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Old November-11th-2002 | 09:27 PM
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warped rotors

i found some brembo cross drilled and slotted rotors that fit my car, and since mine are warped i was thinkin about gettin these. whats the performance increase of these rotors vs the stock ones? also, how much are the stock rotors?
Old November-11th-2002 | 11:03 PM
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i found some brembo cross drilled and slotted rotors that fit my car, and since mine are warped i was thinkin about gettin these. whats the performance increase of these rotors vs the stock ones? also, how much are the stock rotors?
Unless you plan on braking hard from 110+ MPH into turn 10A at Road Atlanta, the performance increase will be nil and then probably not even worth the extra money.
Old December-13th-2002 | 12:45 AM
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i have crossdrilled rotors and carbon kevlar pads

and i noticed a pretty big difference once they were broken in

and when theyre cold, theyre not that great either



but even with the crossdrilled rotors, i over heated teh brakes with 3 people in the car and killing it down a mountain road
Old December-13th-2002 | 01:36 PM
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mazda does the fluid, whenever i do it i make a mess

and they just used the regular mazda fluid for the dealership
i flush it every summer


but i dont think it was the fluid overheating because my brakes smelled like *** for a good 10 minutes after

remember i was going downhill with 3 people in the car, and i was pushing it pretty hard....
i just wanted to see how hard the brakes can actually be pushed

that was the only time i ever noticed fading

but im not gonna beat on them that hard again for no reason either
Old December-13th-2002 | 05:35 PM
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yea, number 2

the pedal was still hard
its actually quite scary when that happens
Old December-13th-2002 | 07:43 PM
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um, i guess i believe u because i still overheated them.....

and we wont get into the full fledged conversation..
but can u briefly explain how it didnt??

if i had my factory rotors wouldnt it have made the pads fade sooner??
Old December-13th-2002 | 11:40 PM
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wow
i couldnt make it past the 3rd page
too much bitching for me


now, i just have one question because i dont feel like reading 450 posts......

when u say cross drilled rotors dont do anything, is it ur opinion or a fact?

cause im just wondering, race cars use crossdrilled rotors...
motorcycles use them
theyre all over the place
unless they are different somehow..
Old December-14th-2002 | 04:19 AM
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i guess i will go and read that super long thread
im curious now
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