Re: [doc] Kevlar pads
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Re: [doc] Kevlar pads



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
> >
> >
> >
>
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