Pads for Holden Commodore VT-VZ front.
Fits: Commodore VT/VX/VY/VZ standard front caliper (DB1331 window).
What we’d fit.
XP is the club-day and fast-road answer — published to 550°C and happy on the street. H16-03 is a competition compound: more friction, but it wants 200°C in it before it works properly, which makes it poor for a cold road drive.
DBA XP
DBA’s Xtreme Performance pad — 0.45 average friction, consistent to 550°C. Street, club track days and heavy towing.
View this padProject Mu H16-03
Project Mu’s GT and TCR-level race compound.
View this padMove to Project Mu H16-03 when you move from club days to a race licence and start seeing real heat.
This is TrackTheory’s recommendation for the Holden Commodore VT-VZ front, not manufacturer advice — a starting point based on the published figures below and what we stock, not a survey of what other competitors run. Car weight, driving style and how long your sessions are all move the answer, so tell us yours and we’ll give you a straighter one.
Same shape. Very different pads.
Every compound below bolts into the same Holden Commodore VT-VZ front caliper. What separates them is operating temperature and friction — a sprint pad that needs heat in it will feel wooden on a cold first lap, and a road-biased pad will fade before the end of a long race. Figures are the manufacturers’ own published data.
Project Mu NS-EP
1 option · from $154 · 1 in stockProject Mu’s street pad, sold as NS400 in some markets — fade and wear resistance with a fine pedal feel.
0–400°Cµ 0.37–0.40Strong from coldstreetProject Mu HC+
1 option · from $377The street-and-track all-rounder: usable from cold and rated to 800°C, which is why it suits sprints with no warm-up lap.
0–800°Cµ 0.43–0.58Strong from coldstreet · street+track · trackday · sprintProject Mu PCR09
1 option · from $278Project Mu’s Club Racer. A strong trackday pad, but with a 300°C floor it is the range’s worst choice for a cold first lap.
300–800°Cµ 0.42–0.55Needs heattrackday · circuitProject Mu H16-03
1 option · from $411Project Mu’s GT and TCR-level race compound.
200–650°Cµ 0.45–0.60Needs some heattrackday · circuitProject Mu HC-EP
1 option · from $302A street-plus-track compound, effectively HC+ tuned toward road use.
0–600°Cµ 0.43–0.58Strong from coldstreet · street+trackDBA XP
1 option · from $214DBA’s Xtreme Performance pad — 0.45 average friction, consistent to 550°C. Street, club track days and heavy towing.
DBA recommend this pad on their 4000 and 5000 Series rotors, with T3 slotted for best performance.
µ 0.45street-performance · club-track-day · police-pursuit · 4wd-towingProject Mu H21
1 option · from $601Circuit and endurance racing. Project Mu rate it as kind to the rotor with long pad life.
200–850°CNeeds some heatcircuit · endurance
Figures are the manufacturers’ own published data for each compound. Where a brand doesn’t publish a figure we say so rather than estimate it. From cold is our reading of each manufacturer’s published minimum operating temperature, not a separate rating they publish. Manufacturers test on their own equipment, so friction numbers are best compared within a brand rather than across brands. Not sure which suits your Holden Commodore VT-VZ front setup? Ask BuildBot or email us with your car, class and typical session length.
Where this caliper turns up.
Project Mu compounds (6).
DBA compounds (1).
One shape, every part number.
These part numbers all share the Holden Commodore VT-VZ front backing plate. The suffix is the compound (and plate thickness where the shape comes in more than one) — ask us or BuildBot which compound suits your discipline.
| Project Mu | NDB1331-H16-03 + NDB1331-H21 (race) · NDB1331-{HC+|HC-EP|NS-C|NS-EP} (street/perform) · PCR09-NDB1331 (Club Racer) |
| Cross-references | DBA DB1331 |
Street through Club Racer and full race compounds for the standard VT-VZ front caliper.