Hot Brakes

[2076649]

at leas he don't trow water on that!

[flyingcows547]

nice FC, what wheels are those?

[wiktorpanaktuningfre]

nice rims

[ilovejapanesecar]

Pour some water on it, it will cool it down ;), jk dont do that lol

[ShuRugal1]

It's because of jerks like you who go tearing through the Gap that the rest of us have to put up with being harassed by state troopers when we just want go through on a leisurely ride.

[ericascaliboy]

time for drilled and slotted...

[highdeserthater]

240sx?

[lulzwtfo0]

@highdeserthater lol it's fc

[kmohnke]

hot brakes. hot brakes. cool bug

[cruzerdoozer12]

hows the asbestos smell like

[Etern4lSlay3r]

@cruzerdoozer12 retard

[crakrjakful]

jesus what a noob

[SnipeZzzHD]

I Love this Car !!

[traviper27]

the reason that there are slotted and drilled rotors is because there is a gas build up when the brakes are pressed, and the stopping power decreases because the gas is getting trapped between the rotor and the brake pad. this is called brake fade, they get too hot and gas builds up and causes loos of performance. drilled and/or slotted rotors are made to release the gas so the pad and rotor can stay contacted. it also helps with cooling as well

[CheChoELCHELO]

stupid

[jabbawockeezrock101]

hey my roommate has the same rims 

[Karletto555]

pee on it 

[vatoencabronado]

I did a lap on the Nurburgring in a rented Audi A3 TDI, and by the end I had no brakes! :) Drive it like you stole it !

[TaiiLuder]

left foot braking?

[gottalovesubaru]

what would happen if you through water on the roters? would they crack??

[osallivan231]

thank god you didn't spill water on these...

[gotspeed1212]

no one thought to drive it around to cool / not trash the rotors and pads?

[VivaLaBamEpisodes]

lick the rotor lol

[Kenny9596]

he should of drove around for a bit and cooled the brakes off before he stoped it like that

[jdmaccordse]

maddd warpage.

[TimpBizkit]

One more reason for regenerative braking - boil water on the brake pads and run a steam engine

[4B11T]

lmao theres a better way of doin wut ur sayin lol. its on f1 cars its called KERS (Kinetic Energy Recovery System) and wut they do is they take the kinetic energy away from the car instead of converting it to heat, they convert it to kinetic energy of a flywheel that spins an electric motor which stores the energy as electricity. they can use this energy thru a button called "Boost" for about 6.67s per lap. to over take other cars.. etc.. it adds about 80hp to the car for that time

[sampsalol]

I think some nerdish engineer who came up with that idea is rich now.. Lol :)

[rx7drenski]

im gonna guess fc with ls1 swap?

[raveracer02]

omigod why is that the new fad now why cant ppl jus stop being lazy and build the moter in there car it's a win win situation u learn more bout ur car and at the same time u get the satisfation of seeing ur work payoff...

[Emesztomaci]

Jókvagytok báttya

[erniethefart]

ǝǝɹƃɐ %00⇂

[ezelder]

As a tip: if your brakes get that hot, never stop your car and let it sit. Drive it and let them cool off. Obviously not braking as hard.

[888BJ]

100% agree.

[viperdriver87]

Why would just letting them sit be bad? Does the brake compound degrade? What does it do to the brakes?

[3r4ndo]

while spinning they cool faster but the problem is when still, the place where the pads touch cools slower leaving the rest of the rotor coll and constrict. this means that except of deformation you may even have your rotors cracked. hope i helped!!

[ezelder]

3r4ndo hit it on the head. I have never had any crack, but I can see it would be possible with cross drilled rotors which tend to be weaker at the holes.

When your rotors warp and need turned, is frequently if not almost always caused by lots of driving and braking then parking your car with hot brakes. The hot part of the disc under the pad cools slower and distorts the rotor. This is under NORMAL driving. Take the extreme case in this vid and your problems become worse.

[raveracer02]

yup i agree i've been there and done that its no fun tryin to stop w/ warped disc

[gizthegizzygizmo]

hah, the brakes on my astro were red, i was at a stoplight and looked at them smoking, then tried to go and did nothing but a burnout :/

after they cooled for 20 mins, i was able to limp it home

crappy van

[palillo2006]

@ezelder Well said, now this kid has warped rotors!!!

[xycircaxy]

@ezelder or just take some water and cool them down !!! afterwards you just simply buy new ones :-p

[001001011010]

if there custom pads, why didnt u get custom rotors, ones with veins for cooooooling

[team140]

Slotted and/or drilled rotors have a higher failure rate than standard discs. Also, the slots and holes don't really help much with today's advanced pad compounds. 15-20 years ago? Yeah, drilled rotors on old-tech pads would be a good idea. Not anymore.

[001001011010]

i got burnt

[xXturbo86Xx]

yep. they just cool down faster.

[RicoChetx06]

@team140 not really true... but ok. explain to me why porsche, bmw, mercedes, and other high performance car companies install drilled/slotted rotors on the car from the factory. and dont say to make more money bcuz other models come witrh regular rotors.

so... i disagree with you on that. slotted rotors FTW!

[team140]

@RicoChetx06 From Darrick Dong; Director of Motorsports at Performance Friction. "In the days of asbestos pads there was a gas boundary layer that appeared at the interface area of the pad and rotor. Although that gas boundary layer still occurs it is much less of a problem with modern friction materials. Years ago that gas boundary, along with reducing weight, led to the popularity of drilled rotors. (Continued)

[team140]

@RicoChetx06 Pt 2 of the reply:

However, in the intervening period, the myth has persisted that cooling is the main reason for drilled rotors. Anyone that tells you that drilling makes the disc run cooler is smoking crack."

Why is Dong so adamant? Because he works with racing brake systems for a living and it isn't too hard to take two identical rotors, drill one of them and slot the other, put them on a brake dyno and measure temps and life.

[team140]

@RicoChetx06 It is to make more money. I've never seen a car come standard with slotted drilled rotors from the factory that wasn't obscenely expensive. If drilled/slotted rotors were the magic safety stopping devices people make them out to be, Hyundai Econoboxes would have them stock. If a car has std brakes, but a drilled option, that brake package will cost serious bank. Drilled/slotted rotors are all about image and function plays a very insignificant role compared to good STD rotors.

[krazor8]

@team140 um... the holes and slots are made to dissipate heat... they dont help stopping strength.... but around a track it will help keep the brakes at optimal temp for a longer time... just watch the top gear enzo fxx... the fuckin rotars where glowing red

[team140]

@krazor8 hoo-boy… to dissipate heat?!?! Please go educate yourself about the history of drilled/slotted rotor development before you enter an argument like this. Do a Google Image Search for "F1 brakes" and then explain to me why the most technologically advanced racing cars in the world thumb their noses at drilled/slotted brakes. You could also explain why the ICE-2 German high speed train (a 170MPH friggin TRAIN) doesn't use slotted or drilled rotors. drilled/slots = bling & bragging rights

[krazor8]

@team140 yes they do help dissipate heat... f1 doesnt use them becuase they have money to get brake dskes made from better materials... and the holes arent there to dissipate heat... my bad... they are there to prevent water from building up on the disk in wet conditions

[team140]

@krazor8 OK. First you say they dissipate heat, then you say they don't, THEN you say they are there to prevent water buildup (Water?! Seriously, WTF?!?!). Your best bet is to stop tossing out things you make up and research the subject yourself. I'd suggest reading from engineering firms, race teams, parts manufacturers, etc and not some crap you hear some random forum user says.

[krazor8]

@team140 wow ur smart i said my bad... i went and did research on the subject... the holes and slots are to keep water film from building up on the disk... and the reason f1 doesnt use drilled and slotted disks is because its not as good as using what they use... do to there budget

[JTyler52]

@krazor8 Exactly right, those slots dissipate heat, because although brakes need friction and some amount of energy (heat) to work properly, when high performance is needed the brakes tend to get hotter then recommended and when brakes get to hot the caliper has to try harder to grab the rotor since the metal is basically melting. so those slots allow it to give off heat.

[jtlos]

The channels and or holes in a rotor are to let the gasses escape that are produces when you stop.

[laci0008]

and to decrease total car weight

[sloth96cky]

burnt brakes smell awful

[danelio]

so much hate.

[davesideways]

Youre so hard, bet you braked with your left foot, drove like a pussy and tried to make yourself look 'ard.

[AshBrowns1]

LOL! Solid Disk's hahaha

[McMintaboi]

it only takes a brake disc or something to shatter and weeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee!

[jayguy173]

you should have baught non race braskes those are hard on rotors

[team140]

For what I was doing, stock brakes would have put me down the side of a mountain.

[jayguy173]

stupid easy on brakes

[SonicZoom]

good for you

but you sound like a wanka

[deluxedookie]

at least you got hot tires :D

[DARQMX]

haha got nothing on mine.. mine were RED hot... got pics to proove it too...

[darrinjeffrieskilla]

where is deals gap.

[team140]

It's on the North Carolina/Tennessee state line. 318 turns in 11 miles, 90% of which are switchbacks.

[bear869]

moral to this story? don't use the breaks.. GO FASTER!!!

[GTI51]

true

hahaha..  LOL!!

[afol2]

lol u are right!!

[1994camaroz28]

Haha pretty clever.

[devin6687]

dang!!!

[drivinggodspeed]

muahahaha!!! SMOKIN;)