It's time to order my brake pads for the metro 4 pot conversion and it seems that there is a lot of choice of pad.
Most of my driving is around town with the occasional blast (may be once a month) on country roads.
My car has (or will have once I get around to fitting it) one of Ben's SC12 kits.

What would be the best pad? EBC green stuff or black stuff, Mintex 1144, or the carbon/metal pads?
I'm tending towards the EBC Black stuff pads.

I have blacks on the wife's car and greens on mine, IMO the greens are better. Blacks fade lots sooner...

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DrMini- 1970 wasaMatic 1360, Mk1S crank, 86.6HP (ATW) =~125 @ crank, 45 Dellorto (38 chokes), RE282 sprint cam, 1.5 rockers, 11.0:1 C/R.

Doc: Is the initial bite from teh greens the same as the blacks?

I've got the greens on the bike and they're fine, but it's not exactly apples against apples when you compare them to blacks on a my (now sold...sniff) Cooper S.

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SooperDooperMiniCooperExpertEngineering

All garage work involves equal measures of enthusiasm, ingenuity and a fair degree of irresponsibility.

Greens.

I'd say there's little in it on 1st bite, but what I like about the greens is they are still working after they get stinkin' hot.
The blacks go away and sulk after a 1/2 hearted workout. I had them quit coming down Kurrajong hill (but I did provoke them).

I hear Mintex M1144s are OK too but I've not used them.

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DrMini- 1970 wasaMatic 1360, Mk1S crank, 86.6HP (ATW) =~125 @ crank, 45 Dellorto (38 chokes), RE282 sprint cam, 1.5 rockers, 11.0:1 C/R.

Thanks guys. So it seems like the Green Stuff would be fine around town to pull me up when cold and still ok if I really need them when going quickly.
I guess it makes you wonder why they even do a black stuff.
My impression is that the Mintex 1144 are good for hard road/ light race use but not so good around town, whereas sounds like green stuff will be OK for both.

I still like the black stuff, they are great pads, but it just depends on how hard you try to fade them!. Especially as they are soooo cheap for the blacks.

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SooperDooperMiniCooperExpertEngineering

All garage work involves equal measures of enthusiasm, ingenuity and a fair degree of irresponsibility.

I've got EBC black's in my 1275 LS (8.4"). A heap better than whatever crap was in it before I changed (no idea what it had). I've driven another 1275 LS with green's, and they took alot more warming up.

I love the black's, perfect for a daily driver. I was also very happy with the price, 1/2 of what the greens are.

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69elf - I'm running greenstuff in vented 8.4's which is your set-up? Initial bite is just fine, and after a damn good thrashing around both Taupo and Manfeild I had no fade what so ever (unlike all the turbo honda boys!).
You can get 'quite good' pads for a lot less money, but they'll give up if you ever do decide to do a track day on the off chance. However greenstuffs with be good on track and still handle your around town work.

I use the Mintex ... they work well, just have to clean the brake dust daily.

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'72 clubbie, 1360,twin hs2,loud.- and currently broken
'06 Ducati Monster S2R 800

Balcks work for me, 1/2 price. If not racing, then no need for greens

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Lillee - 1969 Morris Mini K

Greens, go hard or go home like the sissy you are.

I'll pay that one....
I reckon the blacks might survive 1 hard lap of Wakefield Park during a drive day, then they'll curl their toes up...

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DrMini- 1970 wasaMatic 1360, Mk1S crank, 86.6HP (ATW) =~125 @ crank, 45 Dellorto (38 chokes), RE282 sprint cam, 1.5 rockers, 11.0:1 C/R.

Meanwhile the 364 days of the year that you're not at wakefield, they bight hard and true first time every time.

I have pushed my blacks, have not managed to fade them. Locks the wheels cold or hot...

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Lillee - 1969 Morris Mini K

But Kev you need an engine that'll do more than one lap at wakefeild before curling up it's toes
Sorry mate, had to be said, poor old chongy has been coping it a bit of late and it was time to give him a break.

Cheers
Aaron

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