best braking set up
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does anyone know the best braking set up when running 13"s. i was looking at the KAD 6 pot caliper kit and the tarox 6 pot kit. does anyone know which is best or if there are any better ones out there?

What are you trying to stop? road/race/track day?

I've never used anything more than an alloy 4-pot. Never felt lacking when in good condition.

Fastest 998 mini in the world? 13.05 1/4 mile 106mph

im using the car for hillclimbing/trackdays but its still road legal. the KAD caliper apparently doesnt come with a dust cover or something so it requires regular cleaning. what make is the set up you use?

Im sure this came up in a topic last week and apparently they do now make 6 pots with dust covers.

i know that their A&B typ calipers were un sealed, but the larger ones (non mini fitting) were sealed.

i ditched my kad 6 pots for sealed wilwoods with massive pistons, and 10.25" discs, cost less than the Kads too. the work really well, feels like a modern servo'd car.

there are pics in the links below.

The best brakes i ever had were a std cooper s setup with a std master cylinder

i have minispares 4 pots and pagid 40 groove discs its a cracking setup even bill sollis liked them

what pads wolfie?

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1144's

1144's are good, thats what i have in the wilwoods, and on my S discs.

1144 are the best IMHO a savage price but worth the money I only use them now.

I have KAD's 10.4" big brake kit and they are good!! Not cheap but GOOD!!

1399cc, Eaton M45 supercharger, N2O system, compression ratio 9.23:1, boost pressure 0,8bar/11.6psi.

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I had KAD 4 pots on mine, and loved them! never had any issues.

Lightweight racer coming soon.

I've got Cooper S discs with Carbon Metallic pads.. They suffice..

IMO a lot to do with MC sizing and calliper choice. SO you get enough fluid without having to provide too much pressure.

I run a supercharger and I don't care the TB is on the wrong side.
VEMS + 12 PSI + Liquid Intercooler = Small Bore FUN!

i'm with Vegard (he's normally right), cooper S discs and mini spares carbon metallic pads are spot on! and because i have girly leg muscles i also have a rover cooper servo. and with this set up you also get to use the much better 10" wheels!

if i was a chav and wanted big wheels then i'd probably have gone for standard metro vented discs and calipers

lol, ive got 7.9 vented mety 4 pots with greenstuff pads, thay are much more than up to the job and rarely get up to temperature, which is why im going for non vented 7.9s with alloy calipers next year.
6 pots are surposed to give you better pad stability (even wear) but to be honest i dont think thay do a huge amount more than a good 4 pot.
if your doing hillclimbing then you want the brakes to get up to temperature very fast so i recon a good non vented disk would be your best bet.

thanks for the input guys. big help. i think i might be a chav and have a look at the 4 pot setups availiable. but im still tempted by the thought of 6 pots on a mini!!

I'm not a chav and I'm having metro vented 4 pots!

No need for that. KAD's 10,4" big brake kit is powerfull enought.

But if you are looking better visual look....

Also KAD's look awesome..

Jani

1399cc, Eaton M45 supercharger, N2O system, compression ratio 9.23:1, boost pressure 0,8bar/11.6psi.

http://www.garaget.org/?car=176816

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mety 4 pots are cheap, like the budgie.
£30 and an hour on the lathe at work aint bad

It has been said before, but just another warning. I've been using greenstuff pads with metty 4 pots and vented discs and lost all braking.. These pads are dangerous, if they get a little "too hot" (I think somewhere over 400 degrees which is not hot...), they just stop working, I'll never use them again.

1144's with 4 pots and vented discs never failed on me once! I use 1144 on a Cooper S 7.5 " and even on a Cooper 997 7" setup as well and they are they best for fast road and rally driving.

What is very dangerous with these big brakes is balljoint failure! You need to almost upgrade to the metro type or treat them as a consumable item.
Any of you who remember the Maguire type Blue Mini driven by Sollis pre 1994 FMITW race - it died a death in ireland due to this!

On 5th Sep, 2011 Vegard said:
I stand corrected. You should know

I used KAD 4 pots on my hillclimb Lotus 7 , with the cheapest / crap pads I could get

for hillclimb you want the breaks to work at optimum from the first press of the pedal

If you need to wait for them to get up to temp you will have crossed the finish line !!

You will need different pads for track days