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Old 05-16-2003, 01:39 AM
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Originally posted by SkylineUSA
You might want to rethink that statement. It has nothing at all to do with surface area. Its the mass of the rotor and its ability to dissapate heat, not surface area.


I didnt say anything about heat disapation. A solid disc exposes a greater surface area to the pad than a drilled or slotted disc, and so theres more friction and greater braking force, but of course at the expense of more heat.
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