BMW Mixed Street Track Pads for BMW E34 M5 S38 3.5L

From years of European automotive experience, the enthusiasts at ECS Tuning have developed a strong understanding of what it takes to produce a quality high-performance brake pad. After thousands of miles and many different pad compounds, they've landed on the ideal blend for the new EP24 "Enthusiast Performance" brake pad! If you're looking for a streetable, track-capable, performance brake pad, look no further than the ECS EP24!

Features & Benefits:

Strong stopping power - Increased coefficient of friction offers satisfying stopping power when cold (a necessity for a street pad!) and even more G-force-inducing power when they warm up. With cold and warm friction comparable to Hawk HPS (and higher than many other street pads) the stopping experience with the EP24 pad is impressive for street-driven vehicles on streetable tires. Positive initial bite - Race pads have the reputation of acting like an on/off switch, which is a no-go for a pad for a street application. The EP24 offers OE-level initial bite for low-stress braking in stop-and-go situations. Reasonable dust - Race pads utilize a high metallic composition. Pads that use high amounts of metal not only dust terribly, but also will bake onto wheels with high temperatures and are a bear to clean. This is not the case with these performance street pads. Now using these pads on most of our shop cars, we’ve found over time that dust is comparable to factory pads in most applications (with greatly improved braking performance). Quiet braking - It’s not a race pad, so it shouldn’t squeal like one. While not as quiet as our ceramic DD23 pad, you’ll still be able to drive your spouse to dinner. Long life - This should be an obvious one. Even in a performance pad, your daily driver pads should last and last, so that was key in selecting our ideal compound. This compound wears slower and is kinder to rotors than two of the top competitors.

EP24 "Enthusiast Performance" brake pads are included in our Lifetime Replacement Program for worry-free motoring.

Owned and operated by performance driving enthusiasts, Cool Carbon Performance not only has the German pedigree known for engineering rigor and excellence, but their experience with club, track and racing events has given them a special sensitivity to the unique needs of today's daily street performance drivers.

For their latest Street Performance PLUS Brake Pad release, special consideration was given to build materials and R&D test results.

In Cool Carbon's new dedicated brake pad facility, they've developed a new proprietary “low-Met” formula utilizing Twaron Aramid fibers, similar to Kevlar material, that rapidly dissipates heat and resists wear and was developed and subjected to a test protocol that included friction, temperature, and wear monitoring.

The stunning results of these efforts are seen in their real world performance: greater linear and predictable initial bite that the previous S/T pads, consistent braking torque, superior resistance to heat-cycling, proven fade resistance, and crucially reduced dust levels.

BMW owners will also notice a welcomed measure of practicality and drivability with Cool Carbon products. The “grabby” tendency often felt with OEM BMW brakes is eliminated; the CC brake compound allows for a much more controllable and linear application of brake pressure and a much greater degree of modulation.

Features:

• Excellent for spirited street driving and light to moderate track use
• Increase in stopping power while remaining street friendly
• Very linear, smooth pedal modulation
• Low to no noise or dust - rotor friendly!
• Faster heat dissipation allowing consistent performance at higher temperatures, even greater than previous S/T pad's performance
• Processed using “true positive molding”; pads molded individually to pressure for exacting performance; density and compressibility specifications are controlled for each pad, maintaining specific performance attributes.
• Developed at an all new German R&D facilities; tested extensively on the German autobahn; fine tuned at the renowned Nurburgring race circuit
• New brake pad curing process and triple scorching for a faster initial bedding period
• New pad formula with Twaron Aramid in the composite for greater thermal stability and better long term durability compared to other high performance pads
• Improved break pad shims for more efficient noise reduction

Turner Motorsport recommends using the Cool Carbon Street Performance rear brake pads to maintain an ideal braking balance, preventing major brake bias or uneven wear characteristics.

This item fits the following BMWs:
1995-1999 E36 BMW M3
2001-2006 E46 BMW M3
1989-1995 E34 BMW 525i 530i 535i 540i M5
1988-1994 E32 BMW 735i 735iL 740i 740iL 750iL
1998-2002 Z3 BMW Z3 M Coupe M Roadster