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Note: Cross-drilling nor slotting provide any benefits
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- 2003 Matsuda Familia
charles said:
Really? I thought it helps keep the disc cooler by dissapating heat? And also getting rid of water faster? Am i wrong?
And of course it receives at least 5:bling-bling" points.
twilightprotege
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you obviously have very misinformed sources....
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I thought the slots and holes where to let the gas created between the pad and the rotar dissapate, releaseing the pressure, allowing more preasure from the pad, to contact the rotar. It is usefull, to a certain extent....but does also have a bling factor, which is why many people get them, and are misinformed on the benifits..correct me if I'm wrong.
As I stated... gas buildup was a problem a long time ago.. Pad technology is better now.mazdaspeedpower said:
Well I don't have the correct terms for it. But the friction generates a lot of heat. With a larger rotor the heat can spread more across the rotor rather than on the pad.Natey said:
http://www.altimas.net/forum/showthread.php?threadid=32327
Here is a good thread where it's explained a lot better than I can say (monkey)
Here is a good thread where it's explained a lot better than I can say (monkey)
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Then why do race cars have slotted/drilled rotors? like brembo's etc.....
ah...I dunno.... the bling factor is enought for me to get em..... when I changed to drilled zimmermans with mintex pads on my audi it made a hell of a difference...but i'm assuming it was mostly the pad......
ah...I dunno.... the bling factor is enought for me to get em..... when I changed to drilled zimmermans with mintex pads on my audi it made a hell of a difference...but i'm assuming it was mostly the pad......
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hey did you know painting your calipers red also helps braking? (screwy) yea right...
remember that when you slot, or drill the rotors then the rotor has more surface area, thus area exposed to the cooling effects of AIR, thus reducing brake fade..... however, as a byproduct, the rotors will eat pads quite a bit faster than a smooth rotor
twilightprotege
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each type of rotor serves it own purpose.
x-drilled. good for initial bite...road rotor only
slotted. high performance rotor. continually cleans the pad to give maximum braking power at all times. road / track rotor
plain. simple. cheap. road only.
if slotting was looks only, why do ALL RACE CARS have slotting and or x-drilling????
x-drilled. good for initial bite...road rotor only
slotted. high performance rotor. continually cleans the pad to give maximum braking power at all times. road / track rotor
plain. simple. cheap. road only.
if slotting was looks only, why do ALL RACE CARS have slotting and or x-drilling????
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I feel tension building in this thread....
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AlbinoMuntjac
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Don't forget, with a cross drilled rotor (and partly a slotted, but not to the same extent) you are changing the structural integrity of the pad itself. Rotors that have been agressively crossed drilled have significantly less material to them. The more you brake constantly, the more they heat up, and theres less material to absorb the heat and dissipate it, making them more prone to warping and cracking. Yeah, race cars use them, but they have a little more money to spend on a rotor that only has to last at most 500 miles. Ever see the rotor cams they use during NASCAR races at short tracks?? No cross drills or slots, just nice directional vents engineered in the middle of the pad to help dissipate heat and that solid surface to the pad to grab onto.
twilightprotege
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yeah you have to expect a bit of push and shove when someone says something as unfounded as this.
nascars are different to most race cars considering they are about as good as stopping as a tanker and weigh about the same
nascars are different to most race cars considering they are about as good as stopping as a tanker and weigh about the same
