firstly, does anyone know of a company that makes a brake rotor that is slotted that dosent have an assload of slots? maybe like 3 slots? all the crap i find is like this.


also, side question, whats up with the cadamium (sp?) plated rotors? is that just bling or does it help somehow? any negatives aside from increased cost?

 

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More than 3 slots, but less than what you've shown.

As for the cadmium, I can't see any use for it. Cad-plating is usually used as a rust or galvanic inhibitor, but seeing the friction that rotors go through, I'd think it'd wear off pretty quickly. "Looks" like a marketing ploy to me, but I've never seen or heard of doing it before, so I don't really know.

 

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Those are Endless rotors. Compare then with Spoon"

 

The cad coating works, for those that leave rotors on the car for more than a couple months. It keeps the hub section of the rotor from rusting, and looking pretty. If you're going to use your car on a track at all, I would consider autozone or equivalent since they are cheaply replaceable, and you can run a more aggresive pad and not worry about your rotors too much.

 

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More than 3 slots, but less than what you've shown.

As for the cadmium, I can't see any use for it. Cad-plating is usually used as a rust or galvanic inhibitor, but seeing the friction that rotors go through, I'd think it'd wear off pretty quickly. "Looks" like a marketing ploy to me, but I've never seen or heard of doing it before, so I don't really know.</TD></TR></TABLE>

My Powerslot when brand spanking new!!!



The coating really worked for 6-8 months and then I did develop some rust on the surface when it rains but the hub and rotor edges stayed pretty rust free. Unlink the brembo OE blanks I put in teh back, they rusted up worst then the Titanic in 1 month.

But I just did have my fronts turned and because of the Cobalt GT pads I was running last year, them rotors got eaten and to true the rotors they had to cut past the slot groves on one side and part of another side. So know they have part slots and part blanks.

But they do work, they are cheaper then OEM and they do look Bling Bling on your ride!!!

 

Carbotech sells Slotted rotors. THe edge of the rotor and the hat are coated so they dont rust, if you're worried about such things

 

I have the Powerslot rotors upfront and I've used up 1 set of street pads and 1 set of track pads (carbotech P+) and there is HARDLY any where on the rotor... I'm VERY impressed.

I don't know if the slots do much for heat dissipation but I have the 11" upgrade on my crx and I spent a few 4-5 hour lap days with some hard braking and have never had any fade.

I did have some plastic valve stem caps MELT onto my valve stems though!

 

the cad plating is mainly for the manufacturer, distributor. it allows them to keep the rotors on the shelf without them rusting. would you be a happy customer when you received your new rotors all rusty?

 

You may have gone through so many pads on one set of rotors because the slots help eat the pads.

 

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Maybe.. but the street pads were on for 1.5 years with 13 auto-x's and one set of P+ pads lasted me 5 4-5 hour track days. So I don't think the slots are hurting the wear too much.

 

you mentioned your GTplus ate up your rotors.. would the brembo blanks be a wise set to get?

 

If you want slotted rotors and know a good machine shop just take the "plain" rotor to the machine shop and have them slotted the way you like it. I use to do that and would get charged $40 to have all four done. Slots supposedly help clear glaze/crap off of the pad. That may also decrease pad life some. The also supposedly make you brake rotor temps go up slightly too. With XPs I run just smooth rotors and have no issues at all.
Barry H.

 

My next rotors will be blank.