Danith
ClioSport Club Member
MX5 ND2/220 Trophy
Yes, ANOTHER question on pads.
My requirements aren't so straight cut though. It's an everyday car, commuter, weekend blaster, etc. BUT I'd really like to take it on a track day or two this year and don't want to have to compromise so much or end up in a tyre wall.
So, R26 - currently on HC discs, M1144 pads, braided lines and as far as I know, OEM fluid. I've been buying the parts in bits as it's been an expensive few months! So I have 2 litres of ATE Typ 200, some new Brembo HC plain discs and a caliper seal refurb kit (and spare calipers just in case of any issues)
Pads then - been asking a lot of questions on the FB groups and still haven't decided on a particular set. Here's what I think so far:
Mintex M1144 - cheap, decent cold bite, low dust, don't handle heat very well, won't be up to it on track
DS2500 - common choice on a lot of other cars, but seem to fade quite easiliy on the megs
DS3000 - same price as DS2500 but will kill my discs and no good for an everyday car - poor cold bite
DS 1.11 - sounds like a winner but don't fancy spending £200 on a car that's 90% every day sat on the commute
CL RC5+ - sounds a good choice for me at the moment, decent if managed on track - just not sure if they'll squeal too much everyday on the road
Performance Friction Z rated - low dust, good cold bite, £100, last long, just may fade a bit on track
Cartbotech XP8 - not really looked into them, sound expensive and overkill
My main priorities are - good cold bite but able to be relatively reliable on track. Low(ish) dust and minimal squeal
I know I'm asking too much to be best for both worlds - I'm swaying towards PF Z at the mo or CL5+
In terms of track day hero status, I'm a relative newbie. Only done 4 (in my civic) but I'm an annual visitor to the ring (cliche of all petrolhead cliches)
Another option is to swap pads out - but then there's the suggestion that you'd need to swap pads AND discs (road pads bedded into one set of discs and track pads for another?). Which is not something I can be bothered with for just a couple of track days.
Thanks
My requirements aren't so straight cut though. It's an everyday car, commuter, weekend blaster, etc. BUT I'd really like to take it on a track day or two this year and don't want to have to compromise so much or end up in a tyre wall.
So, R26 - currently on HC discs, M1144 pads, braided lines and as far as I know, OEM fluid. I've been buying the parts in bits as it's been an expensive few months! So I have 2 litres of ATE Typ 200, some new Brembo HC plain discs and a caliper seal refurb kit (and spare calipers just in case of any issues)
Pads then - been asking a lot of questions on the FB groups and still haven't decided on a particular set. Here's what I think so far:
Mintex M1144 - cheap, decent cold bite, low dust, don't handle heat very well, won't be up to it on track
DS2500 - common choice on a lot of other cars, but seem to fade quite easiliy on the megs
DS3000 - same price as DS2500 but will kill my discs and no good for an everyday car - poor cold bite
DS 1.11 - sounds like a winner but don't fancy spending £200 on a car that's 90% every day sat on the commute
CL RC5+ - sounds a good choice for me at the moment, decent if managed on track - just not sure if they'll squeal too much everyday on the road
Performance Friction Z rated - low dust, good cold bite, £100, last long, just may fade a bit on track
Cartbotech XP8 - not really looked into them, sound expensive and overkill
My main priorities are - good cold bite but able to be relatively reliable on track. Low(ish) dust and minimal squeal
I know I'm asking too much to be best for both worlds - I'm swaying towards PF Z at the mo or CL5+
In terms of track day hero status, I'm a relative newbie. Only done 4 (in my civic) but I'm an annual visitor to the ring (cliche of all petrolhead cliches)
Another option is to swap pads out - but then there's the suggestion that you'd need to swap pads AND discs (road pads bedded into one set of discs and track pads for another?). Which is not something I can be bothered with for just a couple of track days.
Thanks
