Swiss Cheese?
 

So I was driving home and was thinking about what all you could upgrade in an n/a build to gain some power if I ever plan to get my engine rebuilt and ported. Then lightweight rotors came to mind. Then the price tag. So all of the sudden I realized, why not swiss cheese a rotor? For you who do not know what I mean, it is an airsoft term. I build quality airsoft firearms that operate like real firearms. I actually have an ar replica airsoft gun that is worth over 1k. And I have been in the game for a bit, but anyway when you upgrade a gun for a higher rate of fire, there is a piston in it that forces air to push out the bb, and when you have a lighter piston, everything moves faster, and with less stress. So us avid airsofters always swiss cheese our pistons, or drill holes in parts of the piston that will not sacrifice durability (Drastically). So what came to my mind, why can't we do the same thing with stock rotors? We wouldn't have to drill completely through them, maybe an inch or so on each side in, and flare the edges for smooth holes? and maybe use a 3/8 bit or so? Or am I just thinking to far out? Any thoughts big engine builders? I can draw what I am trying to say later after work, but honestly, couldn't this be a very cheap alternative to forged lightweight rotors? Please don't bash, I just think this could be a very useful idea, if it is incorporated right.

flat faces on the rotor sides are what is keeping the rotor from dragging on the side plates and obliteraing the seals and springs. Sure the springs and seals are helping, but those are only working because of the pressure between the two faces. Essentially that pressure buildup is what is helping the rotor 'float' between the side plates, while the seals and springs help seal off compression.

Plus, rotors aren't really the bottleneck in the power production of the renesis. Consider the intake and exhaust as weaknesses before rotors.

Ahh that would make sense. I just thought of it off the top of my head. Ha.

Already kind of there, here is a cross cut of a rotor
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so theres no food in this thread?

They're all crackers.

I prefer to be called "Caucasian Wafer" :D:

In order to further drop the tone of the thread..... No I won't say anything. Lol