Check out my new rotors! 56K Don't even try!
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Check out my new rotors! 56K Don't even try!
For your viewing pleasure, newly installed rotors! 'Cuz you have to match your socks wit your shoes! 
And big ups to rock blocker for the Red Reverse Light Overlay.
And big ups to rock blocker for the Red Reverse Light Overlay.
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From: City of Champs, MA
Originally Posted by d_gage
Originally Posted by chrischoi
very nice. from where? and how much>
most likely from here or the other 5 people selling these on ebay.
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Originally Posted by scrap
I think that is a RS1 grille not a ebay one.
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/2005-...spagenameZWDVW
paint it black and you have your rs1 grille
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Originally Posted by solorider
Looks nice 'cept you got them rotors on backwards, at least if they're drilled and slotted to match the veins.
Originally Posted by J_Leon
Did you use any special tools to remove the old rotors?
The rear you have to make sure you have the e-brake off though because that portion of the brake is a drum.
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Originally Posted by coppermine18
Originally Posted by solorider
Looks nice 'cept you got them rotors on backwards, at least if they're drilled and slotted to match the veins.
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Originally Posted by Typhoon
^so iam guessing the only way to significantly imprive breaking is a bbk?
He just means that because of how the rotors are it doesn't matter which direction the slots/holes are.
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Actually a slotted rotor has less heat capacity due less material on the rotor to absorb heat. It is not significant enought to cause noticeable differences but there are the performance benefits of increased bite and pad cleaning.
The best way to improve braking performance is with tires. The tires limit the maximum deceleration achievable so until your brakes cannot lock up your tires, you are giving up stopping distances. Street tires will only go so far (right around 1 G) and race tires arent suitable for street use.
Upgraded pads are the best bang for your buck when it comes to improved bite and response, followed by SS lines to improve pedal feel and response. Rotors are more of an appearance upgrade but do add some bite although not significant on a street car.
Where a big brake kit can help is with tweaking the brake bias to get the ideal balance which can reduce stopping distances all other things being equal, although most factory systems offer minor balance improvement. As it turns out, most BBK manufactureres do not do the testing to optimize balance and some even end massively overbiasing the front end of the car which not only increases stopping distances (sometims 30-40 feet), but also can make for a soft pedal with long travel and issues or complete malfunction of ABS and chassis control systems. This usually occurs when a standard caliper with fixed piston sizings are applied to multiple applications which is suprisingly common in the industry. Sadly, many customers spend thousands of dollars on a BBK, olny to find out thier car brakes worse with performance tires than a stock car on stock tires. These issues become glaringly obvious in performance tests like the recent RSX Challenge:
http://www.stoptech.com/company_info...hallenge.shtml
The best way to improve braking performance is with tires. The tires limit the maximum deceleration achievable so until your brakes cannot lock up your tires, you are giving up stopping distances. Street tires will only go so far (right around 1 G) and race tires arent suitable for street use.
Upgraded pads are the best bang for your buck when it comes to improved bite and response, followed by SS lines to improve pedal feel and response. Rotors are more of an appearance upgrade but do add some bite although not significant on a street car.
Where a big brake kit can help is with tweaking the brake bias to get the ideal balance which can reduce stopping distances all other things being equal, although most factory systems offer minor balance improvement. As it turns out, most BBK manufactureres do not do the testing to optimize balance and some even end massively overbiasing the front end of the car which not only increases stopping distances (sometims 30-40 feet), but also can make for a soft pedal with long travel and issues or complete malfunction of ABS and chassis control systems. This usually occurs when a standard caliper with fixed piston sizings are applied to multiple applications which is suprisingly common in the industry. Sadly, many customers spend thousands of dollars on a BBK, olny to find out thier car brakes worse with performance tires than a stock car on stock tires. These issues become glaringly obvious in performance tests like the recent RSX Challenge:
http://www.stoptech.com/company_info...hallenge.shtml