Date: Fri, 01 Jul 2005 06:15:33 GMT From: "James Sweet" <jamessweetnospamail.com> Subject: Re: Re: Brake Rotors
"Malcolm William Mason" <mwm1(spam)nospamedu> wrote in message news:69j9c1tf2n0phakr0g36bloqg9gc0g5pnanospamcom... > On Fri, 01 Jul 2005 02:24:19 +1000, ShazWozza > <shaz_wozzanospamentspring.com> wrote: > > > > > >When you say stopping response WTF are you talking about? Do you mean the > >amount of pedal pressure or the measured emergency stop braking distance? > >On ABS equipped cars I doubt you would see a difference. > > My understanding is?was that ABS did not increase stopping distance. > > Think about it! > > Government mandated increased stopping distance. I can blame the feds > for a lot but not that one. > > Now... If slotted rotors reduced stopping distance without ABS why not > with ABS. > > And on the question of pedal pressure or distance.. > > Have you actually seen published stopping distances related to pedal > depression force and where does that one come from with power brakes? > > And is WTF a new engineering unit? > > Malcolm > It's not really a matter of stopping distance, but reduced fade. As a brake rotor gets hotter, the pedal effort required increases. A drilled or slotted rotor lets the hot gasses created escape, reducing or eliminating brake fade. As others have said though, the stock brakes are quite good so the benefits of special rotors for street use will be minimal.
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