Slotted Rotors. Should be facing which way?
12-09-2003, 07:58 AM
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Originally posted by KIDS2000
http://pages.quicksilver.net.nz/vivisect/P...00/Rotors/3.jpg
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i was just wondering if my mechanic installed them the wrong way?
Hahaha...
anyone here has a clue?
http://pages.quicksilver.net.nz/vivisect/P...00/Rotors/3.jpg
Front ->
i was just wondering if my mechanic installed them the wrong way?
Hahaha...
anyone here has a clue?
What brand are they?
12-09-2003, 02:10 PM
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I have no idea about that.
What I am saying is that rotors w/ slots that you have installed facing forwards or backwards makes no difference in braking performance. Furthermore, slots give you no additional brake performance over stock non-slotted rotors.
Slots aren't going to decrease braking performance very much. But they certianly are not going to increase it.
What I am saying is that rotors w/ slots that you have installed facing forwards or backwards makes no difference in braking performance. Furthermore, slots give you no additional brake performance over stock non-slotted rotors.
Slots aren't going to decrease braking performance very much. But they certianly are not going to increase it.
12-09-2003, 02:22 PM
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[QUOTE]Originally posted by krazik
What I am saying is that rotors w/ slots that you have installed facing forwards or backwards makes no difference in braking performance.
What I am saying is that rotors w/ slots that you have installed facing forwards or backwards makes no difference in braking performance.
12-09-2003, 03:21 PM
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Anyone who thinks their pads out-gas are sadly mistaken. No pad produced in the last 15-20 years creates ANY outgassing.
Unless your driving in mud, there's very little need for "scraping" of your pads. Glazing of pads happens becuase you aren't using the right compound for your heat range. Slotting in -some- racing conditions can help.
Porsche creates cars with cross drilled rotors because that is what their customers want. People who pay $8,000 for ceramic rotors want the holes, so porchse puts them there.
Cross drilling and slotting have their own set of issues, but there's nothing major there to really worry about for most s2k owners since really they buy both for looks and most owners don't use the stock brakes to nearly their capacity.
As for NADSCAR, they doesn't use brakes much at all, so heat capacity is of low concern so they run the lightest possible setup. And thats why some run cross-drilled rotors. Do you drive your s2k in an oval with almost no use of brakes?
Unless your driving in mud, there's very little need for "scraping" of your pads. Glazing of pads happens becuase you aren't using the right compound for your heat range. Slotting in -some- racing conditions can help.
Porsche creates cars with cross drilled rotors because that is what their customers want. People who pay $8,000 for ceramic rotors want the holes, so porchse puts them there.
Cross drilling and slotting have their own set of issues, but there's nothing major there to really worry about for most s2k owners since really they buy both for looks and most owners don't use the stock brakes to nearly their capacity.
As for NADSCAR, they doesn't use brakes much at all, so heat capacity is of low concern so they run the lightest possible setup. And thats why some run cross-drilled rotors. Do you drive your s2k in an oval with almost no use of brakes?
12-09-2003, 03:40 PM
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yes the marketing people saw the benefit. 
Pads used to outgas, thats why rotors used to be drilled.
I didn't post here to start another xdrilled/slotted rotor war. I've made this arguement plenty of times.
My post in this thread was to clear up any misconception that having slots or cross drilled rotors, offer any additonal grab or stopping power over stock.
Pads used to outgas, thats why rotors used to be drilled.I didn't post here to start another xdrilled/slotted rotor war. I've made this arguement plenty of times.
My post in this thread was to clear up any misconception that having slots or cross drilled rotors, offer any additonal grab or stopping power over stock.