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grant watson · Jun 26th, 2007, 12:43 PM

anyone tried these yet?

I have a set ready to be put on my standard discs.. hoping for good things.. only for road use.. no track days for me!!! thats what the lotus is for!

alski · Jun 26th, 2007, 04:29 PM

would be surprised if more than 15% improvement over stock, as according to the r90 regs that's all your allowed? a triumph of red tape over comman sense,
eg if you could fit f1 performance brake pads to the mini
[yes i know you can't and if you could you would not want to change for new every few hundred miles]
your upgrade would be more than a 15% improvement over stock and so not allowed

addz · Jun 26th, 2007, 05:44 PM

i sell quite a few of these at work and have heard pretty good things about them, may have to get some for myself as i'm pretty sure the dealership i got my mini from fitted chocolate pads to mine

grant watson · Jun 26th, 2007, 10:54 PM

Well I will be putting them on this weekend... so will give a report next week.. new discs and pads plus a change in brake fluid and bleed. not looking for anything other than a little more bite at speed.. had mintex 1155 and 1144's on my last cooper s.. (now own a 05 jcw)

will update on my experiences..

grant watson · Jul 9th, 2007, 11:59 PM

got the pads, new disks and bled the brakes, with help from one of my friends who hillclimbs an f1engined pilbeam.. so had all the kit and know how to set up brakes well.. simple job really, just easier with the right tools etc.

what a difference!...there was lots of air in the system. the mintex pads are beding in nicely and are feeling good. taking it easy as only done 90miles on them, but improved over stock. Remember I'm not looking for track performance here, just good progressive road performance...

a fluid 'change' was performed by the dealer only 3k miles ago!!!

Mins21 · Jul 10th, 2007, 03:15 PM

better than stock setup?...

you using dot 5.1 brake fluid?

grant watson · Jul 11th, 2007, 10:43 PM

yep better than standard, so far.. much better more positive bite. Not trying too hard with them, so cant tell if they are more fade resistant, doubt there will be a massive difference there with standard disks and dot 4 fluid, but the system is working well for road use.

Jun 26th, 2007, 12:43 PM	#1
grant watson MINI2 Newbie Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Scotland- north east Local Time: 08:13 AM Posts: 26 Offline	mintex extreme anyone tried these yet? I have a set ready to be put on my standard discs.. hoping for good things.. only for road use.. no track days for me!!! thats what the lotus is for!

Jun 26th, 2007, 04:29 PM	#2 (permalink)
alski ever been on a dyno Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: banbury Local Time: 08:13 AM Posts: 914 Offline	would be surprised if more than 15% improvement over stock, as according to the r90 regs that's all your allowed? a triumph of red tape over comman sense, eg if you could fit f1 performance brake pads to the mini [yes i know you can't and if you could you would not want to change for new every few hundred miles] your upgrade would be more than a 15% improvement over stock and so not allowed carefree

Jul 9th, 2007, 11:59 PM	#5 (permalink)
grant watson MINI2 Newbie Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Scotland- north east Local Time: 08:13 AM Posts: 26 Offline	got the pads, new disks and bled the brakes, with help from one of my friends who hillclimbs an f1engined pilbeam.. so had all the kit and know how to set up brakes well.. simple job really, just easier with the right tools etc. what a difference!...there was lots of air in the system. the mintex pads are beding in nicely and are feeling good. taking it easy as only done 90miles on them, but improved over stock. Remember I'm not looking for track performance here, just good progressive road performance... a fluid 'change' was performed by the dealer only 3k miles ago!!! Last edited by grant watson : Jul 10th, 2007 at 01:30 PM.

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Jun 26th, 2007, 05:44 PM	#3 (permalink)
addz MINI2 Newbie Join Date: May 2007 Location: mansfield/notts Local Time: 08:13 AM Posts: 21 Offline	i sell quite a few of these at work and have heard pretty good things about them, may have to get some for myself as i'm pretty sure the dealership i got my mini from fitted chocolate pads to mine

Jun 26th, 2007, 10:54 PM	#4 (permalink)
grant watson MINI2 Newbie Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Scotland- north east Local Time: 08:13 AM Posts: 26 Offline	Well I will be putting them on this weekend... so will give a report next week.. new discs and pads plus a change in brake fluid and bleed. not looking for anything other than a little more bite at speed.. had mintex 1155 and 1144's on my last cooper s.. (now own a 05 jcw) will update on my experiences..

Jul 10th, 2007, 03:15 PM	#6 (permalink)
Mins21 MINI2 Regular Join Date: Jun 2007 Local Time: 08:13 AM Posts: 104 Offline	better than stock setup?... you using dot 5.1 brake fluid?

Jul 11th, 2007, 10:43 PM	#7 (permalink)
grant watson MINI2 Newbie Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Scotland- north east Local Time: 08:13 AM Posts: 26 Offline	yep better than standard, so far.. much better more positive bite. Not trying too hard with them, so cant tell if they are more fade resistant, doubt there will be a massive difference there with standard disks and dot 4 fluid, but the system is working well for road use.

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