NEED A8 ROTORS, any help?

[adam morley]

huh?  i was under the impression that slots were good for cooling....?

On Sun, Feb 24, 2002 at 03:13:24PM -0500, Brett Dikeman wrote:
> At 2:49 PM -0500 2/24/02, QUATTRO1869 at aol.com wrote:
> >Does anyone know where I can find cross drilled/slotted rotors for the ront
> >and rear of the Audi A8?  I am coming up with dead ends everywhere I turn.\
>
> A waste of time & money.
>
> -The slots will fill with rust and pad material
> -The holes will cause cracking and fill with pad material/rust
> -Both will reduce the mass of the rotor, which is bad(for thermal reasons.)
> -Both will reduce the surface area of contact between pad and rotor,
> which is bad(for obvious reasons.)
> -Your wallet will be needlessly lightened(also bad, for obvious reasons.)
>
> The only "plus" is that they look cool(until they fill up w/rust or
> pad material.)  The negatives outweigh the positives significantly.
>
> Brett
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thanks
adam

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