Brake rotors - 2 sets of left side rotors!!

[Lotus Fury]

Edit: I'm an idiot - I'll shut up now.

[LastToy]

[quote=008]Have you taken temperatures? Lotus did this as a cost saving measure, for those of us who track our cars extensively, we were screwed. At my last event running race compound endurance pads on an 80 degree day I had over 100 degree variance on the front right from the front left. When I wear these out I will be putting on correctly vented slotted rotors.

Thanks.

[008]

[quote=LastToy]

Originally Posted by 008

Have you taken temperatures? Lotus did this as a cost saving measure, for those of us who track our cars extensively, we were screwed. At my last event running race compound endurance pads on an 80 degree day I had over 100 degree variance on the front right from the front left. When I wear these out I will be putting on correctly vented slotted rotors.

Thanks.

In the 5-700 range after a medium sized pit road. Homestead Roval.

[Stan]

Those are your track temps? 500-700F on the disc?

[008]

Originally Posted by Stan

Those are your track temps? 500-700F on the disc?

At the pad right off the track. Rotors were substantially less.

[Stan]

>>>At the pad right off the track. Rotors were substantially less.<<<

These are nice, low temperatures....no need to worry about left versus right in this instance. Braking action will be equal if the pads you are using are in the linear part of their operating range (brake torque versus temp for a given line pressure and rotor speed), which they should be in those ranges. I wouldn't sweat it much!

[008]

Originally Posted by Stan

>>>At the pad right off the track. Rotors were substantially less.<<<

These are nice, low temperatures....no need to worry about left versus right in this instance. Braking action will be equal if the pads you are using are in the linear part of their operating range (brake torque versus temp for a given line pressure and rotor speed), which they should be in those ranges. I wouldn't sweat it much!

Good to hear Thanks! The real test will come in July/August running Sebring 50 minute stints. Hope they stay low.

[LastToy]

[quote=008]

Originally Posted by LastToy

In the 5-700 range after a medium sized pit road. Homestead Roval.

How long is Homestead Roval? Have you developed any heat-stressed hairline cracks on the rotors? Thanks.

[fastliz]

Homestead's road course is 2.2 miles. Here's a map: http://www.racingdentist.com/images/...rack%20map.jpg

Mike

[008]

[quote=LastToy]

Originally Posted by 008

How long is Homestead Roval? Have you developed any heat-stressed hairline cracks on the rotors? Thanks.

No cracks, but I do have some grooving from the stock pads. I have about 1200 track miles on them and since I switched to a race pad they seem to be holding up ok so far, but it hasn't been really hot yet.