New OEM Cross Drilled Rotors for the Base Boxster

[pecivil]

so what I am hearing is that Porsche, Lambo, Ferrarri, etc put stock drilled rotors on just for looks, and a solid rotor is better.

I understand the logic as to why drilling has its problems, but I really hate to believe porsche puts drilled rotors on a GT-3 strictly for marketing, when solid is better.

Hummmmmm.....

[porsche986spyder]

Originally Posted by pecivil

so what I am hearing is that Porsche, Lambo, Ferrarri, etc put stock drilled rotors on just for looks, and a solid rotor is better.

I understand the logic as to why drilling has its problems, but I really hate to believe porsche puts drilled rotors on a GT-3 strictly for marketing, when solid is better.

Hummmmmm.....

Ditto, I couldn't have said it any better. It's obvious that all of the "S" types including the Boxster come with better brakes, and I hate to think that the crossed drilled ones they come with are useless. Makes no sence.

[insite]

Originally Posted by pecivil

so what I am hearing is that Porsche, Lambo, Ferrarri, etc put stock drilled rotors on just for looks, and a solid rotor is better.

I understand the logic as to why drilling has its problems, but I really hate to believe porsche puts drilled rotors on a GT-3 strictly for marketing, when solid is better.

Hummmmmm.....

check out the ones they actually race. earlier in this thread is a photo of a GT3 RSR. solid rotors. cross drilled were all the rage for awhile, but time and experience have shown that in racing applications, there are better ways to go. for the street / light track, drilled rotors are fine & they look cool. in terms of performance, they're simply not the best option.

porsche986spyder:

check your measurements. a rotor that's 1.25" in diameter larger than stock will hit the caliper. even if it COULD fit, your pads wouldn't sweep the outermost portion of the rotor. also, the largest sports car rotors i'm aware of are 15.7" / 400mm diameter. a 17" / 18" disk w/ caliper won't fit inside the wheels. not to mention the inertia starts to really work against you when you go too big on rotors.

[porsche986spyder]

Originally Posted by insite

check out the ones they actually race. earlier in this thread is a photo of a GT3 RSR. solid rotors. cross drilled were all the rage for awhile, but time and experience have shown that in racing applications, there are better ways to go. for the street / light track, drilled rotors are fine & they look cool. in terms of performance, they're simply not the best option.

porsche986spyder:

check your measurements. a rotor that's 1.25" in diameter larger than stock will hit the caliper. even if it COULD fit, your pads wouldn't sweep the outermost portion of the rotor. also, the largest sports car rotors i'm aware of are 15.7" / 400mm diameter. a 17" / 18" disk w/ caliper won't fit inside the wheels. not to mention the inertia starts to really work against you when you go too big on rotors.

I give up, I don't want this to turn into a long arguement. I just know that my aftermarket ones are definatley larger than the stock ones. When I mentioned 17-18 inch massive rotors I was not speaking of ones made for our cars, but just that there are some out there for other cars.