

| Subject: | Re: warped SA rotors... |
| From: | Chris S. |
| Date: | Fri, 30 Dec 2005 18:03:34 -0800 |
Sure... but... according to this expert article, rotors do not "warp" - they merely accumulate brake material unevenly or develop hard spots made of cementite. Very small amounts of said substances translate into vibrations when braking. I highly recommend reading it: http://www.stoptech.com/tech_info/wp_warped_brakedisk.shtml --- Bruce Nadig <motorbruce@HOTMAIL.COM> wrote: > No experience with the SA Big Brakes here, but here is one > other interesting > note. > > The times that big time race teams have the most brake rotor > problems is > during testing. Typically a car will go out, run some hot > laps, and return > to the pit for a debrief. The car will then go out for a few > more laps, and > once again return to the pits. This can be repeated over and > over all day. > > What the brake discs are seeing is massive heat cycling. The > hot laps get > the discs glowing hot in many cases, and then the cars come > into the pits > where there is no cooling air running over them as they sit. > The cycle is > repeated again and again. So, what the teams see is repeated > massive heat > cycling on a large scale with periods of stagnant non-cooling > air during pit > stops. > > Repeated heavy heat cycling can warp rotors. In real world > conditions this > can mean driving over numerous passes, building heat, and then > having > insufficient time to cool properly. > __________________________________ Yahoo! for Good - Make a difference this year. http://brand.yahoo.com/cybergivingweek2005/
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