[LokiRx7]

Originally Posted by LokiRx7

I bought them for the heck of it for auto-x'ing I had some ceramic pads that I bed in properly. I didnt have any cracking issues, but on the street overall panic stopping ability seemed to be affected negatively. After I bed in the pads, I seemed to need to brake sooner than with the oem replacement blanks. It wasnt bad enough to make me not use them. I just needed to pay attention. Some of the stopping issues I had was because the ceramics hadnt heated up properly.

They seemed to have a lot more initial bite. They were very touchy, I assumed it was because the slots were cleaning any glaze of the rotor. But in hindsight it might have just been because they were fresh brakes.

On the track, they weren't too different from OEM. A little more bite like I said, not difficult to drive with, and I dont know if it effected my times in a good or bad way.

That said they were cheap, cheaper than OEM brakes (at least compared to local sources), and they performed well. They had their drawbacks, but werent terrible overall.

Cant say I would reccomend them, to be honest, anyone at the meets who asks I tell to stay with blanks lol! The only way there might be an advantage is if you used a large enough rotor to offset the surface area loss from the holes or slots. But those arent in my budget, and they arent always an improvement. Ive found the biggest factor in braking ability is pad material. And I have heard different things from different people about the 'best' pads.

EDIT ::

If you want a good looking rotor, they are nickel plated or whatever they were. They look GREAT after a rainstorm, they look better than an iron rotor when used (they look like polished aluminum) The only reason they ever rust is if you use semi-metallic pads. However anyone who knows anything about them will laugh at them like they are an aluminum wing.

lol! I meant to say, I thought the slots were cleaning the glaze off the pads! Hence better initial bite.