and the dust build-up, you'll get more life
out of your pads. I've sold probably 80-85 sets of the Raybestos
Brute-Stop slotted and/or drilled rotors, and everyone I've talked
with afterwords remarks how they don't squeal anymore, and they
never have to change pads anymore.

 

Slotted rotors are designed to scrape the pads more to clean them off and keep them from glazing at all. Slotted rotors eat pads up more quickly because of this scraping.

 

To add this correct info - In essence, it is the exact same reason why slotted rotors eat up the carbide cutting tips when you turn the rotors on a lathe. Everytime the tip hits the void from the slot and then rehits the surface again on the next side it takes a slight impact hit and causes wear when it hits the next surface edge rather than staying smooth on a continuous cut. Those slots will take material off the cutting tip also just like the pads.

 

Yep, I also didn't think slotted rotors cut down on heat at all, but I have been wrong before. I thought the slots where just for cleaning the pads, and drilled rotors were to eliminate brake fade with gas buildup. Neither really has much positive effect on cooling.

 

Has anybody that you've sold them to tracked their car? Because I cracked the HELL out of a set on my GTA in a matter of a few laps using Wilwood B compound pads.... Those rotors sucked.