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New EBC Orangestuff

Deep V grooves help venting and catch dirt, dust and debris. Notice the open granular surface texture after the heat scorch (pre-bedding) process.

Due for launch in October 2011 is the new full race material code named EBC Orangestuff. Here is a basic preview of what the new material will do.

Friction level -	0.5 rising to 0.6 under load
Material base -	semi-metallic
Target use -	closed circuit racing only
R90 Approval -	Will not be tested to R90

Interlayer diagram of a Blustuff NDX forula brake pad

The EBC chemical interlayer system is used on Bluestuff NDX range pads which being a harder material and for heavy duty race applications require that extra security of bond strength. The effect of the interlayer is to triple shear strength of a common organic brake pad over non interlayer versions.

R and D Manager Steve Payne checks out the first batch of the new Bluestuff NDX material made with a revolutionary new process to produce the highly acclaimed new EBC Bluestuff NDX Race Pads. The new process involves 5 steps never before used in friction materials and sets EBC Brakes firmly in the lead as a provider of brake friction.

New EBC Orangestuff race brake pads pass gruelling dyno testing and pass with flying colours.

The pictures below show the condition of both the Orange pads and discs after a massively tough test to their wear limits at temperatures exceeding 1000C
(1800 F)

The pads got so hot the paint was blistered off the backing plates totally yet the Orangestuff pads still worked well. There was no cracking or edge crumbling and at the end of the test the discs look in remarkably good condition.

During the test the discs glowed Orange under the decel forces of 1.0G and the friction (obviously) was reduced but there was still a decent brake effect.

The cooling delays were reduced to further worsen the test case scenario.

There is no car on this planet that would put brakes though a more severe test.

PADS AFTER SEVERE TEST


DISCS AFTER SEVERE TEST

Race simulation curve

The Orangestuff pads grip with approx. 0.5 Mu first brake and never drop below 0.4 which is quite stable and would not be noticed in race use,
these pads do NOT fade.

Following on from the huge success of the new EBC Bluestuff NDX range, customer demand has indicated the need for a more aggressive full race material for track only use that is not required to bring a vehicle to rest (which Bluestuff NDX was specifically designed to do) and this has led to the development of the orange grade material. The material will be dusty and slightly more aggressive on brake rotors (such as EBC Blade Brake Disc rotors) which is the trade off when using a full race pad and cannot be avoided.

The range of pads available in Orangestuff will be announced soon but similar to the Bluestuff NDX range and available for all faster street based caliper designs and aftermarket race calipers.

If you wish to drive your car to the track and race it, you CANNOT use Orangestuff. It is not European street legal or safe and likely never will be ECE R 90 street legal .Even in countries where there is no such consideration of ECE R 90 (a European brake safety regulation) Orange grade is NOT designed for highway style driving and is more designed to scrub off speed on track use. Orange is a TRACK ONLY MATERIAL.

On the contrary Bluestuff is a material capable of track use on most vehicles and is now also street legal. The different in the compounds is immense. Bluestuff may work great on better designed calipers on the track but the fastest cars on STREET design calipers may push blue beyond its limits due to reduced cooling, reduced pad release and smaller rotor diameters associated with a standard set up.

BEDDING IN

Although a pre scorched pad some bedding in is still advisable.

If this were a street legal pad, some earlier driving on the street to fully bed the pads in geometrically to your discs would be good and finish the heat cure in the pad. Steady braking with stops from 60 to 30 MPH for roughly 15 cycles would help a lot for the first bedding followed by 4-6 heavier stops to really get some heat into the pads.The pads MUST be allowed to cool fully preferably overnight.

In Race bedding - After fitting to decent condition discs (read note below) , drive two laps at moderate speed, braking intermittently.

Then drive two more laps with heavier braking , coasting to a stop and allow pads to fully cool.

ROTOR CONDITION

Is important, an off-flat or ribbed and grooved rotor will treble bed in times for street or track use, this is a harder and more durable pad and rotors should be in almost dead flat condition. If you need to have your rotors skimmed we recommend ONLY the very praiseworthy ON CAR brake lathes from pro Cut, which can be found using these links.

DISC SURFACE COATINGS DEPOSITED BY CARBON BASED PADS

There are many excellent pads out there that work by surface coating discs with a carbon deposit film. Those types of pads actually brake on the deposit film and work by a transfer method back and forth between the pad and rotor surface film. That is NOT how the new EBC Orange pad material works and all traces of glaze or film deposited by carbon based pads must be removed by either having the discs Pro Cut skimmed or scrubbing the disc surface with fine abrasive paper to break down the surface film.

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Bluestuff NDX

Ask your dealer for your copy of the UPGRADE YOUR BRAKE PADS & ROTORS DVD using part numbers in table below:

Region	Part No	Vehicle Type
USA	DVD 08	Motorcycle
UK	DVD 08/1	Motorcycle
UK	DVD 08/2	Automotive
USA	DVD 08/3	Automotive
Click on vehicle type link to see taster video!

GUM EVO writes on the Lancer Register (extract)

“During run in period I noticed cold bite was superb and there was no noises much to my surprise :) Anyway Saturday morning came and the sprint at Snetterton began… anyone who attended would vouch the braking needed at the finish line was a test for any ones brake setup! I was crossing the line at about 120 on the limiter in 4th gear then stamping on the brakes to stop in what was a very short distance to exit the circuit. The orangestuff pads offered me astonishing cold bite and immense stopping power whilst never fading ….

Overall the pads have been used for one sprint and two days of running in… so far proving to be one of the best pads I have ever used along side the xp10’s……

The main advantage for me so far is these Orangestuff pads should be priced very closely or the same as NDX blues which makes them the bargain of the century.

Please regardless of how easy it is to accuse, believe me when I say this is a total independent test from an enthusiast and unbiased in anyway. I have used many brake pads in my time ranging from: XP8, XP10, NDX blue, Orangestuff, Endless, PF.11, DS2500 etc etc and have just given an honest opinion and will continue to do so throughout the life span of these pads. I have no raw data or substantial evidence to prove these pads to be better than any other as I have no test equipment but take the review as you please J

Just to add I came 1st place in my class at Snetterton during the MLRSS and have secured the class A 2011 win.

STEVIE 76 writes on GTROC Forum

“I have to say i was really impressed with the Orange Stuff which easily managed to slow the car up from an indicated 200mph on the clock with no fade noticed at all. I am quite happy to say that these pads really do seem to work very well and have a good enough bite, after a couple of pedal applications, to inspire confidence in them. The initial bite is no worse than stock pads but you really do notice the difference when they get hot.”

READ FULL WRITE UP AND MORE REVIEWS HERE:

http://www.lancerregister.com/showthread.php?p=4133899#post4133899

and

http://www.gtr.co.uk/forum/155206-ebc-orangestuff-brake-pads-review-test.html