Well as these discs have served me well for the last three years and the pads are around half-worn, I'll be making some changes roundabout March time. I've already changed the fluid to ATE SuperBlue and although I'm still really getting used to the new engine and haven't pushed her too much, I'd have to say I'm very happy with how the pedal feels. I've had two years and around 10,000Miles including 7/8 trackdays out of the Millers stuff and it's done me proud. The pedal will always feel better with fresh fluid, so it's hard to judge if it had started to ''go off'' as such but I wouldn't hesitate to use it again in the future. The reason for my change to ATE is it's what SteC had suggested as he uses it in his track Megane (which gets more than abused) and Oscar360 has been using it in Kermit for a few months now and been very happy with it. I'll report back in the next few weeks once the boost has been turned up and I've had a chance to push her a little more on the current pads and discs.
I've been looking at a few different disc options, everything from another set of OEM discs, to the Cazan Racing 330mm package (J-Hooked with matching rears) to even going as far as changing the calipers full-stop and going with some Wilwood 6Pots. I will more than likely stick with the OEM discs though (unless they let me down in the coming weeks) as the Clio is overbraked as standard and I don't think the discs are the weakest point of the setup anyway. One very well regarded Ford ST/RS specialist had a right good cream over them when he had a look around Nicole last summer and to quote ''that's what the RS should have come with''. I think with correct cooling they should be able to handle the extra demand from the newly increased power so that's an area I'll be looking into at the same time.
In terms of pads, I've been very happy with the two sets of OEM Bermbo/Ferodo I've ran through now. This second set in particular have taken an awful lot of abuse and they still feel strong now, even if they do look a little tired!!! People use their brakes differently and I know some people claim to be able to destroy/overheat the standard pads in the course of a trackday. I'm not one to p!ss on somebody elses heroics, all I'll say is I've never managed that or even come close to it. The only time they've felt like they were starting to give up was at How Fast last year when it was very very hot outside anyway. I've got a set of Alpine Renaultsport RTL04 & RTL03 (F&R) pads here from an R3 rally car which I'm going to try out... I'd originally sold these on to Yiannis when I was looking into the Wilwood setup but Yiannis wasn't happy with the glazing on their surface so I had them back off him and I've finally got around to giving them a good clean up this weekend. It's been hard to find much information on them but my understanding is the RTL04 is just below the RC8 and the RTL03 is based on the RC6. So, they should be more than ample for me, my only worry being their performance from cold but I've been assured they'll be fine. Only one way to find out I guess!!!
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