Brembo Vs. DBA Slotted Rotors?
 

Anyone have experience with one versus the other? Trying to decide which way to go and I've pretty much decided that slotted only versus slotted and cross drilled is preferred. Please let me know what your experience has been.

Thx

Bump.... anyone running either of these who can share your thoughts?

I haven't used either, but if I were going to use slotted rotors it would be from Power Slot:

http://banzai-racing.com/store/93+_r...ake_rotor.html

I've known many happy track-hounds who have used them.

Thanks Mahjik. Do you or others happen to have the part numbers for the preferred Power Slot rotors?

If you click the drop-down of the link above, it has the part numbers for the rotors.

neither. its all marketing. just use blanks.

drilling reduces weight, but weakens the rotor and reduces surface area.
slotted supposedly does something, but as far as i can tell it just wears the pad faster.

If it's a FD, DBA 4000 series 22mm, have shown a propensity to crack through the slots, have a picture here somewhere where the crack has actually gone from the friction surface through the hat - mind, this is using them on the heaviest braking track here.

A mate brings in several thousand rotors from Italy every year, the industrial conglomerate he buys from actually produces some of the "street" ones for Brembo, so I wouldn't place too much importance on the branding. If you're just using on the street, I'd go for whatever is cheapest, whatever they are.

Guys... thanks for the feedback. Anyone have experience or heard good or bad about the Stop Techs?

StopTech owns Power Slot, notice the similarity in part numbers

http://banzai-racing.com/store/93+_r...ake_rotor.html

Out of all of them, I would probably use DBA 4000 Wiperslots for performance/bang for the buck for street use and some track use.

Brembo has had some machining issues with some of their rotors I heard. Can't validate this.

Don't waste your time with drilled.

Depends on your intentions for the car. For mostly "street" and light track, 4000s will be fine. For a track car, I'd suggest Centric premium blank rotors. They'll maybe last a day or two less than the DBA4000s, at a fraction of the cost.

My DBA4000s on my STI had major heat checking after three lapping days, and after six finally cracked. But of course, the STI is heavier than an FD, so YMMV.

What would be good brake pads to go with the DBA's I mean materials work differently with one another like kevlar, or ceramic. If you geta set of rotors you will need to get some brakes that go well with those rotors.

Looking at going with EBC reds. Anyone else have experience to share?

What kind of use?

Mine will be mainly street use (weekend club driving events) with some occasional autocross. Not likely to go full track. Looking for minimum dust and noise...

And Centric owns both. :)

I like Centric rotors. I use their blanks on various cars (Mini, Miata, formerly RX7, BMW etc).

I'm surprised Banzai doesn't list those as they are a great option. I love the way the center section of the centric rotor is coated in a black paint/coating so they don't rust and look like shit.

Hey everyone,

On the Centric slotted rotors, anyone know what the difference is between part numbers CE12645051CSL and CE12645051SL?? They are at a different price point, so I'm trying to figure out which would be best to purchase and why. Thanks!

Centric or Brembo blanks are both great I have used both on track many time with no issues in multiple applications.

Centrics look better - the hats are coated black and won't rust over time. The Brembos will turn brown with surface rust when they get wet.

Don't bother with slots.

On the part numbers above the one with the "C" near the end is crossdrilled and slotted, the other is just slotted.

Then you want blanks.

Thanks. Any advice on pads?

Centric Drilled/ Drilled & Slotted are the Stoptech
Centric Slotted are the PowerSlot

If you want Centric blanks we can get those

http://banzai-racing.com/store/media...ed_slotted.jpg http://banzai-racing.com/store/media...ot_slotted.jpg

Hawk and EBC are both great http://banzai-racing.com/store/93+_rx-7_brakes.html

Not EBC reds. Everything at that level is going to dust and make a bit of noise.

Hawk HP+ will work really well on the street and you wont cook them during autoX and track events.

HP+ is probably the best street pad there is, definately good for autocross. they have outstanding cold bite, and can work well for track without too much power/weight (my car at 315whp is a little too fast for them without ducting).

when driven hard they dust pretty bad, and its mildly corrosive, so remember to clean your wheels.

For Centric, you want the "Premium" rotors. Per KNS Brakes, the Premiums have better casting and the tooling & design are better.

Thanks guys. How do Hawk HPS pads compare to the HP+?