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DEpointfive0 · 09-20-2013, 12:21 AM

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Originally Posted by andbui05

Looking for rotors too. Any feedback would be appreciated.

11' Z base model

Upgrade to sport brakes, they (even with base rotors will give more stopping power) if that's REALLY not doable, anything slotted or drilled would be better, try Z1's

osbornsm · 09-24-2013, 08:35 AM

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Originally Posted by DEpointfive0

Upgrade to sport brakes

Agree!! But make sure you powdercoat the caliper a nifty color first

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Originally Posted by DEpointfive0

they will give more stopping power

Umm, noo... different / better pads might however...

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Originally Posted by DEpointfive0

anything slotted or drilled would be better.

Explain... "better"... for us amateurs.

DEpointfive0 · 09-24-2013, 10:44 AM

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Originally Posted by osbornsm

Agree!! But make sure you powdercoat the caliper a nifty color first

Umm, noo... different / better pads might however...

It will increase sensitivity. Brakes are only useful until your wheels lock up, so if you can lock up your wheels with base brakes, then sport brakes won't do much, I bet there will be some improvement, but not much, you'd need to upgrade your tires to get the full effect

Explain... "better"... for us amateurs.

Not sure if you're serious. But hey. Drilled and slotted rotors provide heat dissipation for the rotors, keeping rotor temps down keeps warping (or the likelihood of warping) down, as well as keeping pad temps down which lowers fluid temp. They also provide more initial "bite" to the pad, and they also "clean" or "wipe" the pads during every rotation, keeping the pads from glazing over (doesn't happen often of street applications, but you asked)

I hope that answered it, if there's anything else I can add, please tell me.

osbornsm · 09-24-2013, 11:02 AM

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Originally Posted by DEpointfive0

I hope that answered it, if there's anything else I can add, please tell me.

Well aren't you thorough!! Haha, I don't think slots and drilled rotors do anything beneficial for modern brakes. Back in the day there was "gas" that built up between pads and rotors, but that's not the case anymore.

donno ??

Chuck33079 · 09-24-2013, 11:05 AM

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Originally Posted by osbornsm

Well aren't you thorough!! Haha, I don't think slots and drilled rotors do anything beneficial for modern brakes. Back in the day there was "gas" that built up between pads and rotors, but that's not the case anymore.

donno ??

Slotted does help somewhat, by keeping the pads from glazing. The de-gassing is no longer an issue. Drilled rotors are only helpful by pointing out exactly where the rotor will crack. OEMs that use drilled rotors aren't really drilled, they're cast into the rotor.

DEpointfive0 · 09-24-2013, 11:08 AM

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Originally Posted by Chuck33079

Slotted does help somewhat, by keeping the pads from glazing. The de-gassing is no longer an issue. Drilled rotors are only helpful by pointing out exactly where the rotor will crack. OEMs that use drilled rotors aren't really drilled, they're cast into the rotor.

LMAO!!!

The actual purpose of drilled rotors is to allow pad dust a place to go and mainly for water to go somewhere. (Besides the heat dissipation)

Chuck33079 · 09-24-2013, 11:11 AM

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(Besides the heat dissipation)

Although, one could point out that by definition, a rotor is a heat sink. It, with help from the caliper and pads, converts rotational movement into heat. By removing mass from the rotor in the form of slots or holes, you reduce the total capacity of the heat sink.

Of course, by the time someone makes that argument, we're well past "what works well on my car" and deep into "theoretically better but completely unnoticable to the end user".