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18-Jan-2005, 02:23 PM
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i need your opinion
i drive a 2001 civic si and i need rotors and brake pads asap. this will b my first time buyin them so i not sure which one should i get. i'm plannin on goin to the track next summer so i want some thing good for that . or if any of u guys can tell me places to get them that'll b good too. thankz
18-Jan-2005, 03:13 PM
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Originally posted by Nathen726
so oem is better then aftermarket rotors and pads??
i was thinkin of gettin slotted rotors........
so oem is better then aftermarket rotors and pads??
i was thinkin of gettin slotted rotors........
18-Jan-2005, 03:27 PM
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slotted rotors are designed to "eat" pads...they wear the pads down fast and keep a fresh surface on them for performance braking...... so keep that in mind...
price all depends on brand... you can get cheap quality slotted rotors for less than oem ones
price all depends on brand... you can get cheap quality slotted rotors for less than oem ones
18-Jan-2005, 03:53 PM
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slotted is no good... neither is x-drilled.
I had brembo x-drilled, i noticed no improvement
slotted eats pads quick
if you are serious about tracking, get OEM rotors and Hawk or Williams Friction pads.
every day driving, get OEM all around.
just a commuter car, get chinese (economy) rotors from Canadian Tire and OEM pads.
I had brembo x-drilled, i noticed no improvement
slotted eats pads quick
if you are serious about tracking, get OEM rotors and Hawk or Williams Friction pads.
every day driving, get OEM all around.
just a commuter car, get chinese (economy) rotors from Canadian Tire and OEM pads.
18-Jan-2005, 04:58 PM
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Originally posted by Nathen726
thankz for all the info guys
thankz for all the info guys
18-Jan-2005, 07:41 PM
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Originally posted by bbarbulo
slotted is no good... neither is x-drilled.
I had brembo x-drilled, i noticed no improvement
slotted eats pads quick
if you are serious about tracking, get OEM rotors and Hawk or Williams Friction pads.
every day driving, get OEM all around.
just a commuter car, get chinese (economy) rotors from Canadian Tire and OEM pads.
slotted is no good... neither is x-drilled.
I had brembo x-drilled, i noticed no improvement
slotted eats pads quick
if you are serious about tracking, get OEM rotors and Hawk or Williams Friction pads.
every day driving, get OEM all around.
just a commuter car, get chinese (economy) rotors from Canadian Tire and OEM pads.
but ya, for regular DD and occasional track, OEM rotors.....for commuting econo Jasper (or whatever they are called) from Canadian tire....
18-Jan-2005, 08:31 PM
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haha, thanks for that comment Jay 
viper... the benefit used to be that pads used to gas up a lot, so the gasses between the rotor and the pad would cause the pad to float and you'd lose your brakes. crossdrilling let the gas escape w/o floating the pad. since then, we discovered things like ceramics and other friction material blends that do NOT gas or gas at far higher temps... so the cross drilling is maintained for #1 looks and #2 unsprung weight reduction, and finally... better heat transfer due to higher surface area.
needless to say, MY rotors are not slotted nor drilled, cuz that is t3h l0se
viper... the benefit used to be that pads used to gas up a lot, so the gasses between the rotor and the pad would cause the pad to float and you'd lose your brakes. crossdrilling let the gas escape w/o floating the pad. since then, we discovered things like ceramics and other friction material blends that do NOT gas or gas at far higher temps... so the cross drilling is maintained for #1 looks and #2 unsprung weight reduction, and finally... better heat transfer due to higher surface area.
needless to say, MY rotors are not slotted nor drilled, cuz that is t3h l0se
18-Jan-2005, 08:33 PM
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Originally posted by bbarbulo
haha, thanks for that comment Jay
viper... the benefit used to be that pads used to gas up a lot, so the gasses between the rotor and the pad would cause the pad to float and you'd lose your brakes. crossdrilling let the gas escape w/o floating the pad. since then, we discovered things like ceramics and other friction material blends that do NOT gas or gas at far higher temps... so the cross drilling is maintained for #1 looks and #2 unsprung weight reduction, and finally... better heat transfer due to higher surface area.
needless to say, MY rotors are not slotted nor drilled, cuz that is t3h l0se
haha, thanks for that comment Jay
viper... the benefit used to be that pads used to gas up a lot, so the gasses between the rotor and the pad would cause the pad to float and you'd lose your brakes. crossdrilling let the gas escape w/o floating the pad. since then, we discovered things like ceramics and other friction material blends that do NOT gas or gas at far higher temps... so the cross drilling is maintained for #1 looks and #2 unsprung weight reduction, and finally... better heat transfer due to higher surface area.
needless to say, MY rotors are not slotted nor drilled, cuz that is t3h l0se
...cool thanks...
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