DelSolSweetie Posted July 20, 2010 Author Share Posted July 20, 2010 just ordered 4 centric rotors (look just like the power slot rotors LOL.. centric is the same company as stop tech and powerslot i belive) and the akebono street performance pads Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Velocifero Posted July 20, 2010 Share Posted July 20, 2010 just ordered 4 centric rotors (look just like the power slot rotors LOL.. centric is the same company as stop tech and powerslot i belive) and the akebono street performance pads Way to cheap out, dude. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DelSolSweetie Posted July 20, 2010 Author Share Posted July 20, 2010 i dont need slotted dont want oem between brembo and centric so yes i did the $5 cheaper centric because i want to try something else Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xeryon Posted July 21, 2010 Share Posted July 21, 2010 the plating on them alone would be a swing vote for me. my brembos are a rusted mess. anything to limit that gets a couple more points from me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DelSolSweetie Posted July 21, 2010 Author Share Posted July 21, 2010 yah the brembos rust pretty easy.. thats always been a downfall for them Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Velocifero Posted July 21, 2010 Share Posted July 21, 2010 yah the brembos rust pretty easy.. thats always been a downfall for them All unpainted rotor surfaces rust equally, cheapskate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DelSolSweetie Posted July 21, 2010 Author Share Posted July 21, 2010 lol would it make you feel better if i showed you what supras are getting? probably something off here: http://arizonaperfor....com/parts.html willwood big brake kit ftw probably go 13in 6 piston front.. and 12.9in 4 piston rear be able to stop my tank Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xeryon Posted July 21, 2010 Share Posted July 21, 2010 All unpainted rotor surfaces rust equally, cheapskate. Thank you Mr Obvious. This statement isn't entirely true. If you want photographic proof I can set up some time lapse images showing that the rotor surface on the brembos on my civic rusts considerably faster then the rotor surface of three other vehicles I own. I know it isn't like for like comparisons as I don't own three more 95 civic sedans with front and rear discs, but it's the best I can offer you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Velocifero Posted July 21, 2010 Share Posted July 21, 2010 lol would it make you feel better if i showed you what supras are getting? probably something off here: http://arizonaperfor....com/parts.html willwood big brake kit ftw probably go 13in 6 piston front.. and 12.9in 4 piston rear be able to stop my tank A $1500 big brake kit for your old ass supras? lol wut Thank you Mr Obvious. This statement isn't entirely true. If you want photographic proof I can set up some time lapse images showing that the rotor surface on the brembos on my civic rusts considerably faster then the rotor surface of three other vehicles I own. I know it isn't like for like comparisons as I don't own three more 95 civic sedans with front and rear discs, but it's the best I can offer you. Who cares though? The rotor face won't rust. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xeryon Posted July 21, 2010 Share Posted July 21, 2010 mine do. the rotor face rusts bad enough that I have almost no stopping power the first and second use of the brakes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DelSolSweetie Posted July 21, 2010 Author Share Posted July 21, 2010 same here.. if its under the car port its not as bad and who said supras were cheap!? 1jz motor/tranny - ~2500 rods - 1200 single turbo -4000 (less if we piece one of course.. im still leaning towards twins anyway) headgasket - 350 cam gears - 150 each intercooler - ~ 500 radiator- ~300-500 suspension (coilovers only) - ~1500-1800 sway bars - ~<500 CF doors - 1500 per door front bumper i want - ~300 Wheels - we wont even go there CF hood - PITA to find a real CF one but i assume 1000-2000 you get the idea Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xeryon Posted July 21, 2010 Share Posted July 21, 2010 skip the cf overlaid hood and just get a plain fiberglass one. same with the doors. should be 50% less expensive for the same thing without the bling cf overlay on it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DelSolSweetie Posted July 21, 2010 Author Share Posted July 21, 2010 fiberglass is heavier the doors are complete carbon fiber.. 5kg each.. problem is i cant read the website because i dont know japanese so idk about shipping I would get all the carbon painted anyway Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xeryon Posted July 21, 2010 Share Posted July 21, 2010 heavier? just guessing, but steel door: ~100 pounds fiberglass door: ~30 pounds cf door ~25 pounds you really want to pay an extra 4g just to save ~5 pounds? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DelSolSweetie Posted July 21, 2010 Author Share Posted July 21, 2010 5kg=11lb and im not sure if they make a fiberglass door.. your more then welcome to try to find one and the doors weigh AT LEAST 100 lb a piece.. so it would be a min. of ~200lb off Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xeryon Posted July 21, 2010 Share Posted July 21, 2010 sorry, when i read the previous post i didn't see 5kg i saw 5k. same difference though, lot of money to save some weight. if someone made cf doors there is a good bet someone made fg doors for a bit less too. at the old saying goes: it's not how fast do you want to go, it's how much do you want to spend? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DelSolSweetie Posted July 21, 2010 Author Share Posted July 21, 2010 they dont make a lot for the mk3 supras to begin with.. and shaving weight off is extremly hard to do safely because most of it is just the car being heavy lol i read a cf hood helps.. but ive only found cf/fiberglass.. i think it weigh 50lb? whcih isnt bad i suppose if the stock hood is heavy.. just not a big fan of CF covered fiberglass.. i like to do it right they make CF/fiberglass hatches also which are 25lb.. but i think most of the stock weight is in the glass so i probably wont bother with that Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DelSolSweetie Posted July 22, 2010 Author Share Posted July 22, 2010 Getting sent a new set of HPS pads hawk is good in books Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lastresort576 Posted July 22, 2010 Share Posted July 22, 2010 Getting sent a new set of HPS pads hawk is good in books so what you doing with the akebono's? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DelSolSweetie Posted July 22, 2010 Author Share Posted July 22, 2010 using them still i think lol i havent heard anything bad but i havent heard much so i want to try them out probably keep the other pads around for when i need them Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lastresort576 Posted July 22, 2010 Share Posted July 22, 2010 using them still i think lol i havent heard anything bad but i havent heard much so i want to try them out probably keep the other pads around for when i need them Good, I wouldn't mind getting a trustworthy review.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pballer2005 Posted July 22, 2010 Share Posted July 22, 2010 didn't feel like reading everything but i've heard several complaints that brembo blanks are softer and thus wear faster than oem. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DelSolSweetie Posted July 22, 2010 Author Share Posted July 22, 2010 it wasnt so much wear as a giant gouge being cut into the rotor Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpeedDemon Posted July 23, 2010 Share Posted July 23, 2010 why dont you just do a lexan type glass? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DelSolSweetie Posted July 23, 2010 Author Share Posted July 23, 2010 because that bumps you up a few classes in time attack and i dont like how brittle/faded lexan and plexi can get Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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