Re: swept area

[Joe Elliott <jee@domain.elided>]

Yes, well said; it all depends on where you're coming from and how 
you define brake performance.  I did just prove that I can in fact 
get the GTV6's rear brakes up to 530F at the back of the pad, for 
what that's worth.

>Well, I guess it all depends on where your coming from. I agree about
>the effects of swept area but to me heat dissipation is major first
>order concern. Brakes are nothing more than heat exchangers. They take
>energy in the form of rotational movement and convert it to heat and
>then vent that heat to the atmosphere. Thats it really, the entire
>purpose of brakes. If you only plan to use them once then ok, but in
>any kind of performance application heat dissipation becomes very
>important.
>
>Ed
>
>Monday, April 08, 2002, 2:17:23 PM, you wrote:
>
>JE> We're serious--swept area really only affects pad life and heat
>JE> dissipation (which is, as someone said, a factor in brake
>JE> performance, but not a first-order one, and has more to do with
>JE> repeated braking than one-time stopping performance).
>
>JE> At 3:14 PM -0400 4/8/02, alfa-digest wrote:
> >>Date: Mon, 8 Apr 2002 10:28:49 -0700
> >>From: "Ev Micou" <mdg36@domain.elided>
> >>Subject: RE: More on brakes and rotors
> >>
> >>you can't be serious--swept area has everything to do with braking force.
> >>theoretically, any brake can cause wheel lockup depending on the 
>size of the
> >>tire patch....
> >>respectfully, ev
>
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