MAsshole

Can anyone tell me the pros and cons of cross drilled/slotted rotors. I'm thinking of upgrading the brakes on my Integra but uncertain on how to go about it.

Boosted2003

Just get slotted. They don't reduce the amount of braking surface as much as cross drilled. Cross drilled unless you are going for racing and stuff they are just for show.

Sloted only looses about 4% of its braking surface
Drilled looses about 7-15% of its braking surface
Drilled and sloted looses about 9-20% of its braking surface

Also real drilled rotors are also doweled.

Look porsche doesn't even use cross or sloted stock.

If you have to get drilled or slotted rotors, just get sloted and good pads.

NIC668

Boosted2003

Stop copying me.

tecnic1

just get blank rotors....
they work best.

Boosted2003

Agreed, I barely notice a different with my sloted. I'm not if it's the rotors or my carbon fiber pads(hold higher heat) that made the difference except when heated up on the highway I have killer braking power. I'm leaning toward the pads.

gear

boosted hit the head on the nail. better pads will do the most damage as far as stopping power. Im not sure how different the gsr brakes are from the ls brakes but i know i have the gsr's on my civic and it stops on a friggin dime.

NIC668

Slotted rotors are used on the HRT busses and Ambulances so they must be some kind of good. And carbon fiber pads are just the backing plate not the acctual braking material ( correct me if I am wrong ).

MAsshole

My LS is stopping fine, it's the fact that the pads have been heating up too much. They aren't worn, just suck badly. So my best bet is blank rotors and better pads, any brand recommendations.

gear

slotted are used in high heat situations... oh and heartagram, i believe brembo makes really high quality blank rotors for oem replacement....