Drilled Rotors

[jeffs2002]

I was thinking to put on drilled rotors on my 2002 Camaro. Any brand recommendations? Any reason I shouldn't? Thanks for the hepl.:stp:

[elkindw]

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I dont think they improve on your breaking. I would think they would hurt your breaking if anything. But they do look cool.

[Crazed98Camaro]

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dont get drilled. go for slotted if you want the "look."

drilled just end up getting cracked inbetween the drilled spaces, and ruin your rotors.

slotted somewhat disperse the heat, but wont do much because our cars dont have a braking system where air can flow through our brakes to cool them.

blanks will give you the best area of braking.

[landj]

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dont get drilled. go for slotted if you want the "look."

drilled just end up getting cracked inbetween the drilled spaces, and ruin your rotors.

slotted somewhat disperse the heat, but wont do much because our cars dont have a braking system where air can flow through our brakes to cool them.

blanks will give you the best area of braking.

HU? I could have sworn the last time I had my stock rotors off they had cooling vents running down the middle. Slotted are gay IMO (no offense to you slot lovers out there!). Guy next door has a Mustang GT, like to start it up cold in 30 degree weather and rev the **** out of it (makes me cringe, I think i can hear the piston rings shaving metal off the cylinder walls). Funniest thing is, his slotted rotors are on backwards. Don't have the heart to tell him that either, what a poser.

[Crazed98Camaro]

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HU? I could have sworn the last time I had my stock rotors off they had cooling vents running down the middle.

i meant in the form of a ferrari or porsche that has specific and dedicated cooling ducts on the outside of the car that direct air to the brakes, to cool them.

we do not have those.

[greasemonkey]

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powerslot blanks with hawk pads are pretty much the best your gonna get for a street car. Drilled and slotted are strictly aesthetic.

[HokieBird]

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Funniest thing is, his slotted rotors are on backwards. Don't have the heart to tell him that either, what a poser.

Depending on the brand the slots could go either way. It's the cooling vanes in the middle that matter. So you may or may not be right.

[mobilelectronics]

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i got some brembo for mine. ther enice i just put em on about two weeks ago heres a pic<br>

[FirebirdGT]

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Funniest thing is, his slotted rotors are on backwards. Don't have the heart to tell him that either, what a poser.

Don't be so sure.

ACDelco slotted and drilled rotors are marked for R and L, and are BACKWARDS when compared to other S/D rotors. I know because I thought the shop put them on wrong, but they are correct.

[landj]

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Don't be so sure.

ACDelco slotted and drilled rotors are marked for R and L, and are BACKWARDS when compared to other S/D rotors. I know because I thought the shop put them on wrong, but they are correct.

Good to know. I always thought the slot was for carrying debris away from the center, just assumed only one way made sense. (Still think my neighbor is a poser, though). :-)

[FirebirdGT]

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Good to know. I always thought the slot was for carrying debris away from the center, just assumed only one way made sense. (Still think my neighbor is a poser, though). :-)

No, the slot removes pad material to keep them clean. However, mades the pads wear faster.

[99BlackW68]

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if you ask me, drilled and slotted rotors look tons better than blank rotors. especially because they dont rust, unless you get really cheap ones. I never liked the look of blank rotors, so i put cross drilled and slotteds on my Firebird and love them. im not worried on which has more "braking power" because the difference between the two...is going to be minimal at best. its not like with one you'll stop on a dime and the other will send you careening into a house. my advice is to look at pictures, see what you like, and go with it.

[99BlackW68]

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Good to know. I always thought the slot was for carrying debris away from the center, just assumed only one way made sense. (Still think my neighbor is a poser, though). :-)

haha i always thought the slots were made to carry gases created by the rotor and pad away from the rotor during hard braking. i was told that back in the old days whatever material the rotors and pads were made out of created a gas when braking hard, and nowadays they dont. so back then they were actually used for something, but now its just for look. could be right...could be way off...whatev

[crushedout]

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haha i always thought the slots were made to carry gases created by the rotor and pad away from the rotor during hard braking. i was told that back in the old days whatever material the rotors and pads were made out of created a gas when braking hard, and nowadays they dont. so back then they were actually used for something, but now its just for look. could be right...could be way off...whatev

That was the point of the original design but just like anything else they can take something and do a little reseach and possibly find, but not always, more valuable results from it.

[GinsuGuy585]

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Hate to break this to you but you won't see any difference in braking power with drilled unless you've been driving autocross. The whole point is to cool down the brakes so you don't get brake fade (happens when they get hot, reduces friction) when driving aggressively. If you never lose the ability to lock your wheels (your brakes can apply more force than your tires can hold to the road) then there isn't much point. That being said some drivers can tell the difference in force they need to apply to the pedal, and they do it just because it irks them not to.

Someone mentioned rust, but that is a function of the material and driving conditions, better quality non-drilled rotors won't rust either.

The only thing you should do for your brakes is to ride them a little before any hard braking in wet conditions, it drys them out. e.g. going down a long hill with a light at the bottom, ride them just enough for the pads to contact a little before the bottom so if the light changes, the brakes will be ready to stop you.