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Brake Testing By Brand
Best in Test Carbon Metallic®
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NOTICE: Performance Friction conducted pedal travel tests of
leading brands of brake pads utilizing computerized vehicle testing.
Performance Friction also sponsored noise tests and wear tests
conducted by an independent testing laboratory on leading brands
of brake pads using blind samples with tracking codes. These are the
results of our tests. Other brands did not conduct, sponsor or otherwise
participate in these tests, or endorse these test results. The tests performed were (Society of Automotive Engineers) SAE J2521, SAE J2624,
and (Japan Automotive Standards Organization) JASO C 427-83. One
sample of each product was purchased at retail and tested. If a particular product's quality, performance or other properties are not consistent
between samples, then testing additional samples could yield different
results. A different test, a different vehicle or actual driving conditions
also could yield different results. Copies of complete test data, including
additional tests, are available on the Performance Friction website.
Performance Friction® and Carbon Metallic® are trademarks of Performance Friction.
Noise Test
Best in Noise Carbon Metallic®
Noise Test Performed at Independent Labs
Friction® Carbon Metallic®
5 Performance
PFC 15 FG
67
Performance Friction® Carbon Metallic®
PFC 42 EF APBCT
136
139
NAPA® Application Engineered®
AE 40X EE
Raybestos PG PLUS™
BPI–708–EE0404
330
Wagner® Thermo Quiet ™
TQ103EE 1575800 LE
Bendix® TitaniuMetallic™ 580
BXTMEFF4015E
QS®
84* Raybestos
BPI–701–FF 04134P
Performance Friction®
212* Ceramic
CERA12 FF
297*
Satisfied PRO STOP®
SAT CE50 FF 1027030298
423*
Morse Ceramic™
CMXFF 14904C
Bendix® CT–3™
BXCT3 GG 3108E
0
100
200
300
400
500
620*
600
700
NUMBER OF NOISY STOPS OUT OF 1,917 TOTAL STOPS
SAE J2521—2002 Explorer/1999 Taurus Platforms
1kHz–18kHz Test Section—Noise Greater than 70dB
Number of noise events
*1999 Taurus test vehicle only.
All other tests performed on 2002 Ford Explorer.
*See NOTE on page 1
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Wear Test
Best in Wear Carbon Metallic®
Rotor Wear Test Performed at Independent Labs
Performance Friction®
Carbon Metallic ® PFC 15 FG
LEAST
WEAR
0.058
Performance Friction®
Carbon Metallic® PFC 42 EF APBCT
0.078
NAPA®
Application Engineered® AE 40X EE
0.079
Bendix® TitaniuMetallic™ BXTMEFF4015E
0.084
Raybestos PG PLUS™ BPI–708–EE0404
0.105
Wagner® Thermo Quiet™ TQ103EE 1575800LE
0
0.020
0.119
0.060
0.040
0.080
MOST
WEAR
0.120
0.100
0.140
Wear (mm)
JASO WEAR—Rotor Wear—2002 Explorer Platform
Pad Wear Test Performed at Independent Labs
LEAST
WEAR
Performance Friction® 2.705
Carbon Metallic ® PFC 15 FG
Performance Friction® 2.734
Carbon Metallic® PFC 42 EF APBCT
Wagner® Thermo Quiet™ TQ103EE 1575800LE
Raybestos PG PLUS™ BPI–708–EE0404
3.686
3.740
NAPA®
Application Engineered® AE 40X EE
4.270
Bendix® TitaniuMetallic™ BXTMEFF4015E
0
0.7
1.4
2.1
JASO WEAR—Pad Wear—2002 Explorer Platform
2.8
6.048
3.5
4.2
Wear (mm)
4.9
5.6
MOST
WEAR
7.3
8.0
*See NOTE on page 1
Pedal Travel Test
Best in Pedal Travel Carbon Metallic®
Computerized Instrumented Vehicle Testing
PerformanceFriction®
FIRM
PEDAL
8.5 Carbon Metallic®PFC 04 FF ACGTS
8.8
9.1
Performance Friction®
Carbon Metallic®PFC 15 FG
9.4
® Application Engineered®
®AE 7259B M
NAPA®
9.6
10.1
® CT–3™ BXCT3GG 3085
Bendix®
9.7
9.7
10.1
Morse Ceramic™CMX FF 170 04C
9.8
10.1
PEDAL
TO THE
FLOOR
10.1
10.1
Satisfied PRO STOP®® SAT CE50 FF
10.1
Bendix® TitaniuMetallic™BXTMBFF4002E
10.1
10.1
Raybestos PG PLUS™/QS®® BPI 701 FF
10.1
10.1
® Thermo Quiet ™ TQ101EE
Wagner®
TQ101EE
10.1
10.1
8.00
8.25
8.50
8.75
Pedal travel at 100 ft into the stop
9.00
9.25
9.50
Pedal Travel (in)
Pedal travel at end of stop
9.75
10.00
MUSHY
PEDAL
10.25
10.50
SAE J2624—1999 SUBURBAN PLATFORM
2nd Hot Effectiveness Stop Test Section
*Pedal Travel is not necessarily an indicator of stopping distance
*See NOTE on page 1
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