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Old May 1, 2004 | 10:05 PM
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Question Brembro v. Powerslot

i am alreay set on slots over Xdrilling.....BUT


the big question remains.....

BREMBRO..........or.........Powerslot

its only a five dollar difference.......any opinions???


share them here......
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Old May 1, 2004 | 10:13 PM
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I could be wrong but I thought powerslot rotors were just Brembos that they machined slots into.
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Old May 1, 2004 | 11:27 PM
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im not sure with what gene said but IMO id go for the brembos, just because they are know for superior quality, hell, if they supply F1 teams, why not your car? -alex
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Old May 1, 2004 | 11:32 PM
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Get the cheaper of the two. $10 buys a few beers.
The best option would be to get neither slotted or x-drilled, but to get solid rotors as they perform the best and last the longest while providing the best wear factor on the pads also.
But they don't have the bling factor....
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Old May 2, 2004 | 12:06 AM
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Yeah, what he said. After a long conversation with a guy at carbotech I went for normal rotors after I blew up my old ones. Slotted rotors can be useful for scraping a fresh surface onto glazed pads, but if you choose the right pad for your application they shouldn't glaze in the first place.
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Old May 2, 2004 | 12:47 AM
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Originally posted by Gene
I could be wrong but I thought powerslot rotors were just Brembos that they machined slots into.
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Old May 2, 2004 | 06:59 AM
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I would go with the Bonez Slotted Rotors available on rx7.com, they are more resistant to cracking supposedely beacuse the slots don't go all the way to the ends of the rotor. But they are pretty expensive.

Solid is best unless you need some bling.
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Old May 2, 2004 | 09:18 AM
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Try KVRs. They are good, and not too expensive.
corksport.com has them, and I think you might be able to get them from KVR directly, since CS has been known to take their time inthe shipping dept.
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Old May 2, 2004 | 05:28 PM
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from the tire rack magazine i have, the powerslot slotted rotors perform better than brembo, but it could be wrong.
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Old May 2, 2004 | 05:43 PM
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Originally posted by drft_180sx
I would go with the Bonez Slotted Rotors available on rx7.com, they are more resistant to cracking supposedely beacuse the slots don't go all the way to the ends of the rotor. But they are pretty expensive.

Solid is best unless you need some bling.
....cross drilled and sloted rotors are at least 10x efficient in rain than OEM rotors.
And I know a guy who sells Brembos for about 60bucks each.
Much much cheaper than OEM
if anyone's interested let me know....

doca.
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Old May 2, 2004 | 05:52 PM
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personally im going with powerslot slotted fronts and OEM rears with Hawk HPS pads, the x-drilled, everyone tells me they crack from the heat expansion around the holes
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Old May 2, 2004 | 06:00 PM
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Originally posted by Agent_D
personally im going with powerslot slotted fronts and OEM rears with Hawk HPS pads, the x-drilled, everyone tells me they crack from the heat expansion around the holes
....really I don't know. mine are ok, but I guess if they use them a lot then yeah.
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Old May 3, 2004 | 09:50 AM
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i know that solids are better hands down for a tracked car, but most likely all my car will ever see is a few quick dashes to work.........adn maybe a few runs down the strip. so i decided on a set of slotted rotorsits not that i dont trust xdrilled, its just.........well no thats it i think.
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