berny

I am planning on buying the slotted rotoras : probably through the group buy.

Anyone presently using them? Any comment? I live in Montreal, Canada, where unfortunately the weather can get a little cold. I just don't want to see my rotors crack or warp after 10,000 k

Any suggestions or comments on these rotors?

dukmahsik

rotors are great, but i dont suggest ultimate pads cuz mines squeak... go with some regular pads or ebc

berny

I was gonna go for stock acura pads... will those squeak you think?

fender4

I have these w/ultimates,,, no problems so far,, lot better braking with the ultimates I would consider using them,, they do give off more dust..

JZ

Be warned that your pedal feel and stopping distances will be shortened dramatically!

The Ultimates are great for grip and easy on the rotors, but, like all soft pads, you get a lot of brake dust.

JZ

kritikadeo

Lots of dust but aside from that, they are great.

berny

If I use oem pads, I'll be having less dust, won't I?
The disks themselves don't create dust, right?

fender4

The disk don't give off dust,, but I would question going to a slotted rotor if you use stock pads. The pad material is what gives you greater stopping power,, slots do work somewhat for better cooling but I have read that they benifit the most by using better pads. IMO use a high performance street pad,,, if you don't like them then change back. But once you feel the diff I'll bet you'll put up with the dust like the rest of us..

CO-CL-S

You'll be OK, but you might want to top off your blinker fluid to be on the safe side..

JZ

But the OEM pads may not be a great match for these rotors because they are such a hard compound.

Rod

But what effect do high performance street pads have on the rotor's life as compared to regular pads. I keep hearing that they'll wear the rotors much faster. I know I want to order the Rotoras but still am not certain on which pads to go with. Price is definitely a concern too.

berny

Performance wise, using stock pads with the rotoras might not be the ideal thing to do. However, will it affect the rotor in a bad way?

mrsteve

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berny

thanks mr steve.
By the way, sorry for my ignorance but what is "Blinker" fluid? lol

JakeCL

i got my slotted/drilled rotoras, ultimates and braided lines today they will be installed tonight review will follow

mrsteve

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Slotted and drilled? Did you get the BBK?

mrsteve

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It's right next to the rotater splint assembly.

JakeCL

no no bbk i guess its just a special order item pm the guy running the group buy for a price, they are def drilled by rotora because they shipped direct to me from them

mrsteve

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Interesting. How much more did they cost?

JakeCL

88 ea

mrsteve

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I recently ordered the slotted rotoras; not drilled. Ultimates and the SS lines. We'll have to see what the differences are between your rotors and mine since the holes in yours are the only difference in our setups

berny

I read the cross-drilled "tend" to crack easily. I was told that if I drive my car in the winter (-20 Celcius), that cross-drilled is the worst choice I can take.

Mr steve, top off your blinker fluid to be on the safe side. How do I proceed in doing that? What differences will it make?

mrsteve

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It will prevent the blinker from seizing after continued usage of 3 minutes or more while stopped in traffic, etc. It is important to keep it well lubricated. It's in the owner's manual; take a look.

blader

I've heard of some wicked ass stories of people who don't do this. Blinker can over heat and fail, major accidents have been caused. They make a synthetic fluid for it now I think, go check your local auto parts store. Just go to the counter and ask for it. Might be a good idea to get the BFT guage (blinker fluid temp)

mrsteve

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Blader is correct, Royal Purple now makes a synthetic fluid for this application

CleanCL

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I have installed PowerSlot Slotted rotors in my CL and my Lancer and I couldn't be happier. On the CL I put ceramics on with the slots (more dust but better braking), yea I know, I'm supposed to use composite material pad on slots but it is fine. If I could do it again I would go with composite, I just couldn't afford that much more. But anyway, the breaking is considerably better ESPECIALLY on low speeds and at high speeds I do not need to press hard at all to reduce speed.

fender4

The materials are doing a dance together with heat. How they react together is usually trial and error. Acura missed the boat with the stock set up soooo, you will be better off than the stock set up. Cost is never a concern when it comes to BRAKES. I have about 15k miles on this set up and they still perform better than stock. I spent somewhere around $300 for the ultimates on all four corners with Rotorlla's slots on the front only. The rear disk is used only about 30% during braking. The stock rear disk was still true and didn't need turning even after 55k miles when I change pads out.

berny

For now, I'll just go with the stock pads and the rotora rotors

jproy

where is the groupbuy

thanks jim

tryed the search

mrsteve

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Group buy is ova...

contact blmjx for good pricing.

jproy

who is blmjx

Bluto

That is what I have. No dust, no noise, no problems.

DeezNutz

I, too, would like this information as I'm gonna be buying a pair of Rotoras and 4 sets of pads in the next few days.

Bluto

blxmjx

blader

The squeaking with my rotora rotors and ultimate pads is getting to be more than I can take ..

does anyone else have any pads that stop nearly as well as the ultimates (I am very impressed with their performance just not with the sound) but don't squeak? and maybe produce less dust?

berny

just get the stock pads blader... and don't start telling me the ultimates are significantly more higher in performance then stock pads.

With stock pads and the rotora rotors, people seem to love the combination since there is not squeaking and no dust at all

blader

Berny, what pads are you running at the moment? What pads have you used on the car in the past?

proaudio22

Did you put some anti-squeal grease on the shims on the back of the pads? Remember the "squeak" isn't the pads rubbing on the rotors, it's high freq vibration of the pads.

berny

Stock pads. And I was running with stock pads in the past

Artwork

Two questions:

Do the stock pads put anymore wear on the rotors then the ultimates?

What is the best product to put on the back of the pads that will stop the vibration?