New brake discs req'd. Which ones?

mckeann · Post by **mckeann** » Wed Dec 06, 2006 12:45 am

i think if you brake properly, then MMC's wont last anymore than short sessions on track.

I must admit, i was considering them for next years racing, but not convinced they will last 20 minutes with the honda.

roadboy · Post by **roadboy** » Wed Dec 06, 2006 12:48 am

mckeann wrote:I must admit, i was considering them for next years racing, but not convinced they will last 20 minutes with the honda.

I'm pretty sure you'd kill them in 3 laps Neil.

Dan@JPS

mckeann · Post by **mckeann** » Wed Dec 06, 2006 12:51 am

probably. My pagids and ali bells dont last much longer TBH

Post by **ironside** » Wed Dec 06, 2006 12:52 am

How do you manage being so great Neil?

mckeann · Post by **mckeann** » Wed Dec 06, 2006 1:00 am

ironside wrote:How do you manage being so great Neil?

I'm just being modest.

besides, i'm not the man who snapped his MMC discs whilst 3rd foot braking with his 10 ton piston

Post by **ironside** » Wed Dec 06, 2006 2:08 am

mckeann wrote:besides, i'm not the man who snapped his MMC discs whilst 3rd foot braking with his 10 ton piston

aren't you?

mckeann · Post by **mckeann** » Wed Dec 06, 2006 2:12 am

it was stu's third foot

Post by **ironside** » Wed Dec 06, 2006 2:14 am

what was the question again?

mckeann · Post by **mckeann** » Wed Dec 06, 2006 2:25 am

brakes. yeh, that was the question. erm, dont use them, thats the best answer.

robin · Post by **robin** » Wed Dec 06, 2006 8:45 am

For normal road use you could make your own pads out of wood

Assuming you are on steel discs ...

I think just about any pad will do you for road use. If you plan on changing them yourself then this is true for sure; if you pay a garage to do it for you, then longevity of the pad has to be considered, and at that point I would look at mintex 1144, sbs (don't know designation for these, but there is only one compound for Elise-shape pads I think) or pagids 4-2. The pagids are king, but overkill for road only use, so I would recommend the 1144's I think.

My concern with EBC greens from way back when I last used them was how harsh they were on the discs; given that discs are not cheap and are more effort to change than pads, it makes sense to compromise on pad price to avoid heavy disc wear, I think ...

Robin

MacK · Post by **MacK** » Wed Dec 06, 2006 2:05 pm

I've got Green stuff pads and they ar IMO better than the OEMs the car came with.

I also changed the disks to "mutts nuts discs" from Stu (160)

Post by **Shug** » Wed Dec 06, 2006 3:44 pm

mckeann wrote:it was stu's third foot

See I must just be underdeveloped, 'cos my third leg only barely reaches the brake pedal.....

Sanjøy · Post by **Sanjøy** » Wed Dec 06, 2006 3:52 pm

I have my patented mway driving method that M BEnz nicked off me of keeping the disks warm every 10 - 15 mins.

mckeann · Post by **mckeann** » Wed Dec 06, 2006 10:57 pm

Sanjoy wrote:I have my patented mway driving method that M BEnz nicked off me of keeping the disks warm every 10 - 15 mins.

what if you need to stamp on them after 9-14 minutes though? then your fcuk. M BENZ system apply's the brakes lightly every 15 seconds i believe.

Sanjøy · Post by **Sanjøy** » Wed Dec 06, 2006 11:56 pm

mckeann wrote:
Sanjoy wrote:I have my patented mway driving method that M BEnz nicked off me of keeping the disks warm every 10 - 15 mins.
what if you need to stamp on them after 9-14 minutes though? then your fcuk. M BENZ system apply's the brakes lightly every 15 seconds i believe.

There are some other patents that they have not reverse engineered yet. Namley reading the road etc as opposed to radar based braking, white line sensing buzzing seats, buzzing ear piece for falling asleep but I do like the IR HUD for night time driving.