Pretty sure that "T16" is actually an M16 (metric) or P16 (imperial).....

And yes no matter what discs and calipers you use, the pad material is critical and THE most important factor. Good fluid and regular bleeding for a car that sees track work is also needed. For a track car also make sure you use your cool down lap to cool your discs (whatever diameter), as hot discs left to sit in between hot pads will cool slower than hot discs in air - leading to warped or cracked disc....

Great thread
I have been looking at all kinds of brake set ups for a road car that I occasionally do sprints in. As I experienced some fade in the first couple of outings I was looking at some fancy, caliper and master cylinder set up.
I think the order of the day now though, will be to look at changing to better fluid and spending more money on the pads. Out of interest, which way would people go on master cylinder set up, again bearing in mind the car will be sticking with the original set up, maybe just changing to vented discs?
Once again thanks guys, even though people don't often take part in the topics, as in posting, a lot of information can be just by following.

Thanks again. I will get some new pads this arvo, change the fluid and back out at QR this weekend and see the difference.!!

Thought about ebc green pads or Bendix ultimate. Don't want to go too extreme as its still a road car as well

Got 2 pairs of the EBC Greenstuff pads a couple of years ago, for the Volvo calipers and an EL V8 wagon 'i had.....
Have not used the volvo ones on the escort yet, but i can give you feedback on the ones used on the Falcon.... Brilliant pad with superior grip, feel and fade resistance, however they were quite "dirty" pads leaving all 4 wheels black with brake dust quite quickly, and they were quite aggressive on the discs too eating into the discs.  Bit expensive for a roadie and for roadies I now use Bendix General CT or HD CT for towing duties and they seem 99.9% as good, much less dust, not aggressive on the discs, 1/3 the price and widely available.  For the race/autocross Escort cars I use "NM" compound pads from BGT brakes in Hawthorn or Dandenong after seeing a review in  magazine years ago, and not really had any problems with them.  I would hazard a guess though that there are some newer stye compounds that do a similar job too (or better).... And the article would have to have been at least 15 years ago...
 
I am always reticent to change from something I know that "works well" as over the years I have been given bum steers in pads (stay WELL clear of MaxiStop Pads- a 1/2 ton block of concrete on a chain would have been better...), oils (the red Helix ruins bearings/pumps when it gets hot), oil pumps (Mellings had very poor QC on hardnesses) and strut tops (No Scorpion ones do Not fit!).......

i have those strut tops with my coil overs had trouble with wheel allignments with them, kerb side wheel rubs footwell under hard lock

i think there off mondeo not sure though, ROH