[tuscan_thunder]

i would also advise against the red stuffs on a mini. mate had them on a subaru sti 5, (tuned up to 320bhp) and they weren't too great for the road. the subaru is heavier than the mini.

the pads took too long to heat up on the road which meant you lacked confidence when following cars on traffic. they were fantastic on the track where you could get them up to full heat and keep them there. even driving at obscene (VERY illegal) speeds on the road you could hardly get them up to full heat and definitely couldn't keep them there. and that's with the scoob which is putting about 350kg more into the pads than a mini could.

i'd recommend ferodo DS2500 (think it's that code!!) they do squeal a wee bit when cold, but seem to work well by all accounts.

there is a new green stuff formula. also i think your drilled and grooved discs will be cooling your pads. i think your set up will not be allowing the pads to get to full heat.

do you do work on the car yourself? if so, you could put the original discs on and try them with the green stuff pads. i think that will work better than the drilled/grooved set up on the road at least. the grooves and drilled holes only do good work when the pads are roasting as it 'skims' the top oxidised coating off the top of the pads. this prevents fade. otherwise, the grooves actually decrease braking power.

(i had green stuff in my hillclimb car and they too needed heating to get them to work properly. as we need instant braking power on a hill i went back to standard road pads. even 'heavy' hillclimb cars like a 550bhp sierra cosworth which is also used for sprinting, use green stuff so i'm not sure the mini will work red stuffs sufficiently)

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