Zelaya

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Hi guys, I'd like to know if OEM pads are compatible with Rotora rotors.

Thanks

037

OEM pads are ceramic, I think they should be fine with any rotors. Personally I use mine with slotted stop-tech. OEM in the back, Satisfied GranSport 6 up front.

Zelaya

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Hi 037, do you mind me asking how much did you pay for yours.

037

think the rotors ran me bout $125 each. Here is what they look like:

Zelaya

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Thank you.

tnobori1

Rotora makes great slotted rotors! I had them on my CL, which had notoriously crappy brakes. The rotors held up and increased performance. I think I paid $330 with tax for all 4.

tlmaster1

go with StopTech Cryo Slotted, the best with oem pads RL stops on a dime

Zelaya

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Thanks guys. Tnobori1, do you have a link where I can inquire this.

I sent a PM to one of our sponsors for Stoptech quote.

rtr

Or look up carbotech I got custom pads and rotors. Very good deal for race quality stuff!!

037

race is not always best for street as the temperatures don't go up as high. You may actually lose braking power.

tnobori1

PM XLR8, I'm pretty sure he carries Rotora.

037

that's where I got mine from and was told Rotora are using Stop-Tech blanks...

rtr

oh do you race?

thephantom

I've had Rotora slotted rotors and ceramic pads in my 02 TL-S, and they were the best combo EVER! The slotted rotors from Rotora never warped and the pads lasted a long time - and produced fairly low amount of brake dust!

037

Zelaya

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Thank you guys.

rtr

well if you raced you would understand that of corse they grab more and with the rl being heavy more bite helps a lot. And depending on your driving stile you can pick what temp pads you want! Check out there site carbotech and read the models of pads and temps. I have used so many diffrent pads in 14 years i know what is good.

037

I read race quality and thought "race pads", sorry for the confusion.

btw, using so many pads in 14 years sounds like you know what is bad

db22

"Real Men don't brake"

037

whoever said that must be pretty stupid. The only time you're not braking is when you're accelerating. That means you die on the first turn, if you follow word for word

Everything else is either engine braking or with brake pads.

case closed.

xdarkne55x

Just a quick question. Do you get your rotors resurfaced everytime you change your brakes? What is the recommended interval for resurfacing, especially with these rotora rotors?

thephantom

You resurface your brakes only if they are warped. However, you can't resurface slotted or cross-drilled rotors.

db22

Case open: decelleration is different to braking. Die on the first turn? I bet that most of your turns pull about .3 g's. The cars ability exceeds .8 g's. You will be amazed how the car corners if you just turn the wheel. I go through a freeway intersection every day that has a posted (recommended) speed of 35, I leave the cruise on at 70. OK - I may lose some rubber but I just got 70 K out of my last set of tires. When I exit the freeway I coast to 30 on the off ramp and then brake. I see lots of people who stay on the gas until they have to brake. Try coasting.

rtr

oh yea i love making the SH work. and i use the natural drag brake a lot! when you accelerate and let go the computer puts drag on the rear wheels you can use this in many situations.

rtr

oh and even if they are sloted you can just go over them lightly with 40 grit sand paper and sanding block. remember its only to scuff the surface to make the new pads happy.

037

I'm not really sure what kind of opinion you have of my driving, but it doesn't seem to be very good. For whatever reason you picture me as the guy who's on cruise control 100% of the time.

As far as deceleration being not the same as braking, here's the definition #3 from dictionary.com

brake: anything that has a slowing or stopping effect.

btw, coasting is no news to me.

db22

My comments were not a reflection of your driving and in no way did I mean to imply any negative connotation. My comments were generic and were meant to note that most cornering is done pulling very few g forces. My other comment regarding coasting was to point out that if you use gas to motivate then braking wastes the energy generated.
The dictionary definition #3 is not applicable in this context as, in driving, braking is an action and not necessarily a reaction. I.E. a truck may go down a steep hill with his brakes on but the velocity rate of change may be incrementaly increasing.

rtr

you guys ... lol we all have the same car we are all cool lolol

037

no...I'm definitely cooler than db22, at least I know what I'm talking about.

if slowing down isn't braking then I don't know what is.

It doesn't matter if you step on the brake or you use air friction or engine deceleration, you're braking whether you like it or not.

db22

So a plane on final approach is decellerating due to the wind resistance being greater than the engines thrust, he is braking? When he lands and applies the brakes, is he braking? OK it's a rhetorical question, we all know that applying the brakes while the plane is in the air, won't do a whole bunch in the slowing down department. Let's do the car analogy: remove the brake pads from the calipers, push the brake pedal and the accelerator to the floor. Are you braking? Yes. Are you decellerating? No. In fact you will be accelerating but your action will be braking.

Ballinger

Yeah, but what kind of rotors will you be using to brake with?

db22

Rotora's work best if you throw them out of the window with a rope attached, they used to sell them as anchors until they found some people that wanted to use them as brake rotors!