[DeTomaso] Vented versus solid brake rotors???

[JDeRyke at aol.com]

In a message dated 5/29/09 1:15:55 PM, kenn_green at yahoo.com writes:

> Also, I wonder how the light weight factory (Porsche and others) carbon 
> ceramic rotors fit all of this?  Does this material have a really high heat 
> capacity, or are the systems able to operate at maybe 2000 deg F?
> 
Very high heat capacity AND the system operates normally at high temps- 
which is why they're priced at around $2000 per wheel.... The matching 6-piston 
  calipers need pads that are compatible with those kind of rotors. 
Swapping in iron street-car rotors with carbon/ceramic pads pretty much guarantees 
you will destroy both rotors and pads rather quickly. Nowadays, most of the 
exotic rotors and pads are sized for 17", 18" or larger wheels, which is one 
of the reasons I say that adding big brakes to a Pantera can be quite 
expensive, and the needed accessories (giant wheels and tires, chassis braces to 
absorb the stesses of such tires, heavier shocks & springs etc) are even 
more so! By comparison, the '09 'Vette rotors are 14.2" OD, which is about the 
size (if not the wt) of our space-saver spare tires! Cheers- J Deryke



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