EBC is a relatively new English company that has been silently perfecting brake pads to the point where their competition has discovered they can no longer be ignored. Based in the UK, and dedicated to bringing the best domestically-manufactured pads to market in the UK and the United States, EBC has concentrated particularly on the high-performance street and race market, and they make a huge array of products for classic muscle cars.
Part of EBC’s success is due to their brilliantly simple marketing plan: color code the product name to the use. That way, there is no ambiguity if the product is right for the activity. In the case of a take-no-prisoners track-day pad (which is also suitable for the street), EBC makes their Yellowstuff pad, an aramid-fiber—based compound with high brake effect that starts from cold, and gets stronger with heat. Yellowstuff pads are not low-dust luxury-car pads (like their Redstuff line), but they do build up heat quickly, which is ideal for street use. (Race pads tend to need lots of use to build up the necessary friction.) EBC Yellowstuff pads are produced in two compounds, DM1846 and DM1793. For more street-oriented cars that will see track use, EBC recommends the DM1793 compound, which is the running favorite in the Swedish Camaro Cup series.
EBC Yellowstuff is available from Summit Racing, and we priced a set for our ’75 Laguna (part No. DP41145R) at $105.95 for the front axle. We plan on using a set due to the restricted space inside our 15-inch steel rims, and the stock single-piston caliper will have to do all the work. We’ve been looking for a miracle pad to work on the street and the track, and our two-ton slot car Laguna will be putting the EBC Yellowstuff pads to the test on top of some Global West upgraded rotors. Stay tuned!