Brake Rotors

[Pb2theMax]

I have EBC rotors and Hawk pads and I really like them. Mine are slotted and dimpled. I would stay away from drilled rotors.

[kaval]

I would also vouch against cross drilled rotors. I have them installed on the civic and while I do notice an increase in performance, I attribute this to the KVR CF pads more so than the KVR cad plated cross drilled rotors. If I had to go back in time to when I placed my order, I would choose either slotted, or Brembo blanks.

There is a lot of truth to the surface area issue of cross drilled and slotted rotors though.



you`ll notice greater benefits in using a high performance pad, over a high performance rotor.

[bholtmeier]

I need new rotors and pads, they squeak like crazy kinda embarassing if you ask me.

[porcupine73]

You also mentioned caliper paint. I`ve used some G2 red caliper paint. It works pretty well and even chlorinated brake cleaner doesn`t mess it up.



For rotors, I`m getting some good results with Brembo sport slotted fronts and stoptech slotted rears. The Brembo sports are yellow zinc plated; hopefully that will be fairly durable.

[todd@bsaw]

I got my brakes from a VW aftermarket distributor (ecs tuning) and they slot/zinc plate then resell the Brembo sports. I run them with Hawk Ceramics and OMG! do they bring the dub to a stop.

I also have Powerslots on my old GTI and Mintex pads, and that`s a track car. Powerslots are excellent rotors for the price. I`ll also 2nd/3rd/4th the `slotted over drilled` conversation. IMO, people that buy drilled rotors do it because it "looks cool" and have no idea about the performance aspect.



I`m currently saving up my money for some cadmium-plated, cryo-treated rotors. :grinno:

Frozen Rotors - High Performance Brake Pads, Brake Rotors

[kaval]

I detailed a client`s car yesterday and he is on the board of directors for HADA (largest motorspor club in Canada)...on his car he had $300 brake pads from Japan made by Project Mu. I was shocked that on OEM rotors (honda), the car was able to stop stupid fast!

With that said, I recommend you check them out.



I personally would recommend Brembo blanks and something like Hawk HPS pads, as they are easy to get. If you want more info on the Project U pads, let me know and I will contact my client.



Here`s some info on the different styles of rotors...

Stagefourmotorsports.com

[BlackElantraGT]

I detailed a client`s car yesterday and he is on the board of directors for HADA (largest motorspor club in Canada)...on his car he had $300 brake pads from Japan made by Project U. I was shocked that on OEM rotors (honda), the car was able to stop stupid fast!

With that said, I recommend you check them out.



I personally would recommend Brembo blanks and something like Hawk HPS pads, as they are easy to get. If you want more info on the Project U pads, let me know and I will contact my client.



Here`s some info on the different styles of rotors...

Stagefourmotorsports.com

I used to think the name was Project U also, but it`s actually Project Mu.



Project Mu Home page

[kyotousa]

How`s Racingbrake compare to R1 Concept?

[kyotousa]

I detailed a client`s car yesterday and he is on the board of directors for HADA (largest motorspor club in Canada)...on his car he had $300 brake pads from Japan made by Project U. I was shocked that on OEM rotors (honda), the car was able to stop stupid fast!

With that said, I recommend you check them out.



I personally would recommend Brembo blanks and something like Hawk HPS pads, as they are easy to get. If you want more info on the Project U pads, let me know and I will contact my client.



Here`s some info on the different styles of rotors...

Stagefourmotorsports.com

Project Mu`s price is up there in line with Endless......so if a person is considering R1....i don`t think so haha

[kaval]

thanks for pointing out that mistake. I had a feeling it was "Mu"..oh well :p

[todd@bsaw]

"Mu" is the greek letter M or



It is used as the symbol for the Coefficeint of Friction for Physics applications.



/geek content

[itb76]

I replaced my rotors with OEM type Brembo replacements last year and they still look as good as the day I mounted them. There is no rust or corrosion of any kind anywhere on the rotor. The Mustang is my daily driver and they see all kinds of weather. I got them from the Tire Rack...

I have used these on my VW. Good rotors initially, but mine rusted terribly and I replaced them before they wore out.



I ended up replacing them with Teves (ATE) plated, slotted rotors.



The slotted rotors make the pads dust like crazy, but the brakes bite a lot harder! I`ve only had them on a couple weeks, so I can`t speak to the life of the plating, but I imagine plating has to last longer than any paint, even e-coat. Time will tell.

The only thing I worry about with those is, will the brakes break in properly if they have to wear off the coating first?

The plating on the wear surfaces wore off the first day. Great braking from the first stop!

[richardovalle]

Slotted. After heavy heat and when used on a heavy car the drilled can develop fine cracks as mentioned before. If you have good stopping power stick with stock. Some cars, like Honda`s and some Toyotas, have weak stopping power and for those I recommend the slotted. Why fix what`s not broken, and use the money on more important things.

[Mr_Elusive]

Here are a few pictures of the rotors I received. These are the EBC Ultimax Black Dash Series. They`re more money but I`d rather have an American made rotor than an offshore made rotor.



Front (12")











Rear (11")













Hopefully I`ll get some time this week to put them on the car, paint my calipers, and install the caliper decals. I will post more pics when I get that done.



Feel free to comment.

[Accumulator]

Mr_Elusive- Let us know how that finish/coating holds up.