Opinions on Ferrodo Pads Sought

Fishcop · Fishcop's Garage

G'day all,

I've just recieved a new set of Ferrodo DS2500 (front and rear) to try. The packaging calls them "race pads". I'm worried these may indeed be unsuitable for road use or too hard on rotors/discs? Has anybody had any experience with these pads?

Cheers

Bill Douglas · 09-04-2002, 07:16 PM

Hi John.

I don't know about the Ferrodo pads but did you consider Australia's own Metal Master pads? They are meant to be a very good street pad.

Bill in Kiwi land

Fishcop · Fishcop's Garage

To be honest I didn't. I just rang the main Porsche race-prep shop in Brisbane and asked about a good pad for "spirited street" and the odd hill-climb. After I recovered from the cost of Pagids, they considered the Ferrodo a good compromise on price and performance.

I'm just worried they may be a little too advanced for my driving

How is Nu Zuln'd and the car?

porsche74 · 09-04-2002, 08:38 PM

Run those DS 2500's! Those called "Fast Road" pads and they are GREAT. Metalmasters are simply horrible by comparison.

The Ferodo race pads use the DS 3000 & 3500 numbering.

DS 2000/2500's are easy on rotors, little dust, excellent cold-to-hot grip and are quiet.

Bill Douglas · 09-04-2002, 08:44 PM

A bit advanced for your driving huh, ummm (I suspect I'm being told stories here guys).

Nu Zuln'd's just fine. Mind you the weather is not quite as warm as where you are but it's mild. Hardly dropped below the 16C to 13C range (that's 65 to 55 Fahrenheit to the US guys).

The cars going well. Something a bit odd though. The SC was going nicely then I did a track day about 4 weeks ago, and everything was just fine. I worked on turning my high speed 180's into complete 360s

and coming out of them at at least half the speed I went into them. Anyway, since then the car has been using a LOT less petrol and still going the same. Maybe goes a bit better when dead cold but it always was ok, but now it's using so little gas I think there's something wrong with it

Maybe it blew a bit of carbon out of somewhere or I reved it so hard it sucked some gunk out of a vacume hose?

Fishcop · Fishcop's Garage

Thanks for the info porsche 74, that makes me feel a lot better.

Bill, I was always told that you need to "clean the carbon off your valves" with a good drive every now and then! I'll use you as proof.

Weather here is starting to warm up for summer. It's really nice right now with 26C average, but I am not looking forward to the 33C summer average or the 92% humidity

Currently working on some ideas to get me back to the Gold Coast.

Nathan M · Nathan M's Garage

Porsche74 is bang right. I WORK for Ferodo (Federal Mogul) and sure enough Ds2000 & 2500 are what we specify as "fast road". Steer well away from DS3000 though - you need SERIOUS heat in the brakes before they start to work.

pwd72s · 09-05-2002, 03:21 PM

I'm running Ferodo DS2000, as suggested by a pro. Spirited street, no more track stuff. I love 'em!

Superman · 09-05-2002, 03:37 PM

I use the Ferodos and have no complaints whatsoever. They work fine in emergency braking, even though they work best when they've already been warmed up. I mean, they work better warm, but they work fine cold. No fade at all. You'll see.

Fishcop · Fishcop's Garage

Thanks for the responses, I look forward to using them now!

KFC911 · 04-08-2003, 12:10 PM

After doing a search, I'm opening up this older thread....Do the Ferodo DS2000's have a slot for the brake pad sensor? I'm going with these pads for my brake 'upgrade', and need to decide whether to ditch the pad sensors or not...I figure I can gain approximately .000346 horsepower from the weight reduction, but basically they're a PITA!

Tim Walsh · Tim Walsh's Garage

LOL KC You'd probably get the same effect from running old pads all the time

KFC911 · 04-08-2003, 12:16 PM

Tim, now you're on to something! I'm going to ditch my brakes altogether....just think of the HP gains!!!

Tim Walsh · Tim Walsh's Garage

ooo that's gotta be a whole 1 HP!

KTL · 04-08-2003, 12:29 PM

Just put a jumper in the pad sensor pigtail and be done with it.

I got a set of new OEM front pads from Porsche and the darn things didn't have the pad sensor provision in them anyway!!!!!

KFC911 · 04-08-2003, 12:45 PM

Kevin, can you explain 'jumper in the pad sensor pigtail' for me? I'd like to clean everything out of the wheel wells while keeping the circuit 'closed' and avoid the light being on. Is there an 'easy' way to do this?

ZCAT3 · 04-08-2003, 12:58 PM

To jumper the pad sensors just run a wire from one side to the other and tape it off with electrical tape. Then secure the pad sensor wire with a zip tie to keep it away from the turning parts.

KTL · 04-08-2003, 01:05 PM

Yep.

I did just what ZCAT3 said.

I cut a length of wire, crimped a couple of pin terminals on each end, and plugged it in the car sensor wire.

Taped up the plug to keep water out of it and zip tied it to the strut.

Jim Smolka · 04-08-2003, 01:37 PM

Ok, it is me will be on the other side of the spectrum.

I had a set on my car with Carrera brakes. Went to a DE, and I did not like them. If I had a set of 3000, then things might have been better. For my $, I like the Halk HP plus or the Halk HP Blue.

Just my $0.015 worth.