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"Cross Drilled Rotors"
First, lets get some physics. Tell me how a heatsink with less mass will cool better? You do realize that a brake rotor acts as a large heatsink to transfer heat from the brake pads to the rotor. The heat generated from pads has to go somewhere and so it transfers to the rotor and caliper.
Porsche claims: "Discs are cross-drilled to enhance braking in the wet. The brakes respond faster because the water vapour pressure that builds up during braking can be released more easily." They have said nothing about enhancing normal braking circumstances and the larger diameter rotors probably make up for the lack of material present in a smaller cross drilled rotor. From Wilwood's website: Quote:
As for the porsche rotors, a few notes from a forum I frequent: Quote:
This is quite different from the standard drilled rotors you get from brembo/kvr/powerslot/"insert random ricer parts brand name here" brake rotors. Further proof of the uselessness of cross drilled rotors are found here: http://www.teamscr.com/rotors.htm Quote:
From Stoptech: Quote:
That almost sounds like an excuse to use cross drilled rotors, and for your street car which probably is never driven on the track, the drilled rotors are fine, but as Stoptech states, they will crack and are not good for severe applications. From Baer: Quote:
Then from Grassroots Motorsports: Quote:
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And then, let's check out what was said on the aforementioned Altima thread [Long thread at altimas.net that was deleted by that server. it is hosted here]:
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So basically, buy them if you think they look cool, but not if you think this will be an acceptable performance upgrade
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Nice post.
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for those wondering....this wasnt a copy paste. note the day i posted it.
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nice post man..
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gREAT wRITE UP.....
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