Brake pad advice

I thought EBC red stuff were better for fast road.

I fitted them to one of my Carltons after being recommended and was happy.
Red stuff are low dust too, say EBC.

I used the car on track and after repeated very hard braking from speeds as high as 140 I felt they started to become less effective so have changed to yellow stuff, but for fast road I would happily use red again, they were absolutely fine for everyday motoring with occasional high speed and hard braking.

I havent tried any other brands. EBC colours and desctriptions are easy to use for a non expert like me, and they were recommended. Their website has helpful descriptions of what each type are for, worth a read so you can decide for yourself.

EBC seem to get a lot of stick online but I've been using Yellowstuff in my Corolla and have been pretty pleased with the results.

It's my daily driver but I also do some track work with it, and the pads seem to compromise well between the two. On the road they're just like normal pads but they've also worked well on track (Bedford Autodrome track day and Nurburgring), the Corolla isn't the fastest or heaviest in the world but the stopping power felt consistent.

The only thing I would say, is after the 'ring, the front pads were starting to look a little worse for wear, some crumbling of the material which isn't unheard of if running at high temperatures and one was getting a little thin.



So I suppose on a heavier, more powerful car, the wear life might be less acceptable.

Another thing to note is that they're pretty quiet too, I got a little squeal occasionally after the 'ring but that seems to have gone away again now

I've been using EBC Ultimax pads and discs (mild upgrade over standard) on my BMW and I really like them!
Lower dust and better braking and although I don't drive like a loony that often they are lasting really well.

All good feedback so far, I only want better road brakes so want to avoid 'track' pads.
Any more info on the Mintex 1144 pads?

This. Work better from clap cold than many road pads do.

Usually. Everything I've used them on they've basically just been like a standard pad with everything turned up to 11.

The only downside they have is they're sometimes a bit squeally if you don't give them a pasting for a while.

set up by feel and by instructions - fronts will lock up under hard braking, rears used to a little until I backed them off just enough to avoid this. Brakes then tested on rollers to pass IVA.

Think I'll try the mintex, see how I get on with them.

Have 16P callipers on my Vitesse which use the same pads bar the pin hole size. These run with solid discs. Car has about 140 BHP and weighs just under a ton unladen.

Mintex 1144 pads gave a very useful increase in bite from stone cold - really transformed the brakes. Only downside was we found them possible to fade (pad fade, rock hard pedal, no stop) though only after fairly extreme treatment ( road only but the may have been an Alp involved).

To upgrade from those I've gone to Ferodo DS2500 compound which are a bit dear but have proved unfadeable to date, even when the discs have been glowing..... They do have slightly less cold bite than the 1144s but this shows more as getting better when hot than being lacking when cold.

Rally Design is my usual source but worth checking prices as they can vary quite a bit.

Nick

PS, mine is 1360Kg with around 350-400 hp.