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simonsaunders · 25th May 2015, 07:43

Can of worms. Boom!

Been happy with the Yellowstuff on mine at Goodwood / Brands / Snetterton. You do have to bed them in really carefully (basically cook them and then leave them to fully cool). For the money, no complaints. They changed the compound a little while back, so be weary of old reviews as they're now better than they were.

Of course, you can get into £150+ pads and they'll be loads better. Not necessarily more power, but better feel and more resistance to fade. Not that mine have ever faded, but I'm not shy on the brakes (brakes run cooler when you brake really hard, but for less time as opposed to braking moderately but for longer). Not everyone brakes like that and cook their pads and I'm sure Yellowstuff will succumb under such circumstances.

Having said that, I'm on the look out for GTi-6 calipers + MC for mine as I want it pinned on its nose and I think the standard hardware is now the limiting factor. Helps that mine will be due discs and pads at the next change anyway, so the difference isn't that much really. Planning on going Yellowstuff again, albeit bigger.

I've not run other compounds on my Saxo, but have on plenty of other track cars.

25th May 2015, 07:43	#2
simonsaunders L-plater Join Date: Dec 2012 Posts: 80	Can of worms. Boom! Been happy with the Yellowstuff on mine at Goodwood / Brands / Snetterton. You do have to bed them in really carefully (basically cook them and then leave them to fully cool). For the money, no complaints. They changed the compound a little while back, so be weary of old reviews as they're now better than they were. Of course, you can get into £150+ pads and they'll be loads better. Not necessarily more power, but better feel and more resistance to fade. Not that mine have ever faded, but I'm not shy on the brakes (brakes run cooler when you brake really hard, but for less time as opposed to braking moderately but for longer). Not everyone brakes like that and cook their pads and I'm sure Yellowstuff will succumb under such circumstances. Having said that, I'm on the look out for GTi-6 calipers + MC for mine as I want it pinned on its nose and I think the standard hardware is now the limiting factor. Helps that mine will be due discs and pads at the next change anyway, so the difference isn't that much really. Planning on going Yellowstuff again, albeit bigger. I've not run other compounds on my Saxo, but have on plenty of other track cars.