Hey, found this article at the link below. Thought everyone might be
interested. Haven't found any thermal test info yet.
http://www.stoptech.com/whitepapers/warped_rotors_myth.htm
Wayne
01 QC Sport 4x4 V8
----- Original Message -----
>
> I dunno about that but nearly ALL racers used slotted or drilled
> rotors...there must be something to it.
>
> Rascal
>
> -----Original Message-----
>
> Dont get me wrong, I'm not going to talk anybody out of buying slotted
> rotors, I'm just saying, you'll get more out of better pads or larger
swept
> area, the latter of course being WAY more expensive. Anyway, to continue
> the search for information...does anyone have any thermal testing data
that
> actually SHOWS the heat dissapation of slotted vs drilled vs standard?
>
> It would seem to me that there would be very little airflow THROUGH those
> holes. I always assumed the point was more to keep the pads from glazing
by
>
> adding a little abrasiveness to the rotor.
>
> Brian
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