hey all, I need some advice, I am just about to go have a look at a 05 tornado manual with 44,000ks, it has the six pot brembos fitted and im just curious on how long the pads and rotors last befor they need replacing because from what iv read they are pretty expsensive to replace, this is the car what you guys think good price or not? he is willing to negoiate

fpv tornado

I just ticked over 40,000ks and I've got heaps of meat left after a track day and some highly legal sprints to stupid speeds with heavy braking. Apparently they'll last 1 machine then the rotors need to be replaced, but I'm not too sure. There are ways of making it less expensive if you don't go to places like Ford to get new brakes...

EG.

SET OF FRONT PADS ONLY

OEM Ford - $1005!!!

EBC Pads from Repco - $850

Pads from BGT - $450

Pads from Race Brakes - $240

The rotors have the same storey. It's not what you know, it's who you know can get them for you!

thanks for the reply mate, hopefully they still have a bit left on them if not ill do some shopping around, about the car though ,do you think this is a good price and is their anything I should look out for?

cheers luke.

I just ticked over 40,000ks and I've got heaps of meat left after a track day and some highly legal sprints to stupid speeds with heavy braking. Apparently they'll last 1 machine then the rotors need to be replaced, but I'm not too sure. There are ways of making it less expensive if you don't go to places like Ford to get new brakes...

EG.

SET OF FRONT PADS ONLY

OEM Ford - $1005!!!

EBC Pads from Repco - $850

Pads from BGT - $450

Pads from Race Brakes - $240

The rotors have the same storey. It's not what you know, it's who you know can get them for you!

New Brembo rotors $600 from a member on this site

New EBC green pads $ 490 from Peps Auto

Fitting in the morning, got 38,000 aprox hard braking most of the time.

I only got 32,000km from my pads, replaced them with Racebrakes recommended ones for $330

The rotors are a bit fubar, but will last another set of pads then I will be going with DBA5000 for the rotors as the brembo OE ones are too soft.

thanks alot for your help guys, if everything goes well should be picking up the ute saturday, oh and its always been serviced with pennzoil oil , I havnt heard of many guys using this oil, is it any good? if not will be changing it as soon as I get it

Looks good mate did you pay the asking price??

What Penzoil is it running??

I run 0w40 Castrol Edge in mine with no complaints...

thanks mate, not sure on price yet going back tomorrow to sort out a price and put down a deposite, im hoping I can get him down to 30, not too sure exactly which pennzoil it is, but from what iv read not many of you guys are using it and most prefer royal purple or nulon

royal purple is the go