cross drilled rotors Scott Williams is WRONG!

[Larry" <rocco16v@netzero.com (Larry)]

One thing you've overlooked, Brett; leverage.
Larger rotors give the calipers more leverage on the wheel.

Larry  sandiego16V
----- Original Message -----
From: Jason F. Snow <jason_f_snow@nac.net>
To: 'Brett Van Sprewenburg' <brett@netacc.net>; 'ATS - Patrick Bureau'
<pbureau@attbi.com>
Cc: <scirocco-l@scirocco.org>
Sent: Saturday, March 23, 2002 11:23 AM
Subject: RE: cross drilled rotors Scott Williams is WRONG!


> Okay guys, so the best bet (when I need new rotors again) is to buy
> stock and call it a day?
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: scirocco-l-admin@scirocco.org
> [mailto:scirocco-l-admin@scirocco.org] On Behalf Of Brett Van
> Sprewenburg
> Sent: Saturday, March 23, 2002 2:07 PM
> To: ATS - Patrick Bureau
> Cc: scirocco-l@scirocco.org
> Subject: RE: cross drilled rotors Scott Williams is WRONG!
>
> >Oh Brett , one more question yes I am about to disagree again...:) (I
> am on
> >that mood what can I say)
> >
> >Now if bigger brakes are not better than smaller brakes, could you
> explain
> >why formula 1 car that weight so little, use 15" disc brakes ALSO, they
> use
> >QUAD piston system to brake their cars?
> >
> >quick answer because they need to drop from 200 MPH to 60MPH from
> straight
> >line to curve..
> >
> >If indeed buigger was not better, I think that builder would use
> smaller
> >brakes simply because it is cheaper to use a 9.4" rotor that has
> existed
> >sine the mid-70's instead od making a car based on 13" rotors that cost
> more
> >no ?
> >
> >ATS - Patrick Bureau
> >(not flaming asking questions here!)
> >
>
> It's alright, I'm in the mood to correct some of the misconceptions,
> wrong info, and
> authoritatively incorrect postings... :)
>
> The answer is easy:  heat.
>
> I really need to post this article soon I guess...go back and read
> what I wrote again...
>
> Go bigger until it solves your heating problems.
>
> What a bigger rotor will do is lower the overall operating
> temperature of the brakes,
> which is a GREAT idea IF your temps are causing problems with other
> parts of the
> braking system (burned bearings, boiling fluid, ineffective braking
> due to overheated
> friction material..)
>
> Here is the physics so easily forgotten by many people...the braking
> system does
> essentially one thing:  turns kinetic energy (motion) into thermal
> (heat) through
> friction.
>
> ==Brett
>
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