drilled and sloted Options

[Dragondog]

where is a good place i can get drilled and sloted rotors......no i wont do it to standerd disks......i found a place in ca that sells them for 69$ for frt pair what do you think others for 107$ a disk

[playr158]

OK WILL AFTER READING all this i see a point to all this arguing sry EDO for all that but i am for 1 a racer i dont know much bout the mechanix behind it but i just love getting hocked up with parts putting them on and enjoying the win....brand is a big thing with me tho i dont want cheap parts but i would like to spend cheap....hence THE HOOKUP.....but i do understand all the points thax for the details and info but my mind is set for d/s disk....foe the fact im am a racer

If you WERE a RACER, you'd know FUNCTION > form.
But you know this comes from someone who spends time at the race shop fabricating parts for a bmw race car (we swept all our classes with 1st place last race , on SOLID rotors too! )

ok ok the clutch comparison was sketchy i agree, i was just thinkin "ehh friction material.. spinning metal disk.. kinda close!" They have similar jobs, just brakes take far more abuse.

playr ur right i didnt research brakes at all, i was just throwin **** out there, but now ive researched, touche.

This is a great article
http://www.aa1car.com/library/2003/bf10312.htm

and heres some math
http://www.roymech.co.uk/Useful_Tables/Dri...isk_Brakes.html

"braking power works off heat"????
Im going to save you some face and let you google the word "brake fade" before posting again

so if you read the articles turns out everyone is right

1) cross drill and slotted cool faster, great for racing (porsche and benz do it for style cause you dont race them but they are SPORTS CARS)

2) grip is dependent almost entirly on pads and rotor diameter

3) rotors crack because of ****ty metallurgy (bad casting), so buy expensive ones

a) glad you did some research, keep researching and learning

b)

"braking power works off heat"????
Im going to save you some face and let you google the word "brake fade" before posting again

I'm going to save you some face and let you use a dictionary or something and learn "operating temperature". Yes brake fade comes from TOO much heat and an incorrect/not up the the task brake system setup. But there are various points to a pad's functionality. When you are looking at pad compounds there is a factor of "cold bite" this means a cold brake pad. Brake pads just like your motor need to warm up in order to give full functioning and achieve their maximum potential. This is why you don't use track pads on the street. They need HEAT to get to their operating temperatures. So thank you yes braking power works off heat. Think of braking power as a function of a parabola. Initially braking not so good, temp comes up braking power is getting better, but too much heat and you get diminishing returns (brake fade)

c) on "#1" you failed again. Race cars DO NOT USE D/S rotors. Mercedes Benz is not a sports car either

This post has been edited by playr158: Apr 27, 2008 - 5:54 AM