Re: brake pads

Lanny Chambers <lanny@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

>In article <43da32c3$1@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>,
> "Mal Osborne" <noone@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
>> Unless your brake pads have been granted some sort of exemption from the
>> laws of physics, this can not be true. Brakes dissipate kinetic energy, as
>> heat. This is dependant on mass & speed. A given stopping scenario has to
>> generate the same amount of heat, regardles of brake material.
>
>But he said he changed the pads so he could brake more aggressively. So
>it's not "a given stopping scenario," but one that generates more heat
>than before.

Right. But I think Mal was referring to the statement "they [the EBC pads}
generate more heat." That seems not likely; it is the change in usage that
generates the heat. I would think they would surely generate *about* the
same amount of heat under equal usage whatever material is used. There
could be differences due to various reasons, however, so if there is a
*significant* cause of difference, let's have it.

>The OEM pads are fine for most street driving, but on the track they
>require management to prevent fade from overheating. Heat-resistant pads
>permit heavier use of the brakes over a longer period of time--it's not
>a matter of not generating more heat, but of tolerating it without fade.

Leon
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