It's review time!!!!
If you look on the AMD web site at the pic of the ECS disks then you'll see what's on my car...as they are my disks!!
Actually to save you all the effort :
I went for grooved only as although I know ECS have had no issues with drilled disks, I know other manufacturers have so I played it ultra safe. From a braking perspective don't expect this upgrade to suddenly transform your car as if you'd gone for a full Big Brake Kit. It doesn't. It does hand on longer before you get any fade and they definately look better but to be honest the best benefit is the handling.
The weight saving, particularly on the front, has transformed the car. Before it could get a bit fidgety (sp?) over bumpy surfaces but now it's much better. It also feels like it picks up better and there's less rotational momentum to counter when lifting off or braking. All it all it seems to make the car better all round. I'm very pleased with them.
I had the Mintex reds fitted on the front and left the rears as OEM as they still had loads left. I'd now recommend getting them all changed as I get about 5 times as much brake dust off the back as I do the fronts!! The immediate bite on cold Mintex' isn't as good as OEM but after a dab or two, they seem better i.e. once they have a little heat in them.
I've been running these since September. I've done three days at the 'ring on them (soaking wet - so not such a hot test but the grooves seem to help to maintain constant braking) and also I've just done VMax which required by to stop from 160+ about a dozen times on Sunday.
Highly recommended in my opinion.
p.s. Thanks to Rich who helped me out getting this all sorted with AMD. I think I was the first to get the disks with the Mintex pads in the UK although I know they're popular in the US.
p.p.s. The Mintex pads even have wear indicators. /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smile.gif
