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"Did that boot fail from the heat from the pads? I flushed my entire brake system with Castrol GTLMA synthetic fluid that has a minimum wet boiling pt of 349*F/165*C. Isn't that boot just a dust seal, so it wouldn't case a catastrophic failure if it did burn? (Inquiring minds like myself love to learn)"

It burned when the pads broke out into flame when doing the AMS test (German Auto, Motor und Sport magazine), a procedure that those crazy Germans run to see how long pads burn after going though a set procedure. Without the shields for the dust boots, they cook. It's a dust boot, but if you don't know a hole is burned in it, it doesn't take long for debris to get in there and spoil the O-Ring seal causing a leak. Did you notice that due to the temperatures and pressures during that test that some fluid escapes the O-Ring and boot seals? I hated that test.

"Since EBC is manufactured in Europe would they still have the friction code stamped on the pad? I was going to pull a wheel off and get that info, but it started raining. Oh and when I was talking about the race pads that I have on the front still have better stopping power over stock even when cold. You just don't get the most out of them unless they have some heat which they were engineered to do anyways."

It's only a few states that required by law that friction be tested and edge coded for friction since the '60's, but I've known any friction material supplier who has not followed the federal law that the manufacturer and product be identified on the pad. The Friction Material Standards Institute documents materials sold in this country and friction suppliers submitted their Chase testing to them along with application data and they give the manufacturer a designation to use on the pad, such as FM6091EE, which I decoded earlier in this thread.

Yep, I understood that if those front pads have a higher friction level then .34 cold that your pedal effort would be reduced. But your "stopping power" may be different then my "stopping power". I want stable friction until close to fluid boil that also allows for good modulation in skid control, not only in dry conditions but snow and rain as well. But with your tires, we may be at the same point. EBC was not a big enough competitor for us to run tests, and I would not have with your size tires.