The Official: "What I got in the mail today" Thread - Show 'em off!
Last edited by Evoardo IX; Mar 4, 2010 at 07:12 AM.
I hear that, but I only paid $800 for an entire package (DBA 4000 front and rear slotted rotors, HAWK HPS pads, stainless lines and 3 bottles of MOTUL fluid) not a bad price for that package IMO and DBA rotors are fuggin awesome brakes
im sorry but 2k is overpriced unless your going for brakes for dragging only then i understand I thought hawkpads were horrible if you DD your car from what i read. Or i could have it backwards and its bad for tracking your car etc type deal. that 800 sounds better but i want drilled rotors personally i wanted both drilled/slotted but Map preformace told me thats not a good ideal as there not much surface area and will wear and crack sooner. I need to see some brake packages send me some links for some
im sorry but 2k is overpriced unless your going for brakes for dragging only then i understand I thought hawkpads were horrible if you DD your car from what i read. Or i could have it backwards and its bad for tracking your car etc type deal. that 800 sounds better but i want drilled rotors personally i wanted both drilled/slotted but Map preformace told me thats not a good ideal as there not much surface area and will wear and crack sooner. I need to see some brake packages send me some links for some
Also brakes are very important not just for drag racing but very important for autox, so 2k for brakes if your a dedicated autox driver is well worth it IMO
I got lucky my car came with them LOL
Last edited by RockmanX; Mar 4, 2010 at 07:41 AM.
well yes of course mine are a one piece slotted vs your 2 piece drilled. Next time I have to change rotors i'll prob pick up a set up the DBS 5000 2 piece
I heard the same thing too BUT I think it depends on the conditions you drive them in. When I first got my hawk pads god did they squeak I wanted to punch myself for picking these things but after a couple of weeks and a track event they never squeaked again and are awesome pads. I personally wouldn't do slotted/drilled for the reasons MAP told you.
Also brakes are very important not just for drag racing but very important for autox, so 2k for brakes if your a dedicated autox driver is well worth it IMO
I heard the same thing too BUT I think it depends on the conditions you drive them in. When I first got my hawk pads god did they squeak I wanted to punch myself for picking these things but after a couple of weeks and a track event they never squeaked again and are awesome pads. I personally wouldn't do slotted/drilled for the reasons MAP told you.
Also brakes are very important not just for drag racing but very important for autox, so 2k for brakes if your a dedicated autox driver is well worth it IMO
when im ready i need to get a complete brake kit LOL i really just want to change the rotors to drilled then get some new pads for this massive motor build ill be doing. i dont know/understand changing the lines besides the oem ones could tear im guessing better flow
If you are going to build the motor and run high boost, then brakes should be a top priority for you my friend
I love my hawk pads. They sqweeked when new but are fine now, they greatly reduced brake dust.
As for rotors my next set I plan on trying a duralast gold rotor with machined dimples and pad combo. Cheap and bang for my buck
As for rotors my next set I plan on trying a duralast gold rotor with machined dimples and pad combo. Cheap and bang for my buck
The DBA rotors are cheaper yes but there is a reason for that. DBA 5000 rotors are nice 2pc lighter rotors and they are sold at a great price but there are some differences between them and our rotors. Girodisc Rotors are made of a denser ductile iron that will hold up to the heat and stress from racing better then a standard grey iron rotor. They are also more resilient to aggressive racing pads.
DBA rotor also use their patented "kangaroo pad" vain design which is better for cooling then a standard pillar vane rotor but its basically a clever way to only have to make one casting that work as both a right or left to save cost. Girodisc rotors are full directional vane rotor which require a separate casting for the left and the right. Directional vane rotors cool way better then ether pillar vane or "kangaroo pad" rotors because as they rotate they draw air in though the center of the rotor and force it out through the vanes helping to cool it. The faster the rotor spins the more air is pulled in. Pillar vane and "kangaroo pad" rotors can only wash around the air that comes into wheel which gets harder the faster you go because the car is designed to be streamline and direct the air over the wheels not though them.
DBA rotors are also bolted. Bolted rotors are fine but the Girodisc rotors are fully floating. The difference is that as a rotor heats up from extreme braking the Iron in the rotor expands or "grows". The rotor grows both out and in. However you also have an aluminum hat which will also expand as it heats up. The result is you have an iron rotor ring and a aluminum hat growing into each other causing stress. Being a Bolted rotor the hat is directly attached to the disc with no ability to relieve this stress. It is the same for a 1pc rotor. This can lead to premature warping or cracking of the rotor. The Girodisc rotor being a fully floating rotor allows the iron rotor ring and the aluminum center had to expand un-opposed to each other so the rotor can stay strait and true as it expands and contracts. We do this by using an elongated hole in the disc and a pin system attached to spring clips which allow the rotor and hat to expand and contract but stay centered as well as strait so they can hold up to repeated heavy braking and quick temperature changes.
With that said we understand that our rotors are not for everyone and the price seems excessive to some but facts are facts and the Girodisc rotors may be more expensive and the quality of the DBA rotors is good I won't deny that, but when compared for the features they have the DBAs will come up short at the track. They are lighter then stock yes, but they will not cool as good and fatigue faster from the heat and abuse of the track. Driving around on the street both rotors will never be strained to their limits but at the track the DBA will come up short to a Girodisc rotor.
Evoardo I would like to thank you again for your order it was a pleasure working with you. I assure you that did you paid more but your purchase should not be overshadowed. Also to your the only customer to order black hats crossdrilled only so those are one off customs. Your the only one with them.
DBA rotor also use their patented "kangaroo pad" vain design which is better for cooling then a standard pillar vane rotor but its basically a clever way to only have to make one casting that work as both a right or left to save cost. Girodisc rotors are full directional vane rotor which require a separate casting for the left and the right. Directional vane rotors cool way better then ether pillar vane or "kangaroo pad" rotors because as they rotate they draw air in though the center of the rotor and force it out through the vanes helping to cool it. The faster the rotor spins the more air is pulled in. Pillar vane and "kangaroo pad" rotors can only wash around the air that comes into wheel which gets harder the faster you go because the car is designed to be streamline and direct the air over the wheels not though them.
DBA rotors are also bolted. Bolted rotors are fine but the Girodisc rotors are fully floating. The difference is that as a rotor heats up from extreme braking the Iron in the rotor expands or "grows". The rotor grows both out and in. However you also have an aluminum hat which will also expand as it heats up. The result is you have an iron rotor ring and a aluminum hat growing into each other causing stress. Being a Bolted rotor the hat is directly attached to the disc with no ability to relieve this stress. It is the same for a 1pc rotor. This can lead to premature warping or cracking of the rotor. The Girodisc rotor being a fully floating rotor allows the iron rotor ring and the aluminum center had to expand un-opposed to each other so the rotor can stay strait and true as it expands and contracts. We do this by using an elongated hole in the disc and a pin system attached to spring clips which allow the rotor and hat to expand and contract but stay centered as well as strait so they can hold up to repeated heavy braking and quick temperature changes.
With that said we understand that our rotors are not for everyone and the price seems excessive to some but facts are facts and the Girodisc rotors may be more expensive and the quality of the DBA rotors is good I won't deny that, but when compared for the features they have the DBAs will come up short at the track. They are lighter then stock yes, but they will not cool as good and fatigue faster from the heat and abuse of the track. Driving around on the street both rotors will never be strained to their limits but at the track the DBA will come up short to a Girodisc rotor.
Evoardo I would like to thank you again for your order it was a pleasure working with you. I assure you that did you paid more but your purchase should not be overshadowed. Also to your the only customer to order black hats crossdrilled only so those are one off customs. Your the only one with them.
Last edited by Girodisc Martin; Mar 4, 2010 at 09:54 AM.
The DBA rotors are cheaper yes but there is a reason for that. DBA 5000 rotors are nice 2pc lighter rotors and they are sold at a great price but there are some differences between them and our rotors. Girodisc Rotors are made of a denser ductile iron that will hold up to the heat and stress from racing better then a standard grey iron rotor. They are also more resilient to aggressive racing pads.
DBA rotor also use their patented "kangaroo pad" vain design which is better for cooling then a standard pillar vane rotor but its basically a clever way to only have to make one casting that work as both a right or left to save cost. Girodisc rotors are full directional vane rotor which require a separate casting for the left and the right. Directional vane rotors cool way better then ether pillar vane or "kangaroo pad" rotors because as they rotate they draw air in though the center of the rotor and force it out through the vanes helping to cool it. The faster the rotor spins the more air is pulled in. Pillar vane and "kangaroo pad" rotors can only wash around the air that comes into wheel which gets harder the faster you go because the car is designed to be streamline and direct the air over the wheels not though them.
DBA rotors are also bolted. Bolted rotors are fine but the Girodisc rotors are fully floating. The difference is that as a rotor heats up from extreme braking the Iron in the rotor expands or "grows". The rotor grows both out and in. However you also have an aluminum hat which will also expand as it heats up. The result is you have an iron rotor ring and a aluminum hat growing into each other causing stress. Being a Bolted rotor the hat is directly attached to the disc with no ability to relieve this stress. It is the same for a 1pc rotor. This can lead to premature warping or cracking of the rotor. The Girodisc rotor being a fully floating rotor allows the iron rotor ring and the aluminum center had to expand un-opposed to each other so the rotor can stay strait and true as it expands and contracts. We do this by using an elongated hole in the disc and a pin system attached to spring clips which allow the rotor and hat to expand and contract but stay centered as well as strait so they can hold up to repeated heavy braking and quick temperature changes.
With that said we understand that our rotors are not for everyone and the price seems excessive to some but facts are facts and the Girodisc rotors may be more expensive and the quality of the DBA rotors is good I won't deny that, but when compared for the features they have the DBAs will come up short at the track. They are lighter then stock yes, but they will not cool as good and fatigue faster from the heat and abuse of the track. Driving around on the street both rotors will never be strained to their limits but at the track the DBA will come up short to a Girodisc rotor.
Evoardo I would like to thank you again for your order it was a pleasure working with you. I assure you that did you paid more but your purchase should not be overshadowed. Also to your the only customer to order black hats crossdrilled only so those are one off customs. Your the only one with them.
DBA rotor also use their patented "kangaroo pad" vain design which is better for cooling then a standard pillar vane rotor but its basically a clever way to only have to make one casting that work as both a right or left to save cost. Girodisc rotors are full directional vane rotor which require a separate casting for the left and the right. Directional vane rotors cool way better then ether pillar vane or "kangaroo pad" rotors because as they rotate they draw air in though the center of the rotor and force it out through the vanes helping to cool it. The faster the rotor spins the more air is pulled in. Pillar vane and "kangaroo pad" rotors can only wash around the air that comes into wheel which gets harder the faster you go because the car is designed to be streamline and direct the air over the wheels not though them.
DBA rotors are also bolted. Bolted rotors are fine but the Girodisc rotors are fully floating. The difference is that as a rotor heats up from extreme braking the Iron in the rotor expands or "grows". The rotor grows both out and in. However you also have an aluminum hat which will also expand as it heats up. The result is you have an iron rotor ring and a aluminum hat growing into each other causing stress. Being a Bolted rotor the hat is directly attached to the disc with no ability to relieve this stress. It is the same for a 1pc rotor. This can lead to premature warping or cracking of the rotor. The Girodisc rotor being a fully floating rotor allows the iron rotor ring and the aluminum center had to expand un-opposed to each other so the rotor can stay strait and true as it expands and contracts. We do this by using an elongated hole in the disc and a pin system attached to spring clips which allow the rotor and hat to expand and contract but stay centered as well as strait so they can hold up to repeated heavy braking and quick temperature changes.
With that said we understand that our rotors are not for everyone and the price seems excessive to some but facts are facts and the Girodisc rotors may be more expensive and the quality of the DBA rotors is good I won't deny that, but when compared for the features they have the DBAs will come up short at the track. They are lighter then stock yes, but they will not cool as good and fatigue faster from the heat and abuse of the track. Driving around on the street both rotors will never be strained to their limits but at the track the DBA will come up short to a Girodisc rotor.
Evoardo I would like to thank you again for your order it was a pleasure working with you. I assure you that did you paid more but your purchase should not be overshadowed. Also to your the only customer to order black hats crossdrilled only so those are one off customs. Your the only one with them.
Nice i like to see what justifies the price and makes sense to me now. what if i just want basic drilled rotors with slight track use. what kind of rotors pads would i be looking at if it get them from you.