Re: aftermarket brake discs

[Chris Collier <collier@iglou.com>]

VWaffe@aol.com wrote:

> Not to sound conflictive, but why would a car like Porsche come with
> x-drilled rotors? Or are those the cast kind?

The Porsche brakes are "cast" with the cross drilled pattern in them; thus they
retain the integrity of the metal; whereas drilling, makes them more brittle

> I HAVE heard that very many people have had stress/cracking problems with
> drilled rotors, but I can name a few performance cars that use them stock, and
> quite a few tuner cars that use them in brake upgrades???

i think that the TRUE enthusiast will have higher quality, cast rotors; not the
conventional cross drilled that are affordable to the masses of the after
market.....

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> Dave