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Originally Posted by Remixx02
Nah. I'm on Camp Courtney. I'm on leave in FL right now, though. Enjoying the IX.
ahh nice...we ve met then i picked up the exhaust from you...thats funny tho im from FL too...Tampa area...crazy well have a good time man...lets get a evo meet and cruise goin when you get back
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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.
Originally Posted by Girodisc Martin
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.
Thank you guys! I know exactly what I paid for, and I can't be any happier, just braking the rotors/pads in right now, but I can already tell the difference. It's nice to know I have a one of a kind set of rotors
here's a couple pics of the install, they perform awesome, but they look that much better! Girodisc FTW
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Broadway Rear mirror. I can so so much more than with the stock mirror. Best $14.00 I spent on my car.
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While you're in there throw on some braided brake lines, you will notice it even more.Originally Posted by Evoardo IX
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Looks good!
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Autopower 6 point bolt in cage
Yokohama Advan A048 245/40/17's
Sparco wheel
NRG short hub and quick release
Yokohama Advan A048 245/40/17's
Sparco wheel
NRG short hub and quick release
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I just got this too! Not in the mail though. More like AWD Motorsports mail ...then installed. Originally Posted by NMFDChris
bad picture but MB7-HDSS ACT
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here's a couple pics of the install, they perform awesome, but they look that much better! Girodisc FTW
THATs some badass breaksOriginally Posted by Evoardo IX
Thank you guys! I know exactly what I paid for, and I can't be any happier, just braking the rotors/pads in right now, but I can already tell the difference. It's nice to know I have a one of a kind set of rotors here's a couple pics of the install, they perform awesome, but they look that much better! Girodisc FTW
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Yokohama Advan A048 245/40/17's
Sparco wheel
NRG short hub and quick release
Originally Posted by Ev0_J0e
Autopower 6 point bolt in cage Yokohama Advan A048 245/40/17's
Sparco wheel
NRG short hub and quick release
How much did you pay for the advans?
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A048 == teh sex! I've seen them on ebay for cheap in the past, but not right now!
