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cross drilled rotors



Slotting the rotors reduces the least amount of swept area for the maximum
gain in gas evacuation. That really isn't a big deal with modern pad
compounds (which don't gas much), but ... if you've got to modify your
rotors, it makes a lot more sense than drilling.
--
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: doug czajka [mailto:scirocco16v@europe.com]
> Sent: Friday, March 22, 2002 12:07 AM
> To: Scott F. Williams; vwscir88@hotmail.com; scirocco-l@scirocco.org
> Subject: RE: cross drilled rotors
>
>
> > I say there is no good reason to install cross-drilled rotors.
> They don't
> > help stop your car any quicker. Actually, they will probably
> *decrease* your
> > performance despite what the tuners claim. On top of that they are
> > potentially more fragile. So, what's the point?
>
> So does this also apply to slotted rotors as well?
>
>
> --
>
>
> Doug C.
> '88 16v
> Raleigh, NC
>
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