g5mike

just wondering if anyone has these put on and whose the manufactuer and what do you think of the quality?

Brandon97Z

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i loved the powerslot on my cavalier. And personally i wouldn't put drilled rotors on my car, they tend to break and crack easier.

g5mike

thats what i heard alot of the am rotors either warp or cause other wear issues

TurboTechRacing

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Check out the power slots on www.TurboTechRacing.com Full set of 4 rotors for a very good price right now.

I think Baer are soon to be coming out with a cross drilled/slotted rotor, but it will be next fall.

06-SS-2.4-5sp

Neither. It doesn't do anything, especially if you don't auto-x. If you had to go with one or the other though, do slotted.

Crossdrilled only cracks and breaks if the rotor is made as a standard rotor and then later drilled with holes. If it is cast as a drilled rotor like Baer rotors are then its fine.

Brandon97Z

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bullshit they dno't do anything. My cav with the powersolts stopped way better then the stockers and was 0 brake fade after consecutive multiple tries.

articzap

After extensive testing, its been proven that a good set of brake pads and solid rotors are no better then slotted or drilled rotors. In the old days the pads created a gas barrier that needed to be venilated away to allow for maxim braking force. With modern advances, the pads do not create these gas barrires like they use to so a large diameter brake kit is good, but its not worth paying for something that doesn't help, slotted and drilled rotors.

g5mike

but those slotted rotors sure do look nice on our cars!

jaslowyota

Larger rotors make an difference. Slotted rotors are SUPPOSED to help keep your pads cleaner.

jaslowyota

And if you were wanting better brakes i would go with the front and rear big brake kits.

articzap

thats wat i said, larger rotors are good, slotted and drilled arent worth the money you spend on them.

jaslowyota

Sorry i didnt see that untill after i posted that.

Brenn8402

also i was told if u replace the brake lines with steel ones(idk what we have) and get high performance brake fluid, there will be no brake fade. i was told when you are braking hard and alot the brake fluid can begin to boil is that true??

Brandon97Z

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the braided lines are so the rubber oem's don't flex during braking. When you push in the brake, the rubber lines expand before the fluid starts going to the brakes. With braided lines that eliminates the flex and gives a much stronger feel when you hit the brakes.

Brenn8402

so are ours rubber? or braided? thnx man

Brandon97Z

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ours are rubber. The braided lines will make a big difference. Just gotta wait for some to come out althought i'm sure theres a few companys that make custom lines.

06-SS-2.4-5sp

How often are you constantly slamming on your brakes? If the answers often then thats your own damn fault. Regular city driving or even aggressive city driving won't cause your brakes to overheat. Now driving like a moron and always slamming on your brakes too late instead of braking earlier and yeah they probably will fade.

The main things that improve braking are larger rotors/pads/calipers, larger pistons or more pistons in the same size caliper, and/or braided lines.

And I did some work for a race team that built C5 race cars out of regular C5s. I asked them about it since their cars did not use cross-drilled or slotted rotors. They said it doesn't make a damn difference. So I'll trust the professionals who build 550-600 hp cars that are actually used in SCCA class racing.

Not to mention cross-drilled and/or slotted rotors makes getting your rotors turned harder.

Brandon97Z

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Where they using OEM rotors? No i highley doubt it. I'm sure the brakes they use are alot different then the ones Chevrolet puts on my old cavalier and our cobalts. Have you not even read about how many peoples rotors are warped after a few thousand miles on these boards? But anyways I also forgot to add that hawk brake pads were used with the rotors and together i can tell you they DO make a difference. Have you ever driven a car before and after w/ slotted/drilled rotors?

06-SS-2.4-5sp

Sorry, don't know anyone who would spend the money on something like that. And the better pad makes more of a difference then the different rotor.

I'll put it this way, if my brothers 97 Supra TT doesn't need it, my Cobalt doesn't need it. Give me bigger brakes and better pads any day over something people only buy because they think it looks cool.

Even if the OEM rotor does warp, you don't have to replace it with a drilled or slotted one, you can just get a better regular rotor. Mine are at almost 12,000 miles though and no problems.

k2kwj

well the slotted rotors do look bad ass, check turbotech racing.

CobaltSS422

Slotted rotors shave a layer off the pad as you brake so u have a clean braking surface as well as dispersing the gas better to allow for cooling. Slotted rotos are pretty much allow for cooling. From personal experience.. i race dirtbikes and traveled across WNY to Batavia, Silver Springs, Palmyra.. etc and I had a 2002 Cavalier LS Sport that I used to tow a trailer w/ my dirtbike and with the stock rotors and pads I could tell that the brakes got real soft after braking and once i needed to change my front brakes i put on cross-drilled and ceramic pads and it made a huge difference..

Now this may be far fecthed because we don't have $80,000 + sports cars but why do Porsche's come with cross drilled rotors stock! I know they are Brembo which manufactures make a world of difference.

Uneek

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