[DeTomaso] Wilwood Brakes WTF????

[MikeLDrew at aol.com]

In a message dated 4/16/13 13 04 58, rob at dumoulins.net writes:


> Didn't you get a deal on vented rotors a while back. Are these those 
> rotors?
> 

>>>No, those were lower-spec OEM-style '65-67 Mustang rotors.   The ones I 
have on my Pantera are supposedly 'better', although I have my doubts at the 
moment.   They are aftermarket Wilwood hats with Brand X 1.25 x 12 rotors.

FWIW, when I ran my Mustang (with Mustang rotors similar to the ones I was 
selling) at Laguna Seca, I experienced brake fade due to insufficient 
cooling air ducted to the brakes (which I later fixed completely with an air duct 
kit), but no rotor chatter.   That seems to be something unique to the 
Wilwood setup.   Whether it's caused by some problem with the discs, or the way 
the caliper is mounted, or ???? nobody seems to know.   I know I'm not alone 
with this problem, as many others (including Dennis Quella himself) have had 
it.   By the same token, many others have the same (or similar) setup with 
no problems at all.   Hence, the "WTF" in the subject line....

Mike