Anybody have Red Devil Titanium Rotors??
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St. Jude Donor '08-'09
Anybody have Red Devil Titanium Rotors??
I'm surprised that, with all the mod crazy people on this forum, that I've only seen one person with Red Devil titanium Rotors? Supposedly, the difference in stopping distance is really good and most importantly, they save like 33 pounds of unsprung weight. I'm just curious if anyone else has them and what their opinions are of them.
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Alex, I looked @ these about 3 months ago. I ususally don't worry too much about cost but when I totaled up what I would want (the works)
it came to a little over $6,500.
Car stops pretty good now and I don't track the car so I decided against them. I know you track your car so remember that Titanium doesn't dissapate heat worth a hoot so you would need heat shields for your car. JMHO!!!
it came to a little over $6,500.
Car stops pretty good now and I don't track the car so I decided against them. I know you track your car so remember that Titanium doesn't dissapate heat worth a hoot so you would need heat shields for your car. JMHO!!!
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Originally Posted by Alex1217
I'm surprised that, with all the mod crazy people on this forum, that I've only seen one person with Red Devil titanium Rotors? Supposedly, the difference in stopping distance is really good and most importantly,
There have been a few guys who tried them out and found they did not stopp well at all especially for the 3200 lbs corvette.
Titanium is not a good heat conductor. Heat is the by product of friction from the the change of Kinitic motion ( movement) to static ( stopped).
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When I was woking for Xtreme Motorsports we installed 3 different sets of rotors on a customers car within about a years time. The reason that we changed so many times was due to stress cracking and warping. If it was me buy the Baer rotors and be done. The price and weight savings does not justify purchasing for a daily driver or weekend driving.
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Thanks guys, I was just curious since I saw an article about them in a vette magazine and it dawned on me that if they were so good, how come I never see anyone here with a set. Makes sense now.
Like Busted Knuckle said, I do PDA road course events once or twice a year and that really puts a stress on the rotors/pads. That's why I've kind of been hesitant to get slotted/drilled rotors. The price was way out of my budget anyway but the weight savings seemed very appealing.
Like Busted Knuckle said, I do PDA road course events once or twice a year and that really puts a stress on the rotors/pads. That's why I've kind of been hesitant to get slotted/drilled rotors. The price was way out of my budget anyway but the weight savings seemed very appealing.
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Originally Posted by AU N EGL
Yes they save weight, but it was a myth or 'paid' artical that stated they stopped in less distance.
There have been a few guys who tried them out and found they did not stopp well at all especially for the 3200 lbs corvette.
Titanium is not a good heat conductor. Heat is the by product of friction from the the change of Kinitic motion ( movement) to static ( stopped).
There have been a few guys who tried them out and found they did not stopp well at all especially for the 3200 lbs corvette.
Titanium is not a good heat conductor. Heat is the by product of friction from the the change of Kinitic motion ( movement) to static ( stopped).
(Got the full Red Devil Ti rotors, calipers and pads).
Granted I don't have any hard numbers, but seat of the pants tells me they do stop my Z noticabley better than the stock brakes.
I'm going to try to run some stops from 60 & 70 mph and see what it'll do, and post my numbers.
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Originally Posted by AU N EGL
Yes they save weight, but it was a myth or 'paid' artical that stated they stopped in less distance.
There have been a few guys who tried them out and found they did not stopp well at all especially for the 3200 lbs corvette.
Titanium is not a good heat conductor. Heat is the by product of friction from the the change of Kinitic motion ( movement) to static ( stopped).
There have been a few guys who tried them out and found they did not stopp well at all especially for the 3200 lbs corvette.
Titanium is not a good heat conductor. Heat is the by product of friction from the the change of Kinitic motion ( movement) to static ( stopped).
they might stop well once, but the real limiting factor in you brake distance is the tires (assuming the brakes are strong enough to lock up the wheel/activate the ABS) so I'm not sure this would help there either. I'm wondering about 15-20 min into a track session when all the heat is going into the brake calipers instead of the rotor....that and for 1K each they better....wait that's not exactly work safe
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Originally Posted by Lancer033
they might stop well once, but the real limiting factor in you brake distance is the tires (assuming the brakes are strong enough to lock up the wheel/activate the ABS) so I'm not sure this would help there either. I'm wondering about 15-20 min into a track session when all the heat is going into the brake calipers instead of the rotor....that and for 1K each they better....wait that's not exactly work safe
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In Gm testing we found increased brake fade with titanium rotors. AS the number of close braking events occurred, the greater the stopping distance became. Heat dissipation was considered very poor. Internal stress under load was unacceptable.
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Titanium maybe
But not titanium with ceramic coating. I have these brakes and they perform fantastic at the track with no fade; of course you need some spindles and good duct work to the rotor to get the heat out. I dont know if the cost is justified as a set of Stop Techs or Brembos will effectively do the same thing but the unsprung weight is noticeable.
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You are right
Originally Posted by AU N EGL
Titanium is not a good heat conductor. Heat is the by product of friction from the the change of Kinitic motion ( movement) to static ( stopped).