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Thread: Not trying to stir the pot
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10-03-2004 #21
What about this?
I agree that both are more for show than function. Since most brake pads come with at least a single slot in them to provide some degree of relief for outgasing wether it's really need or not. I have plain C5 rotors for my Camaro and they won't recieve any type of slotting or drilling. If it were necessary though I would still rather have it slotted instead of crossdrilled though. But Baer does say "Ironically more pedestrian pads used on most streetcars will still exhibit ‘outgassing’, but only when used at temperatures normally only encountered on the racetrack".
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10-03-2004 #22First let me say I really don't know what the answer is, but aren't we really talking about street pads being used at race car speeds? That's what the C6 is designed for too. I don't think most of our cars are going to be running race pads on the street, some will, but most won't. So if you are running a street pad, would there be a benefit to cross drilling or slotting? Or is it worthless in that application too?
10-03-2004 #23dennis68 GuestNothing about the C6 pad is street use. If you call the dealer in the morning the lowest grade pad they sell for any Corvette since the C5 was introduced is a ceramic pad. Bare is talking about true street pads, like Kragen 39.00 specials, being used on the track. Not more or less track pads that get used on the street.
10-03-2004 #24actually i doubt that the C6 uses "race" pads. A true race pad needs to be cycled and heated up before it works effectively, and i doubt that GM could sell many corvettes if they told the owners that there brakes won't work effectively if they don't heat them up first! Also since you claim that
"another old racer technique (that isn't used anymore) turned into "bling" for the bolt on crowd." I guess Ferrari and Mercedes and Corvettes use them because they are still using old race techonology. And that Porsche engineers just merely are bolt on bling bling type of guys. Sorry Dennis i think youve been hanging around CC.com too much
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10-03-2004 #26