powerslot rotors

[PhiberOptik]

Does anyone ride these? I am looking into purchasing some, looking for a heads up of any pros/cons or suggestions on these. If anyone knows of some other slotted rotors that are good that would be helpfull as well. I am mainly getting them cause I like how they look. I have heard the cross drilled rotors can break easy but suposedly the slotted ones are better. Thanks

[liquidflame8]

i read a post on this forum with a big arguement about this subject and civicsiracer (who is a moderator here) said that a set of brembo blanks would be the best. because of the more mass they could absorb the most heat. if you are set on getting slotted you might want to look at the ebc rotors with the greenstuff pads.

[SilverY2KCivic]

From what I understand, Power Slots are the best slotted around of one piece rotors out there. I have them on my Civic, and they wrok great! I even auto-X on them. Combined with a GOOD pad like Hawk HPS or HP+, they will give you BETTER than stock stoping power at a fraction of what a big brake kit will cost.

[PhiberOptik]

how long have you had them?

[SilverY2KCivic]

Originally Posted by PhiberOptik

how long have you had them?

15k miles so far.

[Evil_MonkE]

Hey SilverY2KCivic, I was just wondering, for your break setup did you go with the packages that include the calipers and the rotors together? or did you just change the rotors and keep the stock calipers?
I'm asking cause I was looking into the AEM front break kit and the rear conversion kit. (i have a civic ex) (it's drum)

[liquidflame8]

powerslot doesn't have a rotor/caliper combo

[PhiberOptik]

I found a group Buy on some Brembo drilled rotors, more then likely I won't jump on it but does anyone have these and really likes or hates them?

[SilverY2KCivic]

Originally Posted by PhiberOptik

I found a group Buy on some Brembo drilled rotors, more then likely I won't jump on it but does anyone have these and really likes or hates them?

I can tell you one thing. ANY rotor that drilled out is bad right off the bat. Holes premote premature rotor failure such as warping and cracking. The holes are for NOTHING more than looks, and looks only. NASCAR stock cars use blank faced tuype rotors on them so that should tell you something right there. Basically put, the mosre of the brake surface you remove from the rotor, the worst it'll be at dissipating the heat that the pads generate against it. Don't get drilled rotors is the bottom line here.

[SilverY2KCivic]

Originally Posted by liquidflame8

powerslot doesn't have a rotor/caliper combo

[Evil_MonkE]

Originally Posted by SilverY2KCivic

I can tell you one thing. ANY rotor that drilled out is bad right off the bat. Holes premote premature rotor failure such as warping and cracking. The holes are for NOTHING more than looks, and looks only. NASCAR stock cars use blank faced tuype rotors on them so that should tell you something right there. Basically put, the mosre of the brake surface you remove from the rotor, the worst it'll be at dissipating the heat that the pads generate against it. Don't get drilled rotors is the bottom line here.

...and i would have wasted my money on drilled rotors

[liquidflame8]

do slotted rotors resist warpage better? cuz that seems to be the problem with mine. i always heat mine to hell

[SenseiAccord]

down shift to reduce warpage. nah j/j but i think cross drilled reduce warpage cuz its runs cooler. Slots are mostly designed to wipe the pad clean if im not mistaken.

[SilverY2KCivic]

Originally Posted by SenseiAccord

down shift to reduce warpage. nah j/j but i think cross drilled reduce warpage cuz its runs cooler. Slots are mostly designed to wipe the pad clean if im not mistaken.

Incorrect.

X-drilled runs HOTTER than blank or slotted rotors. This is because heat dissipation is based off amount of surface area. The more the area, the better it can let off the heat. When you drill a rotor, you TAKE AWAY some of the surface area. Pretty simple concept here. Also when you drill into the rotor AFTER that fact of it being made (that's what Brembo rotors you see for $60 a piece are) that automatically WEAKENS the structural integrity of the rotor, which is the cause for premature failure and warpage of them. If X-drilled were SOO good, you'd see pro race teams (NASCAR, CART, IRL, etc...) using them. But they don't. I can tell you from personal experience having seen what they run, that almost all race teams use BLANK rotors, and ones that don't then use slotted. None use X-drilled though, they just cant take the high heat stress that a true 200mph+ car can endure.

I highly suggest reading through ALL 8 pages of this link to a very detailed discussion on the matter of X-drilled rotors.