Martin, I have never heard a good word spoken about Greenstuff pads. They are simply no good for a DeLorean application (if you are referring to that). Of the members of performance car community I use - the general concencous is that they simply don't do what they say they do on the tin. But... I don't think you're saying they do... but that Kevlar will? Dan ----- Original Message ----- From: "Gutkowski, Martin" <martin.gutkowski@xxxx> To: <doc-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Thursday, February 06, 2003 9:37 AM Subject: RE: [doc] Kevlar pads > Have a look at the link I sent, down the bottom there's a performance table showing that the "greenstuff" pads work bettre than normal pads from cold. On the plus side they don't fade as they get hotter (up to a daft figure). > > The main reason for using them on the D is they make the discs last longer, they don't cover the wheels in dust, they grip better, and another article I read said that if you drive "normally" they can last twice as long. > > Kevlar is actually a type of synthetic rubber, discovered by accident in the laboratories of DuPont by a female researcher. It has some very strange properties, mainly one of incredible strength-to-weight and abrasion resistance. The latter is why it makes a good brake pad material. Another little known fact is that in its raw state it's bright yellow. > > Draven's shell for this year is being made from Kevlar by a company called Rallytech, who make composite car parts.... We made the fibreglass mold over christmas and the prototype 5mm fibreglass shell took a massive pounding in Ireland and only has a few fluffy edges. > > Martin > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Daniel Willis [mailto:danielpwillis@xxxx] > > Sent: 05 February 2003 21:19 > > To: doc-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > > Subject: Re: [doc] Kevlar pads > > > > > > Martin, > > > > You know an awful lot more about materials than I ever will > > (Robot!) but > > traditionally Kevlar needs to bed in and heat up quite a bit > > before it's any > > use... in my Calibra, fine. The brakes are GOOD. In the > > DeLorean though??? > > > > Tell me why I'm wrong mate.. (and that is honest... not sarcy > > as usual!) > > > > Cheers, > > > > Dan > > Vin#5284 - Hana > > > > > > > > DOC UK Website: www.delorean.co.uk > Unsubscribe: doc-uk-unsubscribe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > ** Unless otherwise stated, all messages posted to the group are assumed public and may be printed in the club magazine ** > > Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/ >