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Old 10-09-04, 08:03 PM
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whats wrong with letting air hit the face of the rotor?
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what's the pointof this?
Old 10-09-04, 08:33 PM
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wtf? make up some ****? hahah, boy did you read that wrong, my point was that getting ANY air there will help.
True, but I was referring to BigIsland's rant, actually.
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Originally Posted by Zer0 Cylinder
what's the pointof this?
Try reading the thread. It's been stated and restated many times.
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damn that looks nice
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Originally Posted by sourboy
damn that looks nice

omg, a positive post!!! I love you :-)
Old 10-10-04, 04:20 AM
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>>so it'd be a shame to make up some **** about low pressure areas in the center of the rotor being enough to pull the air in and leave the lip off.


Where did I say this Jim?

I just reread all my posts in here and none of them say anything about low pressure pulling air thru.

Also re-read the link i attached. Still no mention of low pressure.


This is about the closest comment i could find. And all that was infered by it was that he had bigger rotors with a bigger hole to ram air thru. ( If the eye is any bigger )Sorry i wasn't more clear

"I forgot about your mongo rotors. They will definetly get the air to the hole. Makes sense with the bigger CF surface area than ours"

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Old 10-10-04, 06:37 AM
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right on..good to see peolpe making parts that serve a purpose..and i agree, some air is better than none and you cant expect to make the perfect part right off the bat, or else the aftermarket would be screwed with people making their own parts..did i mention thats a bad *** job you did? very kewl.. do you have a price on the complete setup when its finished?
Old 10-10-04, 07:04 AM
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Originally Posted by damian
unless my shop guy wants to take a crack at it while i work on other things with the car
Given the gorgeous job your guy did with the hose attachement parts it would be no problem. All he needs to do is make a part like that which is of course bigger in diameter. Of course the rotors need to be available for fitting it up.
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Originally Posted by BigIslandSevens
Where did I say this Jim?
"And you and I have both stated that the air IS traveling to the EYE of the rotor... NOT the face Then thru the vanes to cool."

"Just because the CF plate covers the entire rotor face does NOT mean that we are dumping all the air onto the rotor face."


Those statements implied what Damian was saying more articulately; specifically that a low pressure area at the center of the rotor would be enough to pull all the air through into the vanes of the rotor, and that none of it could possibly escape to the face of the rotor.

How dare anyone doubt the DESIGN simply based on pictures of the components in question... after all, you'd described the THEORY of how it would work quite well, hadn't you?
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Not quite sure how I mispoke. Or how those statements imply that a low pressure is going to pull the air into the vanes, Please show me how that implies that. The fact that i say we are " Dumping" the air in should eliminate any implication of a vaccum. After all they suck not blow or force air into anything.

Sorry Jim if you took my statements the wrong way. i don't think anyone else thought I was implying that. Even with the quote you put it is very apparent to me that i am talking about forcing air in not relying on a vaccum from ther rotor, That would be a stupid claim And i NEVER made it. I Also had stated that i know our designs are not perfect. And that some air would be lost but that the desired effect of the ducts would be achieved,,,, Getting more air to the brakes.

Maybe i am not seeing what you see in those words. Sorry man. I NEVER intended to imply that a Low pressure would pull air in. And you are the first person to get that implication as well.

I have also never told anyone that was "doubting " our designs that there input was wrong! I agreed to it ALL and just poited out that we based the designs off of actual working units. As you said it is hard to tell everything from pics.. Hell I even said that too

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Originally Posted by BigIslandSevens
Maybe i am not seeing what you see in those words.
Is this debate really worth continuing?
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Originally Posted by 180sx-x
right on..good to see peolpe making parts that serve a purpose..and i agree, some air is better than none and you cant expect to make the perfect part right off the bat, or else the aftermarket would be screwed with people making their own parts..did i mention thats a bad *** job you did? very kewl.. do you have a price on the complete setup when its finished?
thanks 180, once I get the finishing touches on it I'll find out a materials cost and see what the shop would charge to make them.
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Originally Posted by DamonB
Given the gorgeous job your guy did with the hose attachement parts it would be no problem. All he needs to do is make a part like that which is of course bigger in diameter. Of course the rotors need to be available for fitting it up.
I'll have plenty or rotors availbale in the winter :-)
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Looks great.
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ok, who logged in as Jim and posted a nice message :-)
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ok, who logged in as Jim and posted a nice message :-)
Wasn't me, I'm a hater.
Old 10-10-04, 04:53 PM
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hahah :-)
Old 10-10-04, 08:28 PM
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damn damian that is a really nice job....i was also wondering...i know you go to track events and all but is that lift in your house garage? thats my dream..my own shop in my own garage...someday i will own a house...well great work man and peace out
Old 10-10-04, 09:13 PM
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hahah no, the car was at a speedshop :-)

I wish I had a garage like that :-)
Old 10-11-04, 12:12 AM
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Good looking backing plates. How much do they weigh?
Why couldn't N-Tech make them out of carbon fiber?!?!

Incidentally, what is the Road America event?
Old 10-11-04, 10:24 AM
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hey mr.stock, they dont weigh enough for me to weight htem at the shop, they only have cornerscales that are 1lbs incraments, and it dosnt even register on the scale :-) it feels like having a piece of paper in your hand.

RoadAmerica event details can be found here, this is the club that puts on this particular event:
http://www.speedseekers.com/

Here is RoadAmericas website:
http://www.roadamerica.com/

dunno why ntech dosnt make them out of cf, cf is harder to work with that aluminum, with the resin and mess. i was goin to buy n-techs until i found out they were aluminum, i really wanted cf cuz im a cf freak :-)
Old 10-11-04, 11:57 AM
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I have the CW ducts but with no hose directly bring air into the hole. From memory, they have no lip and fit to the spindle hub just like Damian's. Just thought I'd throw that out there for those wanting to compare.

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thanks tim :-) , chalk another one up for the 'no-lip' ducts LOL :-) hehehe
Old 10-11-04, 01:29 PM
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I have the Ntech ducts and they are stainless steel with a smallish "eye" hole directing air at the center of the rotor. I'll post pics tonight.

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