mk 3 uprated pads?

[blueandy]

I'm really struggling to find some uprated pads for my valver.
I think that the VR6 shares the same caliper/pad but even so I'm suffering.

I really want some yellowstuffs, or some 1155s or at a push ds2500s and it's proving nigh on impossible to locate anything.

Anyone got any ideas at all?

[sharki786]

why yellowstuff pads? you going to track your car? if not then green stuff is good (have it on mine)  but others will say mintex 1144 or 1155

[blueandy]

Sorry, should have said it is my track car

[Wayne]

Mintex 1144 are a great choice.

[Ess_Three]

I'm really struggling to find some uprated pads for my valver.
I think that the VR6 shares the same caliper/pad but even so I'm suffering.

I really want some yellowstuffs, or some 1155s or at a push ds2500s and it's proving nigh on impossible to locate anything.

Anyone got any ideas at all?

280s or 288s?
I know a lad who had a new set of Mintex M1155s for 288s available cheap.
That's what I run, and they are great.

[VW BUSH]

Padgid fast road pads available from ECP 

[thai-wronghorse]

Mintex 1144 are a great choice.

I'd go for these as well.

[Ess_Three]

Mintex 1144 are a great choice.

I'd go for these as well.

I think you will cook them on the track.
Better off with M1155s...you'll struggle to cook them even on track.

[VW BUSH]

Not trying to start anything but..

Dont you find the trade off in increased wear of both disc and pad a bit expensive for a daily?
100% got to have them if you track your car, but i found uprated pads very expensive to run in comparision to std pads.
I have never had uprated discs other than ATE grooved jobies so i cant say that the wear is better if you run up spec discs and pads
Having to go through two sets of pads a year and discs in 18 months did not really justify the small extra gain i got driving on normal roads on a sunday with a bit of loud pedal as most of my daily was second gear traffic.
I am much happier in the wallet by sticking to ate grooved discs and some good quality oe spec discs, not saying dont do it maybe asking where the trade off starts to pay back 

[Ess_Three]

Not trying to start anything but..

Dont you find the trade off in increased wear of both disc and pad a bit expensive for a daily?
100% got to have them if you track your car, but i found uprated pads very expensive to run in comparision to std pads.
I have never had uprated discs other than ATE grooved jobies so i cant say that the wear is better if you run up spec discs and pads
Having to go through two sets of pads a year and discs in 18 months did not really justify the small extra gain i got driving on normal roads on a sunday with a bit of loud pedal as most of my daily was second gear traffic.
I am much happier in the wallet by sticking to ate grooved discs and some good quality oe spec discs, not saying dont do it maybe asking where the trade off starts to pay back 

Of course the laws of diminishing returns comes into play…
I run TT/S3 312mm diameter, Black Diamond grooved disks and M1155 pads on the front and Black Diamond gooved risks and OEM VW pads at the rear currently.
I tried EBC Greenstuff (clean, but they fell apart), EBC Redstuff (crap…no feel), Black Diamond Predator (terrible), OEM (cook easily….even on the road), Mintex F4R competition pads (amazing…but far too messy and noisy for road use) and Mintex M1155s (the best compromise) and don’t mind the additional wear on the disk in return for additional bite, outright stopping power and fade resistance.
I’m happy to replace disks and save the front end from when I run out of brakes!