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Old Feb 27, 2005 | 03:19 AM
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cross drilling stock rotors?

anybody ever do this or see it done. I think I am gonna try it. just cause I can and I have machines and rotors layin around the shop. if they work good I will do it for whoever wants it done.
Old Feb 27, 2005 | 03:35 AM
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why? stock sucks. xdrill sucks.

xdrill is outdated technology. blanks work the best.
Old Feb 27, 2005 | 04:29 AM
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what you mean Xdrilling sucks, its better than stock. I have put enough of them on enough different types of cars to know that. what rotors do you have?
Old Feb 27, 2005 | 12:35 PM
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Xdrilling is good but only on bigger rotors. Stock blanks v stock xdrilled = blanks will win. The blanks allow more surface area for the brakes to grab. xdrilled helps with cooling of the rotors but decreases the surface area. so if you run larger xdrilled rotors then the amount of surface area ould equal out. personally I think it really is personal perference. I have xdrilled all the way around because i like em but haven't noticed but difference from stock blanks
Old Feb 27, 2005 | 12:48 PM
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i have blanks. xdrill/slot is proned to cracking under heavy use.

xdrill is outdated tech. they first did this when brake pads use to give off gas and had them xdrilled/slot to vent the rotor, but considering todays tech, pads dont give off gas anymore so xdrill/slot is no longer needed. mainly used for "bling bling" factor
Old Feb 27, 2005 | 04:16 PM
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if your looking for good rotors... go with vented. its got the cooling of the cross drilled/slotted but they can be rottated like the stock ones. Unline the the xdrilled and slotted (cause you cant turn those)
Old Feb 27, 2005 | 08:44 PM
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As silvia driver said drilling and sloting are not for cooling but for venting gas that is generated by organic pads. Vented is the best for non organic. i run a emi organic compund so need the vslotted rottors.
Old Feb 27, 2005 | 09:36 PM
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better performance braking is mainly brake pads and tires. not all rotors
Old Feb 27, 2005 | 09:51 PM
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who makes a good vented disc for the rear? without doing a big brake upgrade, cause the whole point of what I was gonna do was that it is an alternative to spending alot of money on a brake upgrade when you dont really need that much, but just want something a little better.
Old Feb 27, 2005 | 10:00 PM
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go with blanks that are vented but if ou are gonna get slotted get power slot
Old Feb 28, 2005 | 05:31 AM
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thanks for the further explaination I knew my thoughts were right but the facts help me better illusrate(sp?) my point
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