ABS on track
Originally Posted by HMSevo8
But I don't use ABS. I said that above, I think. I am pretty decent, IMO, at threshhold braking.
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From: SoCal
Slotted rotors eat thru pads because they keep on resurface the pad surface. Slotted rotors reduce brake fade because the slots on the rotors direct the extra gas expansion which is caused by the extreme heat generated from the brake rotors away from the rotor surface thru the slots. Brake fade is mainly due to this thin layer of expanded gas between the pad and the rotor surface....(think of it like the air-table of an air-hockey game)....With regular rotors this layer of air get layered with nowhere to go. The slots on a slotted rotor act as a passage conduit for this layer of gas.
The reason why I suggest slotted rotor to machron1 is mainly because he is obviously more concerned about the performance aspect of his brakes than the economical aspect of it.
The reason why I suggest slotted rotor to machron1 is mainly because he is obviously more concerned about the performance aspect of his brakes than the economical aspect of it.
Originally Posted by TriCycle STI C
Slotted rotors eat thru pads because they keep on resurface the pad surface. Slotted rotors reduce brake fade because the slots on the rotors direct the extra gas expansion which is caused by the extreme heat generated from the brake rotors away from the rotor surface thru the slots. Brake fade is mainly due to this thin layer of expanded gas between the pad and the rotor surface....(think of it like the air-table of an air-hockey game)....With regular rotors this layer of air get layered with nowhere to go. The slots on a slotted rotor act as a passage conduit for this layer of gas.
The reason why I suggest slotted rotor to machron1 is mainly because he is obviously more concerned about the performance aspect of his brakes than the economical aspect of it.
The reason why I suggest slotted rotor to machron1 is mainly because he is obviously more concerned about the performance aspect of his brakes than the economical aspect of it.
EDIT: Uhhhhh is it me or are we WAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAY off topic?
haha. I was kinda thinking the same thing. It is next to impossible to keep track of who's saying what, but the mods, if they actually take the time to read through these ramblings, should rename the thread to: Slotted rotors...good or bad. I think it basically comes down to which you want to replace: rotors or pads, and how you prefer to drive. I def don't think there's a right or wrong answer. I personally love the technical jargon I posted earlier about lattice structure...I'm sure thats a key selling point...haha
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Originally Posted by djh
The last couple times on track I've really been using my ABS. I'm wondering if that's a good thing or if I'm training myself to rely on it? But then what choice do I have? I'm braking a lot later and harder now and the ABS is just there! What do you think?
Dave
Dave
