Re:Making your own cross-drilled rotors
Verry true Doc....come to think of it I havent changed my pads in like 2 years!Bremro 0wNeZ 8)
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Re:Making your own cross-drilled rotors
Originally Posted by d16z64life
Originally Posted by quadnie
I've actually been hitting this site on and off the past 3 years I'm not going for the rice look on this car, it's a ------- volvo.. an older one at that, it would be impossible to rice it out. Just buy some dude.Why risk dying? |
Re:Making your own cross-drilled rotors
Originally Posted by quadnie
it's actually quite advanced in comparison to import/domestic systems of it's era..................The basic performance of these brakes is far superior to any other car I've been in, I've pleased with the way they work stock.
-ryan actually waht I said was just hopiing on the bandwagon :P Drill the rotors, don't drill very many holes, you don't need many at all, what will kill you is the size amount of the holes. also, when drilling don't put any force on the drill bit, let it do all the work |
Re:Making your own cross-drilled rotors
what is needed is stopping power. not gas venting. sure its important. but not on a street vehicle. i mean do you ride on your breaks the whole time untill they glow red??? nope. so why would you need something to vent gasses? ---- my stock rx7 breaks like none other. i could slam on the breaks going 100 and not get any tire squeel. it will just stop.
and yes, volvo's ( up to a certain year and then back again ) are superior cars. what should be discussed is the lines, the pads, the pistons # and the master cylendar. because all this makes you stop better. just putting slotted rotors wont make your car stop better. its all about gripping force. but like i said, its about racing. since porches have them because they where designed for highway ( autobahn wink wink ) use. not inner city use. |
Re:Making your own cross-drilled rotors
guys you're missing my point here, yes i know what the car is, i know it's limitations, i know it from the inside out. The car as is suits me fine (be nice to swap in an sbc instead of that tired old slat 4), but I wanted to experiment, I have an extra set of rotors, figure I would try to cross drill them myself to see how it goes.. just wanted to know if anyone else has done the same thing.
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Re:Making your own cross-drilled rotors
Originally Posted by accordepicenter
they disperse heat but the main function is to vent hot gases/vapors from the braking surface because the materials break down at thousands of degrees and the vents (slots or cross drilled holes, even dimples) keep the surface of the pad pressed more firmly against the rotor by venting the surfaces between it and the rotor... it does the job well. Yea some, especially slotted rotors, wear pads faster. Id give up the pad life for the brake performance tho...
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