It just occurred to me that I should have asked sooner which brake pads you have fitted. If they are a slightly harder compound they will need a push or two to wake them up. When I first drove my 403 with 406 brakes it was hopeless until they had warmed up as someone had fitted far too hard a compound. When I asked about what different grades were available I was told that towards the end of production of Dunlop Disc brakes the remaining stock was sold to Thwaites Benford for their dumper trucks. Apparently during construction of the M40 quite a few of these suppered serious fade and a few took serious tumbles. The solution was to have rings of solid copper in the brake pads!
I tried a few different manufacturers and settled on Lockheed as having the best temperature range. I think they are sold as Delphi today.
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