Best 8.4''vented discs
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Any idea what the best discs/pads are to use with a servo for fast road/ track as there are quite a few makes out now,and me old ones are past it

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NOT greenstuff

mintex 1144 (i think thats the magic no) are supposed to be good

Yes Mintex every time....

I have also found Greenstuff poor in the past. I went from Mintex 1144's to Greenstuff and the EBC weren't a patch on the Mintex.

I am currently using the Ferodo DS2500 compound on my track car. The pads are EXCELLENT with no signs of fade even with incredibly hard use (e.g. Cadwell park, 2 hard stops down to 30mph from 90+mph within 10 seconds).
The only downside is that they are rather expensive, but worth it. If I were ever to take my Mini on a trackday and the pads to fit is are available in that material I would buy them without a second thought.

So mintex pads then,What about these

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just get slotted, aparently holes arent necersary apart form looking pretty

ive also read that only 4 or so grooves are needed to clear the pads, so dont get to hung up on spending loads on a set of discs as they have 18 slots, all it is doing then is reducing your surfaced area

I use greenstuff and find them very good, but I've never tried mintex, maybe the would be even better

Team Racing

So what make of vented disc is best,are the expensive ones better than the 30 quid a pair-ish ones from the motor factors or not really

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I'd be interested in other peoples opinions on this also.
I have been putting cheapo discs on my trackcar, as they are only £40 a pair and seem to do the job, they do get trashed quickly though due to the way they are used, but at £40 I don't mind replacing them.

But I have wondered a few times if some of the say £80 ones are worth investing in?

why do you need brake`s on a track ? go round them

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Giallofly, Dan, Dangerous, AlexB, Nicky, AlexF & Neil8p will all tell you why I use the brakes hard.

I can say with absolute 100% certainty that I am a lot faster round a circuit with them than I would be without..........

do you left foot brake ???

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left... right.... middle foot....


you name it tom does it




PS Mintex 1144s on std disks.... on other cars I run mintex 1177s and std disks

Alex

AlexF

In my my experience of vented by holes or slotted discs, thay seem to "eat" pads like mad.

My metro which has fantastic brakes has vented undrilled or slotted discs and i can not fault them.

On my Mini that i also drive very hard on a track day i have used 2 sets of pads in one day.

I put this down to the slotted disc, i am now back on solid ungrooved with alloy 4pots with Mintex and they are very good.

JF.

went my car is done i would like to race tom on a test day or track day it`s nice to racing with someone who can drive :cool:

Edited by jimmy on 8th Feb, 2006.

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Team Racing

MIDDLE FOOT BRAKING!!!

MIDDLE FOOT BRAKING!!!


dont you know the middle foot braking trick ???

Edited by jimmy on 9th Feb, 2006.

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I'm coming to the conclusion that grooves in disks are a waste of time. there are a number of theories about what they do and how they help. but all they do in reality is look smart and wear your pads out quicker.

I do have 6 gorrve disks on the TT, but I wouldn't bother on my road mini.

I've had Red-Dot disks on my Subaru and on the TT and found them to be very good and resistant to wear. I don't know what other disks are like but you couldn't turn these down on a lathe, they'd need to be ground (is this normal for diske)

Wil

P.s. Is middle foot braking when in desperate times you use both feet on the brake pedal?

Edited by wil_h on 10th Feb, 2006.

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well if jimmy dosent use his brakes. im guessing tom might just have you there mate

Just fitted mintex 1144's and mintex disc's approx 60 quid the lot

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i respect peoples genuine expeeriances with x-drilled and grooved disks, and agree they do look pretty. but do you think this is the only reason ferari and so on use these disks? maybe they know something we really dont?
/can owf worms? lol

Bit of a thread revival!

But after 7 years are there anymore opinions on this, I'm gOing to order my disks and pads from minispares tomorrow but I'm wonder whether it's worth paying the extra £30 and getting drilled and grooved?

The car is being built as a weekend warrior and trackday use

Are they vented or not?

Yes man bad boy! Long time no see oli hows life treating you? Have you managed to get the cars sold? Drilled and grooved for 30 not really worth it imo. If you ca find cheaper then do that

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