RDA Slotted rotors for EG Si

**EG30** · 17-02-2006 07:06 PM

Just bought a pair of RDA slotted rotors for my EG Civic, along with 2 sets of Lucas pads for the front and rear discs. These pads are good from ambient to about 600 deg C, and simliar to the Ferodo DS 2500 series. I've been using the Lucas pads on my racecar for the past 9 mths and I've been very happy with them.

Will let you guys know how I go with them on my Civic once I bed them in.

Tried to load a pic of the rotors and pads just now, but looks like I don't have the privilege to post attachments.

**SPEEDCORE** · 17-02-2006 11:50 PM

The RDA's don't look too bad for the price ay

**EG30** · 21-02-2006 04:10 AM

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**bennjamin** · 21-02-2006 04:18 AM

you just bought them...how come they are for sale ?

is this a product review or sale dude ?

**EG30** · 21-02-2006 04:23 AM

Originally Posted by bennjamin

you just bought them...how come they are for sale ?

is this a product review or sale dude ?

Product review, haven't said anything about them for sale. Will post a review once I've installed the lot on my car.

**n/a** · 22-02-2006 05:40 PM

Originally Posted by SPEEDCORE

The RDA's don't look too bad for the price ay

how much are a pair? comparison to DBA?

**EG5[KRT]** · 22-02-2006 05:44 PM

they are a good rotor cheaper then dba by about $50 in some cases

and also offer slotted rotors that dba cant ....

Originally Posted by bennjamin

you just bought them...how come they are for sale ?

is this a product review or sale dude ?

bennjamin always jumps the gun .. premature posting

**EG30** · 22-02-2006 08:46 PM

Paid about $140 for the pair. Bought them from a fren who is a brake linings and rotors/drums wholesaler in Perth. They sell DBAs too, mainly the 4000 and 5000 series stuff for performance stuff, as their low end stuff is very simlar to the RDAs expect much more $$$.

**destrukshn** · 22-02-2006 08:48 PM

RDA's arne't too bad for it's money.
i bought my set for.. 200 though i think.
great stoppin, paired with bosche pads as well.
=)

**huynh12345** · 22-02-2006 08:55 PM

im doing a engine conversion some time in the future and i wanna change the drum breaks in my eg5 into slotted rotors
my mate knows how to do it but i forgot to ask him how much its all up for the disk conversion..
and thats my question how much all up for a decent front disk brakes and pads? is there more u gotta do to get better braking power?

**EG30** · 22-02-2006 10:01 PM

Originally Posted by huynh12345

and thats my question how much all up for a decent front disk brakes and pads? is there more u gotta do to get better braking power?

That's is for now for me for this car, which will be plenty good enough for a stock engine and used on the street only. So far I only manage to get the stock set up up to around 220C on the front rotors after some hard driving on some hilly backroads at night so my slotted rotors+650C Lucas pads are plenty for now.

If I install a more powerful engine and use the car for track work, I would get some floating slotted discs around 280 mm maded up along with some Porsche rear calipers from the Boxster S and they are only about $500 each from Porsche new.

Don't forget you can install monster brakes on the EG for show, but the braking performance is limited by the amount of grip aval at the front wheels. Unsprung weight goes up as well, the big alum caliper might be lighter than the orig cast iron EG caliper but the bigger discs weigh a lot more.