[F500] what brake pad compounds?

[Jeff Blumenthal]

That sounds good John.  I hope these new pads help slow you down!  ;-)

John Whitling wrote:

>   Thanks  everyone.  I'm going to give them a try. I have been using the
>   Gator pads but the B compound looks to be better.
>   Phil Green wrote:
>
>That is the B (15-B)...Same part number I was running.  And the Red Devil's
>like Charlie is driving have 4 calipers and 4 equal rotors.
>
>Phil
>
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "John Whitling" <alliancemillsoft at att.net>
>To: <f500 at f500.org>
>Sent: Thursday, July 08, 2004 2:39 PM
>Subject: Re: [F500] what brake pad compounds?
>
>   That  actually sounds encouraging, since the brakes were on under full
>   throttle  (snicker).  Did  you notice any fade while using these pads?
>   Looks  like  you're using the small rotors all around too. Do you have
>   one or two rear brakes?
>   Thanks
>   Charles wrote:
>
>I've been using the 15B-3990K for about a year now and always felt they
>might be an excellent choice for solo applications as they seemed to
>heat up quickly.  However, I'm the idiot that had the bias cable fouling
>on the gas pedal!
>
>Only problem I've had is that approx. 1/4" chunks tend to crumble from
>the hub edge of the pad.  Don't know if the fact the brakes were nearly
>always on had anything to do with this.  Anybody else experience this?
>I do believe the above number corresponds closely to the old "B".
>
>Charlie
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: f500-bounces+charles=midwestwirechicago.com at f500.org
>[mailto:f500-bounces+charles=midwestwirechicago.com at f500.org] On Behalf
>Of Eric Fahlgren
>Sent: Thursday, July 08, 2004 12:23 PM
>To: f500 at f500.org
>Subject: Re: [F500] what brake pad compounds?
>
>Cory McLeod wrote:
>
>I thought that Wilwood changed thier pad designations about a year ago
>
>and expanded their offerings to many more compounds than just the good
>old "B" for asphalt and "D" for dirt.  Is this incorrect?  Does anyone
>know if there is a new name for the equivalent of the old "B" compound,
>or is it still just called "B"?
>
>Thanks, Cory
>
>Cory,
>
>Check this out, looks like they've got about a million
>compounds now...
>
><http://www.wilwood.com/products/brake_pads/polymatrix.asp>
>
>Eric
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