Installed everything all at once, this past Thursday...took about 7 hours (I'm still sore). Looks good, I think. Definetly about that time to upgrade since stock '06 5AT brakes are junk, plus I've thrown in every other performance mod to go faster....so it's best to be able to stop faster, also.

 

nice!

 

Those're some Bad Ass stoppers.

 

Yes yes yes

 

looks stealthy!

 

Nice.

What color are your pads? They sent me Gold ones in my kit and they squeel like a damn school bus.

 

How much was everything ? I am looking to buy those just wondering the price.

 

Hot man! I would love BBK but they are too pricey right now... maybe after I get some new wheels

 

Mario! Niiiiccee!

 

mrlunecy ... that is one sweet ass BBK set-up. Your ride looks stellar! I want to run the same set-up, only black calipers

 

Dam I've always wanted to do this, just no funds. Looks incredible but how does it feel?!! I bet you wanna hit the brakes more than the accelerator.. haha.

I see you did the BBK in the rear, some say that it f's up the braking ratio/distribution. Any truth to this?

 

very cool.

 

WOW. So freakin sweet. this has been on my list since I bought the car this past summer.

Nice work. Bad ASS.

 

friggin sweet, calipers and rotors look amazing. But I think (and I may be biased of course) with brakes like that, you need something other than factory wheels, like at least some aggressive looking 18" or 19".

 

Looks sick. I love the blacked out stock wheels.

 

+1 that is SO NASTY, gotta see some rollin shots

 

Looks nice man I want that exact set-up for my TL but one question, are your rotors on backwards?

 

duuuudeee i wanna hump ur brakes!!!!

 

Fuegooooooooooooooooooooooo!! damnnnnn

 

Yo thats nasty!!!

 

Wow that looks frigin sick dude, nice work.

 

Where did you pick these up and for how much. I know that is one important question someone was bound to ask. FTW

 

Hm... not like it matters THAT much but I thought I'd point it out to you that your slot directions are reversed. But it depends on the actual vents of the rotor. Cuz if the vents are facing the correct way right now, then whoever drilled/slotted these rotors did it backwards.

Or... you may have installed the rotors on the wrong sides.

 

You can't tell from his pictures. It all depends on the internal cooling vanes.

If the internal cooling vanes are straight or radial (perpendicular to the hub), then slot direction doesn't make any difference.

For slanted or diagonal internal (directional) cooling veins:
If the slots are the same direction as the internal vanes, then the slot should lean toward the rear of the car.
If the slots are the opposite direction of the internal vanes, then the slots should lean toward the front of the car.

I'm pretty sure that Rotora rotors have radial cooling veins, so it doesn't make any difference what direction the slots are.

 

^^^^The important issue is that directional cooling veins should point toward the rear of the car. That is the deciding factor.

 

Mine are silver. Street pads?? they're pretty quiet. You might have the racing ones.
Around 3200 for parts. plus I had to pick up some special tools, like the craftman bleeder kit, 250ft-lb torque wrench and a 35mm socket.
Sup Scott..thanks! how those engine mounts holding? Still got your grade 8 hardware whenever you want em...but I found out those bolts we put are grade 5, so they should be ok for a while.
Feels great; haven't slammed the brakes yet cuz I'm still in the break-in period. Never heard of distribution issues....I thought the rear was purely cosmetic?I love my stockies, but would seriously consider some 18"s or 19''s that weigh less than stockies, and maintain my color scheme.
Nope. They are CORRECTLY mounted per ROTORA's clear instructions. Slot direction depends on the way the manufacturer built them. But I appreciate everyones concern.
Got 'em from here. Josh with Excelerate. Great guy, he'll hook you up!

 

Damn where have you been hiding this beast?! S/C and all now BBK on all four corners! Some black Time Attacks would go well with your color scheme.

 

That is one murdered out TL.

 

2pc rotors too, very nice...

 

Wow ... that's one MOFO mean beast NBP ....

 

damn, its good to have $$

where did u get these from?

 

it's murrrrrdaaaaaa!!! sweeeeeeeeet NBP setup dude. looks killer!

 

wow, those are friggin pimped...

curious what the total was also

 

$3200. did it myself.

 

love the Rotora Red BBK... best upgrade possible.. especially for 5AT/Base owners

 

oooo niiice

 

Thanks Allon! Yeah, 2 pistons had to go, man. I just remembered you had this front kit on your Blackura.

Do you, (or anyone else), recall if you lost some usable lenght on the wheel studs after the two piece rotors? There's approx 3/16" less stud length (I believe the rotora rotor centers are that much thicker than OEM rotors). Not a whole lot of threads lost, but it still doesn't give me a warm fuzzy. Might look into getting longer studs.

Any input is appreciated!

BTW, Allon, I hate you for creeping up on 300WHP on a N/A TL! great work, man.

 

Did you have any trouble getting the 2 screws out that hold the rotor onto the hub?! I hate those things.


The rear calipers are a nice touch.

 

Not really, but I did almost strip the first one, completely. Then I developed "the technique";
1)Used a slightly larger than required philips hex bit (I forget what size).
2)Lightly tap it with a hammer to wedge it in place.
3)Attach a 3/8 ratchet with a 1/4" socket to the philips bit that's still stuck to the rotor.
4)Now pop it! Making sure you keep plenty of pressure on the head of the socket, against the screw, to prevent it from slipping.
5)good luck pulling the screw off the hex bit!
If steps 1 through 5 fail....Plan B; eazy out!
I think it also helped that my car is still under 30k miles.
Replacement screws from the dealer are like 40 cents, so dont feel bad about destroying them.

 

Just saw this thread after getting back from SEMA. Mario, it looks great. I'm glad you love them. Also you do have the rotors mounted correctly. The slots should face the front of the car; the vanes face the rear of the car.