Originally Posted by
tabetha
I'm going to shock you now by offering MY opinion rather than the opinions of others who most likely are saying this because someone else says so and have never tried them theselves.
I would have no hesitation in using these for the road, they work perfectly from cold, true they are a bit beter with just 2/3 presses of brake, but still way better than you would ever need even when stone cold, I have used these through the winter as well at -8C, think that's cold enough.
They are a bit dusty, but no noise very predictable with stack loads of feedback through the pedal, do I use them now ?, no as I use yellowstuff as they are even better, but need slightly more warm up but still plenty acceptable when cold, and better fade resistance, only faded my redstuff twice.
I have used 1144 1155, DS2000/2500 and personally wouldn't put them on a wheel barrow, they have no feel, it's like pressing a block of wood, my experience of them was that they really were crap until warmed up , then they went and faded nearly as quick.
I get ferrodo FREE, but instead of using these I BUY yellowstuff, but redstuff is awsome pad as well.
Pads are a very subjective thing though, so as you have them just use them to see what you think of them, bed them in properly, as the pad transfers material onto the disc surface during this process to work even better, the break in coating is ace as well, but sometimes you will need to just pull of the thin metal anti rattle shim on the rear of the pads, still don't rattle though, and I've been using ebc 20+ years.
Other people like other things, that's natural, my next fave would be 1155 from mintex.
Just my opinion other will vary, but some don't like it if your opinion is not with the "in crowd".
tabetha
Tabs,
You ALWAYS assume I just randomly suggest products because either they are more profitible or are the most expensive
. You forget that I have had Cosworths since 1994 and so have tried almost every brake pad, brake fluid, oil etc that has been available over the last 15 years
. My recommendations are therefore based on having personally tested the majority of products under the majority of conditions (both fast road and track - so far more extreme conditions than most). In some cases, I actually REMOVE products from my website and refuse to sell them, based on personal experience. So you can rest assured, that the majority of consumables, I have personally tested and actually STILL use them in my own car.
The fact that you quote pad types that haven't been available for YEARS, leads me to assume that you haven't even tested Ferodo pads in your Cosworth to even make a recommendation
? However, I can assure you I have tried BlackStuff (acceptible on light cars) , Greenstuff (warps discs), RedStuff (didn't last) and YellowStuff (wore down the discs).
I have also tried the Mintex pads, but they were even more squeaky than the DS3000s.
However, I admit that once I find something that does everything I want, to a level I want, I stick with it until I have tested something better, and then I will move on. Hence why I recommend Silkolene engine oil (instead of Castrol or Mobil) and Castrol SRF brake fluid etc.