Below are excepts relating to a test of Performance Friction Brakes (amongst others), featured in the April 2007 edition of the Mitsubishi Lancer Register (www.lancerregister.com) quarterly magazine, reproduced with permission.
The test was carried out on a White Evo 9 GT at the Bruntingthorpe.
First impressions count, and PF have well and truly embraced this point. Full marks for the superb packaging, it not only protects the contents but looks first class too. I accept that these boxes will go straight to the bin in most cases, but it does demonstrate PF’s approach to the overall package. They are clearly pitching their kit as a premium product.
Premium without the premium cost that is when you consider the retail price of £704.89 incl Vat based on their .11 pad compound. As with the AP strap drive kit, it’s a significant saving over a big brake kit. We’re talking half the cost, so you have to take these options seriously.
Performance Friction is an American company with a European office based in Brackley, Northamptonshire. The American influence is evident; there is a genuine belief that they have the best product, and a real determination to prove that belief. The confidence stems from a kit designed to work together, a PF pad to work with a PF rotor. This compatibility is something that PF rely on to achieve the total performance they strive for. Out and out braking performance is all well and good, but if that results in unacceptable wear or failure of another component it can’t be hailed as a success. (more…)
