DeTomaso Mailing List: February 2001, Message #253

Thanks Mike,

I guess I should have been a little more specific. the pads are not Wilwood
or any other brand that Dennis Quella knew about. the question is what brand
are they ?? and more importantly what compond does each color represent
?????
  specificaly what I have is 3 to 4 sets each:

Gold.  front only
Yellow. front and rear
orange. rear only

other than the colors these pads have no markings at all. and to further
confuse me the pads that are in the car now have no color on them.

Anybody have a clue ?????

Gray
----- Original Message -----
From: <MikeLDrew@aol.com>
To: "Multiple recipients of list" <detomaso@realbig.com>
Sent: Tuesday, February 06, 2001 1:25 PM
Subject: Re: Brake Pads


> Gray,
>
> Yes, the pads signify different compounds.  Any Wilwood dealer should be
able
> to crack the codes for you.
>
> Or, surf to:
>
> http://www.wilwood.com/products/brake_pads/polymatrix.html
>
> This breaks down their available compounds.  I'm used to hearing about
> Wilwood pads by color, i.e. the "green" versus the "tan" pads.  Back when
I
> bought my Wilwoods (1993), PPC normally issued their brake systems with
> "green" colored cold-stopper pads, which are good all-purpose pads but are
> noisy and dusty.  For people who are willing to compromise braking
> performance slightly in the name of civility, they offer the optional
"tan"
> cold-stopper pad.
>
> Their full-on A, B, C and D-series racing pads really aren't suitable for
the
> street, but for your track car, might be the hot ticket if you drive it
hard
> enough.
>
> Mike
>