Why would somebody pick those over OEM when needing to replace rotors? Any measurable benefits? I'm going to need rotors pretty soon, so if you had any data on those rotors, I'd appreciate you sharing!

1. They are cheaper (in price) to purchase.
2. They stop just as good if not even better.
3. If cross drilled and slotted rotors didnt work a tad better, pros wouldnt use them. BTW I recognized, being honest here, a 20% harder bite with these rotors.
4. Measurable benefits, non that I know of unless you are talking weight as a measurement... and to tell you the truth, and you can even ask RENESIS that was there doing my install, that these rotors weigh at least -5lbs less than stock!!! Thats a lot of weight loss!!! A total of 24lbs

edit: these come painted black and look sexy as hell!!! not all rusty like the OEM....
Good shit, subscribed, and Im going to get pictures in a bit, I have to wash my car first...:yesnod:

Thanks - doesn't answer my question though. That provides background info on what things do.

I'm asking: For these R-1 Concepts - Is there any data that shows how they perform compared to OEM?


1. Cheaper than ~$120 each for the fronts?
2. How so? What's better?
3. That's a logical fallacy friend. The pros use equipment which works for them on a racetrack. Most of us don't have corporate sponsors to replace cracked or broken or otherwise bad parts from the stress of racing. We buy parts, in large part, we intend to keep for more than a few track session
4. Yes. I'm talking about actual benefit in stopping distances or fade resistance. 'at least' 5lbs less than stock? What's the actual weight? Reducing mass can reduce a rotor's ability to handle heat. BTW, if they are 5lbs less than stock, that's a 20lbs savings, bro ;).

Ah gotcha, didnt realize you were asking about these rotors specifically. I'd be interested in data as well for these compared to RB and others

I searched the R1 website and couldn't find much as I was curious what they had to offer and what research and development they had completed or what benefits they had over others.

I then looked at Racing Brake and they have tons of information on what their rotors are all about and why they are better. Not just a sentence or two, I am talking pages of information and data about what they do. When I called and talked to Racing Brake, hands down best customer service and knowledge seen. Stoptech would not even take the time to talk to me.

Check them out for yourself:

http://www.racingbrake.com/v/main/technology.asp

http://www.racingbrake.com/v/main/faq.asp

http://www.racingbrake.com/v/main/product_features.asp

http://www.racingbrake.com/v/main/manufacturing.asp

http://www.racingbrake.com/v/main/product_knowledge.asp

Plenty of information to go over and review.

It was no contest for me to decide what brake system was going on my car and which I would distribute.

Some Pictures of the DIY that Im going to do type up tomorrow for taking off rotors.....:yesnod:
http://i397.photobucket.com/albums/p...Y/SDC11752.jpg
http://i397.photobucket.com/albums/p...Y/SDC11749.jpg

We accidently started to put the rotors with the slots backwards but I fixed that today as you will be able to see in the DIY....Heres a pic of yesterdays install, yeah thats my daughter in the Third pics trying to ship herself to CHINA:lol2:
http://i397.photobucket.com/albums/p...s/SDC11650.jpg
http://i397.photobucket.com/albums/p...s/SDC11649.jpg
http://i397.photobucket.com/albums/p...s/SDC11655.jpg

Dude - you've got your rotors on the wrong side of the car! They should spin open-side forward - like this:

(at least true for stop tech)

http://www.stoptech.com/tech_info/img/slotted_rotor.jpg


That is unless the cooling vanes are going the right way...just double check, aight?

lol he said that above^^

So much for the DIY. Fail.

LOL, give the guy a break, he was just excited. Nice lookin rotors. In Zumn's case it doesnt really matter whether or not these rotors are as good/better quality than RB, its not like he Autox/tracks his 8. They are pretty much for show, and will do fine for DD use... they look great.

I mentioned that I "fixed them today earlier" in post #34!

I know! but some people read books by looking at only the pictures :lol2:

Theres no DIY fail here. When I swapped the rotors to the correct sides, I took DIY pics and will make the DIY later today after I get sleep.

:yesnod: Thanks, and I Agree!

Heres some night pics I took a bit ago when I got off work....:Eyecrazy: SO FUCKING SEXY!!!:Eyecrazy::Eyecrazy::Eyecrazy: They look way better because as you can tell I washed my little hotwheel BLING BLING:icon_no2: and the Rotors are right now...I said earlier I "fixed them":yesnod:
Rear
http://i397.photobucket.com/albums/p...s/SDC11756.jpg
Front at an angle (huge sexy rotor!:yesnod:)
http://i397.photobucket.com/albums/p...s/SDC11759.jpg
Rear at an angle
http://i397.photobucket.com/albums/p...s/SDC11762.jpg

Sorry - I read threads by looking at the pictures first.

:)

:lol2:

Words? What words?

nice zumn they look bad as*

Now just get some wheels that look good.

^ im working on that, searching everywhere, works....volks RE.....wedsport.....gonna look hard before making up my mind....need dope wheels with dope rotors....are you coming to Sevenstock?

dude. buddy club pf, 17x9. 14lbs. $500/rim.

its like the enkei rpf1 on cocaine. more expensive but less weight too.

fluid motorsports has them.

500/rim is pricy even for 17's :shocking:

Not a fan of Buddy Club.... and I at least wanna go 18-19, if I wanted 17's I could get some wheels off an S2ki.com S2000 forum....but no can do...and all the 18's they have are really curbed or road rashed....thats a nono :nono:

$500 wheels for good wheels is cheap, TE37 volks run about $800+per ouch! :banghead:

"Enkei RP-F1 17x9, 45mm offset 5x114, 15 pounds, $249"

That's "1" expensive pound I'd say, @ an extra $251 each for the pleasure of it! :Eyecrazy:

^^^ ITS Hard enough going from 20" all the way back down to 18" stock and here you ask me to go even lower with 17".....dont think so....Im looking for 18-19 so i can clear easily when i drop my car....