I don't recall that article in EC but I do recall one where EC tested brake pads. The "test" has a great deal to do with measuring fade resistance. Most likely, the scenario that EC tested was a car that was driven to 100 mph and braked to 0 mph ad nauseum until the brakes faded into oblivion. This is a measure of fade but far from a real world test. In the real world, it is more likely that you'll brake hard for a turn-in point, hammer the throttles (all the while letting the brakes cool) and brake hard again for the next turn-in. Slowing to 0 mph takes quite a bit more effort (and generates tons of add'l thermal load) than it does to brake from 100 to 50 in anticipation of a turn-in.
Assuming that identical pad materials and fluid is used, the Bimbos, er Brembos or Wildwoods calipers will most likely dissipate heat more quickly and efficiently due to the finned aluminum casting. That aside, if a larger diameter rotor is used, the swept area increases, thus providing a larger braking surface which both decreases the effort req'd to slow the vehicle AND, due to lower effort, keeps rotor temps (and pad/caliper) temps lower. Enough brake talk for me - I'm limited to those marvelous 9.4" rotors that were somewhat acceptable on the Rabbit GTi. --- "Williams, Chris (RSCH)" <[email protected]> wrote: > John wrote: > > The differences will be felt on the track where repeated stops > from > 100mph or near that are done all the time. > > It's my fault to not have mentioned that the same EC test did a > bunch of > stops from high speeds to test resistance to fade. They found that > there > was virtually no difference in fade resistance between upgraded OEM > and the > Wilwoods. ===== Matthew Yip [email protected] http://www.geocities.com/mgyip/ '87 GTi 16v - x2 '88 M5 '99 F350 __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Talk to your friends online with Yahoo! Messenger. http://im.yahoo.com _____________ List Sponsor: http://www.netsville.com To remove yourself from this list, send mail to [email protected] with 'unsubscribe a2_16v' in the body of your message See us on the web at http://www.a2-16v.com Visit the 16V Homepage at http://www.gti16v.org
