...do people use with their 7.5" Cooper S brakes?

I'm currently using "green stuff" pads. When driving hard they just get better and better as they heat up. However, when cold it's a bit like "where are my brakes"?! I wouldn't want to emergency brake if I'd been cruising at 100 km/h for a while for example.

What are peoples experiences with the various pads available. I want to change over to ones that have excellent cold braking performance and reasonable hot performance rather than the other way around.

Thanks for your thoughts

Mikal

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67 Deluxe
Dry suspension
1293cc, 11:1 comp, RE 282 camshaft, 45 Weber, extractors etc
4 synchro close ratio gbox
Cooper S brakes, no booster
Stealth box, as Doc says "goes harder and idles!"
RH tank cos I needed it crossing the Nullarbor etc..

Go back to the EBC black stuff pads as they will give you a bigger bite.

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Rob Forsyth
Miniot!!

I thought you had to run a booster with a 1275 block, :'(

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Boosters only reduce pedal effort, don't actually improve braking efficiency. Many people prefer unboosted, I believe a lot of race cars are unboosted. Think this topic was discussed recently...

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67 Deluxe
Dry suspension
1293cc, 11:1 comp, RE 282 camshaft, 45 Weber, extractors etc
4 synchro close ratio gbox
Cooper S brakes, no booster
Stealth box, as Doc says "goes harder and idles!"
RH tank cos I needed it crossing the Nullarbor etc..

Yeah, for about 2 good stops!
I faded mine bad going down Kurrajong and also Mt Keira, could hardly stop at the bottom. Then took them off and went back to Greenstuffs.
Blacks are good for city driving, that's all, IMO.
Greenstuffs + a booster = excellent.

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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.

Hi Doc,

I find the first couple of braking applications with the greenstuffs are ordinary. Is that your experience?
When I was driving the Trans Flores Hwy in Indo last year, fast windy mountainous stuff, the greenstuffs were just awesome. As I said before, the hotter they got the better they got giving huge confidence in the car's stopping ability. I just don't find the same in "normal" driving..

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67 Deluxe
Dry suspension
1293cc, 11:1 comp, RE 282 camshaft, 45 Weber, extractors etc
4 synchro close ratio gbox
Cooper S brakes, no booster
Stealth box, as Doc says "goes harder and idles!"
RH tank cos I needed it crossing the Nullarbor etc..

I ran for years with greens and no booster yes the 1st 2 stops are a bit ordinary. Fine then.
I'm now 70 and getting soft, I like my servo!

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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.

Hi Doc, maybe I just need to stomp on the pedal a bit harder?

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67 Deluxe
Dry suspension
1293cc, 11:1 comp, RE 282 camshaft, 45 Weber, extractors etc
4 synchro close ratio gbox
Cooper S brakes, no booster
Stealth box, as Doc says "goes harder and idles!"
RH tank cos I needed it crossing the Nullarbor etc..

Yeah. I used to drag the brakes a bit as I took off down the street.

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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.