Wouldn't aftermarket pads like Cobalt GT-Sport with OEM rotors be ideal for mostly street driving with occasional track usage?

 

I went for Spoon front drilled rotors because I used to track the car. However I drove it on the track only once since the isntall and put 10K mile on the street on them.
Each and every hole cracked north and south, so there goes the QUARANTEE from Spoon how good their rotors are and how they do not crack

I use stock pads for your reference and only street&auto-x her.

 

BTW. OEM rotors and pads are just fine...but track them for more than 3 laps and you will find out that the street is the only place to use them...as long as you don't track, OEM is more than fine

 

drilled and slotted cad plated, for looks not for track-
from duc at spugen... he installed them backwards so that they dont dust.

look much better and with the stock pads, no dust:

 

OEM rotors+Carbotech pads+DOT 4 fluid=Very good on track.

 

Soon to be this:

 

OEM rotors and some good pads are a great option. I personally like Porterfield RS-4 pads with zinc-dipped OEM rotors to prevent hat rusting.

 

wanabe what you mean by installing them backwards?

 

The slots are directional.

 

Actually, slots on slotted rotors aren't directional. It's just the cooling vanes that may be directional. Vented rotors typically have either radial vanes or directional vanes. If they have radial vanes, it doesn't matter which side of the car they're mounted on. If the vanes are directional, then you better make sure the vanes are oriented properly and the direction of the slots are dictated by that.

High performance rotors are always directional vaned so must be mounted on the correct side of the car. Solid rotors that have slots can be mounted on either side, whichever looks better to the owner.