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Railroad
05-04-2021, 05:18 PM
I have the 6 piston Wilwoods on the front of my 20th Anniversary roadster.
From memory I have a 7/8" master cyl on the fronts.
It looks like the pads are BP-10s
On their site it looks like the Compound E might have a little more initial bite.
That is what I am looking for. Presently the brakes will lock up all 4 tires. I have the bias adjuster, but not done enough road/track testing to adjust it finally.
My issue is the amount of pedal effort it takes to make a fast stop.
I can provide the muscle, but it seems too high.
The brakes are bedded and have over 1000 miles on them.
Would brake pads be an easy fix?
I drive mostly street, but would consider some light auto X.

i.e.427
05-04-2021, 09:56 PM
Nothing against Wilwood but I think my first call would be to Hawk.

https://www.hawkperformance.com

Bob Cowan
05-04-2021, 10:06 PM
I am not a big fan of the BP-10's.

I use the E compound on my race car. They work really well, even when cold. BUT.... they are pretty loud when hot, and create a lot of dust. A lot.

For the street, I much prefer the BP-20's. Good initial bite at all temps. Consistent. Quiet. And produce very little dust.

Jim1855
05-04-2021, 10:59 PM
I'll second Bob's suggestion for BP-20s and yup a bit dusty. I ran 'em street and road track. Tried 10s, just didn't have the bite but they were cleaner than the 20s.
A friend really liked EBC pads.
While it's not absolute that stopping equals dust it does seem to trend that way.
Jim

Gordon Levy
05-04-2021, 11:11 PM
E pads have been on terminal backorder and BP-20 is a good substitute and a very good pad.

BradCraig
05-05-2021, 09:20 AM
I went with BP-20 when I talked to Gordon and placed my Wilwood order