DeTomaso Mailing List: October 99, Message #20

Any idea if anyone is going to provide these aftermarket for other
vehicles? I'd love a set on my 85 Mustang racecar (4 wheel disks) and my
98 Camaro (4 wheel disks).

On Fri, 1 Oct 1999 TTullio282@aol.com wrote:

> In a message dated 9/30/99 9:38:28 PM Pacific Daylight Time, 
> pantera@pobox.com writes:
> 
> << The ceramic will still get hot, but it can get much hotter but not suffer
>  the effects of a hot steel rotor like warpage and galding.  You can also
>  use a more agressive brake pad material without cutting up the rotor. >>
> 
> That makes a lot more sense.  If the rotor didn't accept any heat, the brakes 
> wouldn't work.  I believe the Ceramic rotors have a very high thermal 
> difusivity.  They can take lot's of heat and also shed heat very quickly. 
> 
> Tim Tullio
> 
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