The owner of this iconic Japanese sports car used Bluestuff NDX pads and two-piece floating discs
The owner of this Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution X FQ-300 SST purchased the much-loved car a few months ago now, with the car coming equipped with some unknown plain discs and pads that were asking to be upgraded to match his fast-road driving style.
He soon found himself looking at EBC Brakes products, soon snapping up some Bluestuff NDX brake pads and a set of EBC Brakes Racing’s two-piece fully-floating discs.
Running this brake setup for a few months, it seems that it was the perfect solution to help him enjoy driving his new rally-bred machine.
Read his thoughts on his own words below…
“Having installed late last year, I carried out some light bed-in/surface mating and no noise was present, and the initial bite straight out of the box seemed very good and a vast improvement over the OE pads that had been fitted previously.
“I carried out 250 miles of mainly B-road driving around the countryside with some dual carriageway and motorway usage also (wet and approx. 4°C). From my initial thoughts, it seemed as though very minimal bed-in was required.
“The cold bite and initial friction level was a vast improvement over my previous experiences with other brands, and on a car like the Evo, this Bluestuff NDX actually seemed to be better suited due to the higher temperature working range, friction level, and initial bite.”
“These pads also sustain a nice amount of modulation and fade resistance with a very progressive friction level during both low and high pressure stops. I was unable to get the pads to fade on the street and I feel that these will continue to work well as a fast street pad.
“Feel: as stated above, the modulation and consistent friction of the pad is confidence inspiring and they provide a very positive pedal feel.
“Noise: as of yet, I have not had any issues with noise or squealing, not from high speed nor low speed crawling.”
Update
“Bluestuff NDX in the Evo were a great upgrade and I put approximately 2-3000 miles on them, they still felt nice and progressive with a good level of initial bite and no fade. Very little noise was present from the pads on both high and slow speed stops. I had a chance to pull the pads out to inspect and check for wear and the wear on the pads was minimal and they still look like new!
“I fitted these as a premium fast-road/track pad, and I wasn’t disappointed! The performance was great on the road and when being pushed hard, furthermore there is enough cold bite there for them to be useable on the street without the need to warm them up. All in all, I am a big fan of them, and I would personally say a huge improvement over my previous setup.
“I enjoyed my experience with the two-piece floating discs/rotors and Bluestuff NDX so much so, that I have since upgraded to a EBC Brakes Racing 6-Piston Apollo Big Brake Kit with Bluestuff NDX pads fitted.”
Bluestuff NDX Brake Pads
Super-street and track day formula. Beds in fast for street use on premium cars with ZERO noise, squeal or vibration.
Fully-Floating Two-Piece Discs
Injecting a new level of quality to high performance brake components. Ready for road or the track.
