Hi guys,

Long time between posts.

Just wondering, are too hard brake pads a bad thing? i.e. if i have EBC Greenstuffs and don't get them hot enough, will they just start wearing into my discs?

If i'm not using them enough, should i maybe just use Blacks?

Discuss.

You should be using blacks, much much better in your case. (IMO)

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Greens don't wear your discs any more than blacks do, I ran them for years. I recently went from greens to blacks purely because the greens don't stop great the first one or 2 stops, and I drive mostly in traffic now.
Greens will go back in if/when I do a track day.

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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.

At the risk of starting another he say-she say thread, I'm more impressed with my blacks on the 7.5's than with the greens I had in my 8.4's. I don't understand why, both had new discs, rear drums adjusted nicely and the pedals are/were good.

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I've driven my 1275 LS with blacks and Cam Brown's old 1275 LS with greens, so both brake setups were the same. I like the blacks much better. I guess it's because Mini's are so light. I'm sure my WRX would be great with greens.

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Black formulation seems to have been changed recently.
1st set I had in Barney were OK but easy to fade. When a pad fell out (chinese split pins ) I bought a new set, they give much better bite and they now stand a bit of heat.
I gave mine a hard time through Galston Gorge this week.

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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.

Ive never tried black ebc's
Ive run green stuff twice now...and have had no problems...i was told they are quite hard and I did have to get new disc's but it was never proven that the pads worped them..
my mate had green stuffs on his vw golf vr6...and they failed one day on a hill climb down from mount buffalo ..mine diddnt...
and i was able to keep up with him all the way down..
I guse it just depends on how ya drive....

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started a new project...there goes all my free time....