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[Simon72]

Thinking of up-grading brakes on the Omega..

What do people think of these products and prices.. Or are there any suggestions from the members on here.

Front Pads
http://www.eurocarparts.com/ecp/c/Vauxhall_Omega_2.2_2003/p/performance-and-styling/performance-brakes/brakes2/performance-brake-pads/?1&pl5_115

Rear pads
http://www.eurocarparts.com/ecp/c/Vauxhall_Omega_2.2_2003/p/performance-and-styling/performance-brakes/brakes2/performance-brake-pads/?1&pl5_116

Front Disks
http://www.eurocarparts.com/ecp/c/Vauxhall_Omega_2.2_2003/p/performance-and-styling/performance-brakes/brakes2/performance-brake-discs/?1&pl5_117

Advice welcome..

Simon

[Darth Loo-knee]

Just wondering what you think is wrong with Vauxhall's brakes?

[TheBoy]

you'd be going some to overcook standard gm brakes on a 2.2

even in my 3.0l across Milton Keynes, I have to really try to get serious fade

[Simon72]

I am updating it for next years Rally for Heroes 3000 mile trip in 5 day.

I will be going around Top Gear test track, Le Mans, Monaco, Hockenhiem, nurburgring.
Also up and over the Alps on the Stevlio Pass

So brakes will be used very hard and get quite hot.

[TheBoy]

for track use, I would beef mine up

[cem_devecioglu]

although not sure about their ceramic percentage , ceramic brakes need to be very hot to work efficiently.. for normal driving (ie pads cold) in case of urgency, it wont brake the car like the standard pads..

[cem_devecioglu]

   must type faster..

[TheBoy]

yeah, even things like ebc redstuff catch me out - they cool on motorways, then don't work

[Simon72]

yeah, even things like ebc redstuff catch me out - they cool on motorways, then don't work

So would you go for Green stuff then over Red?

[Seth]

yeah, even things like ebc redstuff catch me out - they cool on motorways, then don't work

So would you go for Green stuff then over Red?

My own preference is for EBC 'Green Stuff' pads with Vx discs all-round 

Generally, there's a good 'feel' to the pedal, and much less dust - and look at the terrain of The Valleys!

[TheBoy]

Or potentially consider OE pads (different from the aftermarket £15 ones you get from dealer). Not sure if man enough for track still....

[aaronjb]

I'm having some kind of DejaVu here (must have said this to someone before) but .. do you have to use the Omega for some reason? Given the distances involved and amount of fuel you'll use dragging a weighty (underpowered if we're talking a 4cyl) between and around those places .. you might as well spend a grand on a cheap MX5; you'll have an awful lot more fun on track, won't need to bother upgrading the brakes and probably save money on the fuel...

JMHO, but the Omega would be far from my first choice of car to take on track

[Simon72]

I'm having some kind of DejaVu here (must have said this to someone before) but .. do you have to use the Omega for some reason? Given the distances involved and amount of fuel you'll use dragging a weighty (underpowered if we're talking a 4cyl) between and around those places .. you might as well spend a grand on a cheap MX5; you'll have an awful lot more fun on track, won't need to bother upgrading the brakes and probably save money on the fuel...

JMHO, but the Omega would be far from my first choice of car to take on track

Why would I want to
A) spend good money on another car when I already have a very good one that does 50 mpg
B) not be able to get 4 people and luggage in the car with ease

I will surely have some fun even in a car of it's size and show some of the sceptics that Omegas can do the same things that smaller faster motors can do ;-)

[Kevin Wood]

EBC pads are a "marmite" choice. Some love them, some hate them.

Despite their claim that they bite well from cold, I'd expect that they probably don't work as well as standard pads from cold. Not an issue for the track, or the alps, but might catch you out, as mentioned.

I would have thought green stuff would get cooked on that sort of a trip. I have heard claims that they won't stand up to much hard driving in a Westfield / Caterham let alone an Omega with 4 people plus luggage.

For the price of those red stuff you could have 4 sets of standard pads. That's probably the way I'd go.

As for the cross drilled, grooved disks, I wouldn't bother. It's cosmetic.

[feeutfo]

If your getting 50mpg your stock brakes will be fine.

But haven't ebc added another grade between green and red? Fast road use?  I wouldn't fit red pads for road use personally.