[Shotimes] brakes'friction material

[Mark Kelley]

Don,

It's more than likely a scam.  They're problably selling standard brake pads.

Mark

On Wed, 08 Jan 2003 11:17:42 -0600 Donald Mallinson <dmall@mwonline.net>
wrote:

> I doubt if these pads will be made, not sure of
> the purpose 
> behind the post.
> 
> Fact is, that Asbestos is illegal, and for good
> reason.
> 
> Fact is that we have found several very good
> brake pad 
> compounds that take the heat of competition on
> this somewhat 
> heavy car (lots of heavier cars get on the
> track these days).
> 
> There is no need to create dangerous materials
> that will put 
> out clouds of cancer causing dust just so this
> one guy can 
> have what he considers better brakes.  He
> doesn't need to do 
> this, and I suspect he knows this.
> 
> No wonder he signs with a "mystery" name.  Does
> anyone 
> really know Who mysteryman (T.E.) is?
> 
> 
> Don Mallinson
> Not a mysteryman........ :)
> 
> mysteryman@x-press.net wrote:
> > Hi all, I ran across your site by accident
> and saw what Leigh Smith 
> > had written about brake pads. There is on
> thing that was not 
> > mentioned. The major problem with friction
> material today is, is that 
> > there is no more asbestos being used in the
> friction material !!!   
> > The industry has not had enough time to
> properly develop non asbestos 
> > friction material to replace the asbestos.
> This is a major problem on 
> > older cars that were originally designed for
> asbestos. My testing of 
> > many of the currently available pads has
> shown that many of the cars 
> > will no longer even stop with in the federal
> standards that were in 
> > effect when the cars were produced. I have
> decided that I am going to 
> > have pads/shoes that properly stop my cars
> and trucks come hell or 
> > high water. So I contacted a few people I
> know in the friction 
> > material biz and convinced them to produce
> the asbestos friction 
> > material that I want to use.  I was an
> engineer at Chrysler for 32 
> > years and was able to call in a few favors. I
> have all the specs on 
> > most all the automotive frictions that have
> been produced in the last 
> > 40 years. I will be having 3 of the best
> produced next month. This is 
> > a hush hush deal. The co. that is producing
> this for me does not wish 
> > to be known. If  you SHO guys would like some
> pads for your cars I 
> > can have them run when I do mine. This is a
> one time deal !! There 
> > will be no more ever produced in the USA ever
> again. I will have 
> > enough for myself and a few friends to last
> us the rest of our lives. 
> > Contact me if you and your guys have any
> interest in getting any.  
> > Thx...///T.E
> >
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