First thing: The brakes. I put in powerslot crossdrilled/slotted rotors today to replace my aem big rotor kit. How's it feel? Like ****. The AEMs had such better pedal pressure and stopped way faster. I didnt realize how nice those things were until i went back to an oem size rotor.

Cams: Got a set of JUN IIIs!! Should go in in about a month.. gotta get new valvetrain/retainers and something to control my air / fuel with. Ill keep y'all posted They sure are big cams!

Wheels / Tires: Since i now can run a 15" wheel with oem size rotors... i picked up a set of 99 powdercoated black rims. They have toyo proxies in the rear and michelins in the front. They feel much better... accelleration is crisper and i can tell the FD is slightly higher.

Overall- a successful day that only cost me 400$

-sam

 

Hmm.. never thought of that.

 

honestly i could care less about the rotors. its all the local speed shop had.. i wanted a non cross drilled / slotted pad... but oh well. The reason that they are crossdrilled is to keep them cool as well...

Seriously.. it really doesnt make barely any difference at all. I know this because i used to run oem brembo blanks. The driver compensates for any small differences. If you are such an expert you should know this

 

Sam did you sort out your oil leak problem?

BTW I use Porterfield RS4 pads on my Brembo crossdrilled rotors which I got separately from http://www.randdmotorsports.com and they are great. No noise and bites way better than the EBC greens or AEM pads I have used in the past. You do not want Porterfield RS pads since they are racing pads which are very noisy...unless you like people staring at you on the street and wondering why you haven't gotten a brake job to fix your "problem". I believe r and d motorsports sells Hawk pads instead of Porterfield to go with the Brembo rotors.

cheers

 

Hey tuan. superhonda is down I had meant to talk to you. Im getting a b16a head in a few weeks and taking the GSR off. I checked my PCV yesterday- its perfect. I dont know what the deal is but I do know that if its in the head- the new head will fix that. If its the rings - I will immediately be able to tell when i pull the pistons. Ill keep you posted. To answer your question- the oil problem is as bad as ever.. a quart every 750 miles id say... maybe more.

-sam

 

here is how i tested it. Like i said.. the two advantages i found with the AEMs was

a. stopping distance
b. pedal pressure.

how i tested them:

a. took 10 runs down the road next to me thats 1/2 a mile long straight.. got up to about 80... slammed on the brakes nad did some threshold braking. I know how far my AEMs used to stop. I did it with the new rotors. Result: Definitely harder to come to a faster stop. Maybe this was a combination of rotor / pedal pressure / comfort.
b. pedal pressure i felt immediately. There no need to go to the track to feel that.

 

Did you change back to the Powerslot rotors simply because you wanted to run a smaller diameter wheel? Were you using OEM/Nissin pads with both setups. The pads will make the most significant difference in braking distance. Do not use Porterfield RS-4s on the street. The optimal heat range won't be attined enough on the street. Look into Hawk HP+ or HPS pads.

BTW does anyone know anything about Axxis Ultimate pads?

Also, unless you were using some kinfd of equipment, there is no way to be able to measure the braking distance from inside the car in 20ft increments. Pedal pressure can be measured however.

 

20 feet is more than you think. Its enough for me to start braking at a mailbox and see where i end up and get a good ballpark. Asuming my reaction times are within .1 seconds of each other... the margin of error is smal enough to get an accurate reading. I run axxis pads. Both before and after.

WHy has this become a brake topic! I cared so much more about the cams.. the brakes are just a small part of it all

and yesi run smaller rotors to run a smaller wheel (14" slick).

-sam

 

I hate horsepower. I only like brakes.

Fine, tell us more about your cams

 

heh shut up just let this thread die