Camaroguy

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I've narrowed my selection down to 2 rotors. Which ones should i get.

Brembo Drilled and slotted rotors or irotors also drilled and slotted for $298?

I want long lasting and no WARPING.

also, i want to put these on my car asap, i've got some hawk hps pads on the front right now. About half way used. Should i leave the old rotors on or could i put the new rotors on with the old half way used hawk hps pads?

trackbird

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Non drilled rotors will last longer than drilled rotors. Cross drilling won't prevent warping either. If you want them for the look, that's fine, but it will not help your "goals" to have cross drilled rotors.

cantdrv65

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So you are saying that every major sportscar or supercar producer equips cars with crossdrilled rotors simply because they look better? Do you have conclusive proof that a cross drilled rotor does not perform as well or better than an OEM style rotor?

TXAgZ28

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I'm almost 100% sure the rotors from a Porsche GT3 are not the same rotors you can buy from Jeg's for $200.

The $80 rotors from Autozone will work just as good as your slotted/drilled/gold plated Brembo's. Get some quality brake pads and blank rotors and you won't notice a difference, except maybe a little more ca$h in the wallet. That's a good thing, right?

ZaneO

OEM Brembo replacements (blanks...non-slotted and non-crossdrilled).

chupr0kabra

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Allow me to do the honors, Trackbird:

http://home.columbus.rr.com/trackbir...led_rotors.htm


-Mike

cantdrv65

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I already have eradispeeds and hawk pads. My car stops VERY well, but I have chewed up the eradispeeds.

I was just interested and I do believe the difference between each type is really a mute point. Doesnt really make a difference either way. I bought the car with the eradispeeds and they do look nice. Ill probably replace them with the stockers when these are completely gone.....

1fastWS6

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I have drilled rotors with maybe 10k miles of relatively easy use that now need to be replaced because they're all cracked to hell. My next set of rotors will NOT be drilled thats for sure.

trackbird

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Thanks Mike.

There are quotes from Brembo, Stoptech and others in there. These are "heavy hitters" in the performance brake industry. While Brembo is the only one claiming cooling benefits, the 4 or 5 other companies listed are quite firm in their statements that it is a cosmetic mod only. I found it odd to hear Brembo say otherwise, but it's included since it's Brembo's stance on the matter.

Scalpel

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trackbird thinks he knows what he's talking about, sheesh.

J/K man,

trackbird

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I get lucky on occasion.....if not, a little BS will get you a long way.....

VIP1

Here is a thread where we covered this recently:
https://ls1tech.com/forums/suspension-brakes/185268-power-stop-rotors.html
(one of many)

cantdrv65

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Thanks guys! I wont be buying another set of eradispeeds when I can just get a set of stock Z rotors that perform just as well.

trackbird

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I forgot about that thread.

mike#9

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Where can a guy get the brembo blanks?

Are the Stainless Steel brake lines from Earl worth getting??

trackbird

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Brembo blanks....try stranoparts.com or tirerack.com

I personally don't run stainless braided lines on my street cars. Dirt can work through the braid and cause a failure (worst case conditions).

mike#9

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These are good rotors right?

I am not too enthused with replacing rotors all the time. Looks are important...but a very distant 2nd compared to performance and quality. Would you say that these will perform well compared to stock warped rotors on a car that sees about 1000-2000 miles a year??

Thanks

5LiterBeater

Thanks for the post trackbird. You answered my questions as well as many other people's I am sure. Nicely done.

trackbird

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Yes, they are very good. You can warp anything if you try, meaning don't park the car after sliding from a stop at 100 mph, drive the car for a 1/2 mile or so to cool the brakes, that's the most important thing). I've run the brembo OEM's for quite a while and had not problems at all.

Nate_Taufer

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hey trackbird, sorry to post off topic but are the lca's on your site the ones i keep seeing on ebay?