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AK
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6th Mar 07 at 15:05   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

Hmmmm :O not too healthy ex-passenger side front disc. They were wrecked at my last knockhill outing, but i just thought they were warped. They were not cracked after that, but must have just put them over the edge on sunday with the cold 1/4mile braking.



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another reason not to buy drilled disks
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whooooops
Cupra Steve
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Drilled disks have got a bad rep, always been told that slashed is better, or there si the ones with pimples!
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AFAIK they are standard GTR discs..... maybe not :/
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quote:
Originally posted by Cupra Steve
Drilled disks have got a bad rep, always been told that slashed is better, or there si the ones with pimples!


better off with plain disks of good quality. slashed/dimpled also eat pads
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Eat pads but they are better for cooling i believe,
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not really cooling, but less prone to fading
Cupra Steve
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quote:
Originally posted by AK
not really cooling, but less prone to fading


which is caused by heat isn't it?
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heat is part of it...... but not the whole story.
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from EBC site....

BRAKE FADE EXPLAINED
All pads contain some organic (living) materials. Resins that bind pad compounds together are organic - petro-chemical products. As these overheat the resins revert to gas and cause the pads to “aquaplane” on a gas film which is called fade. Some pads only fade once or twice and then settle down (Green fade or bedding in fade). Other, cheaper pads suffer from continual dynamic fade, sometimes at surprisingly low temperatures.
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the 'drilled' discs avoid that aquaplaning type effect, and grooves do the same and essentialy wipe the pad face
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Cheers!
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quote:
Originally posted by topshot_2k
another reason not to buy drilled disks


Ohhhh thats why most bikes have just drilled disks
Why most porche upgrades have drilled disks
why most rarris have drilled disks





Seriously though, I think drilled or grooved are just as effective as each other. Next being ceramic.

I'd be seriously cheesed off that my disks would have broken like that though!

Thing is, are these disks drilled or grooved



[Edited on 06-03-2007 by VXR]
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i think they are just tired old discs ( i have no info on them age/make etc)

I'm running pretty harsh pads on them (was).... 1 day must have been too much ( Ferrodo race pads, DS3000)

new ones are on now http://www.corsasport.co.uk/board/viewthread.php?tid=317033&page=24

[Edited on 06-03-2007 by AK]
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Funky disks.... You just wanted them to match your coilovers

Next up, painting of the calipers?
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quote:
Originally posted by VXR
Thing is, are these disks drilled or grooved



[Edited on 06-03-2007 by VXR]


Those discs are Drilved discs.

I'm sorry.

[Edited on 06-03-2007 by Mike B]
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Drilled out grooves daimo

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is that out of a dc10?
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quote:
Originally posted by Tom
Drilled out grooves daimo



Grooved out drilled?
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Groovy drilled discs yo
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Groovy baby disc-o?

Ok, i'll get my coat, errrrrrr

4 pots and ceramic disks to get back on topic
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whenever i do the pads on my car, i always do the discs, just to be on the safe side....
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money to burn
AK
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depends on what discs your replacing LOL

 
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