Any Experience With Titanium Rotors ?
Burning Brakes
Joined: Jan 2003
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From: Houston TX
St. Jude Donor '05, '14, '15
http://www.reddevilbrakes.com/page/page/898389.htm
sounds cool, but I dunno.......
a bit pricey for my taste anyhow
sounds cool, but I dunno.......
a bit pricey for my taste anyhow
Drifting
Joined: Oct 1999
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From: Austin TX
How can they claim a 30% reduction in stopping distance - the way I see it, from 60 - 0 you are fully into the anti-lock and it is purely a function of the amount of rubber you have in contact with the pavement???
What am I missing?
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What am I missing?
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Burning Brakes
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From: Livermore CA
Never having tried them I should refrain from comment, but from my modest knowledge of materials and brakes, titanium is known as a refractory material being that it doesn't absorb, transfer (conduct), or radiate much heat. Cast iron on the other hand absorbs heat very well, transfers and radiates it also very well. Brakes are basically energy transfer devices changing kenetic energy (motion) into heat. What the rotors don't get rid of is left in the pads. For extreme applications (severe racing conditions and fighter jets) carbon/carbon rotors are used with ceramic carbon matrix pads, everything is glowing when used hard. Cast iron would fail at these energy (temperature) levels. I feel that the titanium rotors fit in between the standard cast iron rotors and the carbon/carbon rotors. Most of us don't need the operational range of the titanium or carbon/carbon brakes and the pad selection would need to be carefully matched. Serious track racers might benefit from these titanium rotors and at $2000 they are cheaper than carbon/carbon.
Team Owner
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From: queensbury ny
titanium
All i know about them is that i was at ecs getting the kooks put on a couple of months ago and MARIO from STATEN ISLAND came down.He has titanium rotors.He had to replace one right then and there because a chunk came off.He did say they are good rotors,but they do "break"!I spent 700 something for my baer eradispeed zinc coated rotors,and they are working just fine.haven;t been to the track yet as i am attempting to break them in right,but i ain;t spending 2-3-4 grand for breaks,either.Good luck
Tech Contributor
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They are supposed to last somewhat longer also. However, you can buy one hell of a lot of $28.00 NAPA rotors for that much money. Looked at the Titanium units at Carlisle a couple of years ago. Based on a quick analysis I could change my NAPA rotors a couple times a day and still come out ahead.
Bill
Bill
