LOL....I will try to get more soon. The cutting process is about to begin. There was a delay on raw materials.

I know its hard but any guessimate ETA?

Ok more photos While we Wait?

yes please...

*sigh*
the wait is killing me

Me too,
but I'm lucky(??) 'cause here winter are a really a mess, so the car sleeps in the garage.

I hear ya. Trans is very sloppy in weather 60 degree and under!

I will look to get some updates soon...Its been too long.

Also for those looking for more killer deals check out this thread. I am getting some ridiculous deals on 2 way Carbonetic diffs.

https://www.rx8club.com/vendor-classifieds-155/carbonetic-2-way-carbon-lsd-insane-pricing-227743/

i hate you!

No 1,5 way? 2 way is more for drifting purpose?

Not with carbonetic. I have used these first hand. These are definitely a smooth lock transition. Very stable.

I can get you 1.5 way if you want. LMK

LOL....so does my wife...haha. Too much car stuff.

GiroDisc is simply waiting for some raw material to come in. Due to all the weather things are delayed up there in Washington. Machines are ready. Rotors should be popping out in ready to ship condition next week. I will post up pics of the process once I get them.

I will have 3 extra sets BTW.


-Adam

Weekly bump! =)

Any Progress?

Girodisc says they'll end up looking like this, only in the shape of a brake disc:
http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_kLwHEdH3a1...y+castro+1.jpg

I will bug them tomorrow. I know he will get me some pics of the machining. Its like knowing you will be a dad and getting to see the ultrasound of your not fully made children....lol.

I will ask and update ASAP!

Ummm...yes....exactly actually. But x4 since there are 4 rotors.

Any news, photos (Giorgio please abstain you :) ), I'm just driving crazy.
If this wait doesn't stop I need to compensate with a set of whiteline klc045 and klc046 endlinks plus a front struts bar in the meantime.

Still nothing on those endlings...no idea what is going on as far as availability.

Waiting on pics from GiroDisc so that I can upload them for you guys. + updates

-Adam

Can you get an ETA from them?

After months an ETA would be welcome!

Yes its time for an ETA. =)

This was yesterday:

girodisc martin: material just arrived for the hats so they are being programmed. Rotors are supposed to get here from the foundry on Friday or Monday. The chips will fly next week and I'll have some good stuff for you. Thanks for your patience.





Some delays, and they do a lot for how small they are. We are getting close boys!!!

Happy Friday everyone!!!


-Adam

Awesome news!
At least for the european crowd the delay was not a real issue, sweden and luxembourg are extremely... icy and I can't drive at the moment so we were lucky we paid them with a weaker dollar back in the day!

This isn't anything against you Adam since we know you don't have control over manufacturing, but...

So on 1/11, they reported that the cutting process was about to begin. Now, almost a month later they just reported getting some materials and are about to begin manufacturing. Basically, there was no progress for a month.

I just hope they'll provide spare parts (i.e. rotors) quickly/immediately in the future because if not actually this will be a not so good deal.
I hope they planned at least a 5 years support for spares.
Sorry but presently some doubt is raising...

Bye

The ETA's that I was given are simply ETA's...I know GiroDisc are doing their best but yeah the ETA's I admit are not the best. Definitely taking longer than otherwise stated.

I misunderstood what they meant by cutting. Those were the models. Testers. They tested for clearances with plastic cut models.

Also they are perfectionists there...and this is why its taking longer. This is indeed good and bad...

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Support and replacement parts will be available when needed without issues. Pretty much all the applications that already exists have the replacement parts ready to go. Its just the applications that are not yet ready like this that take some time unfortunately.

I know everyone is waiting and its tough...I will be asking to see if they can do anything for us to speed things up.

Mars is comming up soon and I need to start working on my car soon.

Any real ETA?

I just emailed martin to see if we got any further updates.


-Adam

(11:21:47 AM) girodisc martin: this is showing us inspect the hat for runout
(11:21:49 AM) Adam K: that is awesome
(11:22:09 AM) girodisc martin: the needle is measuring tenths as in .0001"
(11:22:33 AM) girodisc martin: it measures about .00015" runout
(11:22:37 AM) girodisc martin: that's f'ing flat
(11:22:49 AM) Adam K: that is precision
(11:23:22 AM) girodisc martin: it's amazing, we used to actually grind the front hats on the evo x because the machine shop we used just couldn't get them flat
(11:23:54 AM) girodisc martin: now, because we actually took the time to figure out how to do it right, they are all this flat
(11:24:14 AM) girodisc martin: bringing the equipment in house was the best thing we ever did
(11:25:20 AM) girodisc martin: for ref
(11:25:31 AM) girodisc martin: .002" is max allowable runout of a rotor
(11:26:03 AM) Adam K: I like it a lot
(11:26:20 AM) girodisc martin: we'll have the front proto a little later in the day
(11:26:34 AM) girodisc martin: rotor rings arrived yesterday so we can cut them in the coming days
(11:27:35 AM) Adam K: yesss!!!
(11:27:43 AM) Adam K: as soon as humanly possible
(11:28:10 AM) Adam K: so are these the most perfect hats you ever made?
(11:28:35 AM) girodisc martin: well
(11:28:55 AM) girodisc martin: we had one hat that the needle didn't move :-)
(11:29:04 AM) girodisc martin: but these are damn good
(11:29:22 AM) girodisc martin: they are small in diameter, and have some section to them, so that helps
(11:30:13 AM) girodisc martin: the big hats for 15 and 16" rotors are harder for sure
(11:30:25 AM) girodisc martin: we are happy to see .0005-.0007" with those
(11:33:13 AM) Adam K: I love the precision and craftsmanship sir!
(11:33:17 AM) Adam K: keep up the good work!
(11:33:33 AM) girodisc martin: we try :-D


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Awesome!

Hi Adam, if you can pass this post along to Girodisc to make sure that they don't make the same mistake, it would be great. https://www.rx8club.com/showpost.php...8&postcount=80 Thanks.

Indeed...I will pass this along just as a precaution. However this is why girodisc is testing and made mock models based on the actual Front and Rear RX8 brake assembly. We are talking about the entire spindle, hub, caliper, caliper cage, etc...

but I will pass it along.

-Adam

Straight from Girodisc:

They even know where the competitors manufacture their products...
The wait is suddenly waaay less annoying!

LOL...they know their industry very well...its pretty crazy

OMG UPDATES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!


(12:36:02 PM) girodisc martin: rotor hats will prolly go on the mill later in the day and we'll have protos to fit. Then, full production should only take a few more days.


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Bumpity bump, news? :)
You also have a pm!

I will ask for more updates.

Its official!!!

http://www.girodisc.com/Rotors_c_959.html

I like the price on their website.... lol!
Thank you Adam!

So when are we getting ours?

More updates!!!

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oooooh yeaaaaaaaaaa

+1

its time to give us an date, please.

It's no longer freezing there? :)

nope, +6C and all the snow is gone since 1,5 week. spring is comming up! =)

and my rex needs new brake disc's, my stock disc's is totally worn out and even have some small cracks... they have lived since 2004 and 3 seasons with track duty.

I give the stock brakes A+ on the RX-8.

But these girodisc looks soo nice and light weight!

Adam returns from Vaca tomm, and he will be more than happy to update you guys :)

-Nick

Looking forward! =)

And a reminder, dont forget to send my Hawk DTC60 pads together with my girodisc. (I never got an updated invoice showing my prepaid pads)

Email me and I will double check. adamk@thmotorsports.com

Your pads are already at GiroDisc waiting the completion so they can be put in the box with the rotors once shipped.



Hey guys I am back. I will shoot over an inquery to see if we can get a possible ship date.

Sweet!