"The slotting and cross-drilling is supposed to aid the venting of the
gasses produced by hot brakes (plus aid cooling itself)."
Does this cause fogging on the rotors? :>)
Dallas Congleton
1967 BJ8
1953 MGTD
----- Original Message -----
From: "Bob Spidell" <bspidell@comcast.net>
To: "healeylist" <healeys@autox.team.net>
Sent: Saturday, January 07, 2006 2:25 PM
Subject: Re: Slotted Discs
> Moss has'em (on sale, reg $180):
>
>
http://www.mossmotors.com/Shop/SearchResults.aspx?SearchText=586-620&WebCatalogID=0
>
> No personal experience with drilled&slotted, but wouldn't think they'd
> be worth it, except for racers. Better pads (Ferodo) made a big
difference
> with my BJ8's stopping distance and fade with standard rotors. The
slotting and
> cross-drilling is supposed to aid the venting of the gasses produced by
hot
> brakes (plus aid cooling itself). Might make a difference in a slolom,
but can't
> see much of a cost/benefit for "normal" driving.
>
> He're's some info that might help:
>
> http://www.stoptech.com/tech_info/tech_white_papers.shtml
>
>
> bs
>
>
> James Sailer wrote:
>
> >Hi All
> >
> >Am looking for some new discs for the front of my BJ8. Have seen various
> >pics of cars with slotted discs but not seen vendors. Anyone have some
> >guidance .. Also if these are the way to go to get best stopping.
> >
> >Thanks.
> >
> >Jim Sailer 66 BJ8
>
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> '67 Austin-Healey 3000 '56 Austin-Healey 100M
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