The one real weakness of this car...the brakes!

Who's upgraded?

I'm thinking of going Powerslot Rotors and Hawk performance pads. This will be on 17's. Anyone happy with this kind of set-up?

 

i run the this setup.. thought u already made a thread about this? or there is one out there

they are very nice
-mike

 

Do they fit on the stock 17's?

 

I've got the HPS Hawk Pads, they tend to squeal a bit when hot.

 

I have no issues with mine and better than stock by 25%.

 

I have powerslot rotars and Hawk N pads which do squeek a bit as mentioned above, but they stop great. I am going to go with 9"x18"Bullitt Wheels, so I can upgrade to the Stop-Tech 4 piston Big Brakes for the Mustang. They are more correctly designed than the Brembo's for the 06" Mustang's ABS. I might go with Baer 2 piston larger rotars in the rear as well. It will be the most pricey thing I've done next to the Supercharger.

I've seen two guys who simply painted their current brake callipers red, and it makes them look like Brembos until your about a foot away. Genius! Why didn't I think of that? Erik

 

I just installed Rotorpros cross-drilled/ gas slotted zinc plated rotors last week.

Since I only have a couple hundred miles, I elected to use the stock pads.

Not sure if it stops any better or harder, but they should be running cooler.

I mainly got them for looks.

 

If you buy Powerslots/Powerstops then you better buy a spare set....because what you are buying are cheaply made chinese rotors and trust me...it's a matter of time before they crack.

I specialize in performance brake systems and I've seen a lot and EVERY set of those rotors I have seen have been cracked. The fact is that ANY rotor can crack with enough heat but a poorly cast offshore rotor is even more prone to it.

Buy American made rotors from a company that has a good name and you can be confident they will last.

Also keep in mind that the harsher the pad you use(like Hawk), the more heat you produce and the more wear occurs on the rotor surface itself.

Every hear those commercials from places like Mr. Tire..."Brakes for life"...sure they are happy to give you a free set of pads IF they wear out because you are still paying the labor to install them and you are going to be buying new rotors too. They sell you a high metallic content pad which has material harder than the rotor surface itself....so you do the math and figure out which will wear first

 

Paul installed Baer Claw EXTREME-PLUS 14-inch Front Rotors, MonoBlock-6S 6-Piston Calipers & EradiSpeed-PLUS-TWO 14-inch Rear Rotors on PSH. The calipers aren't going to fit behind most wheels, but they do have other options.

Baer.com

 

Correct me if I'm wrong but I think your rotors are installed incorrectly.
IINM, the direction of the drill/slot should point forward. Here's a shot of PSH to illustrate.

 

Hmmmmm, I was considering the Powerslot, hawk set up myself, but also adding Stainless steel brake lines. Cannot see spending over 1K for a front set of brakes for a weekend warrior, however

 

Check Brenspeed.com. He has two different stages of brakes that use Stop-Tech parts. Both are under $1k.

 

I don't think the Rotorpros are directional, but I could be wrong.

Check out Rotorpros gallery on the Z06 and 2006 Mustang and their holes/slots directions are like mine.

Gallery

 

I was under the impression that the slots/holes were aligned in the manner I indicated in order to facilitate heat/gas dissipation.

 

In reference to the 3 below forum comments, 1 referencing Rotorpros specifically (Evo-M), it boils down to the cooling vane design.
Brembo, Stoptech, and Powerslots are directional with specific rotational cooling vanes.
Rotorpros look to be non-directional, but they recommend installing them in a specific direction for reasons unknown.

According to Rotorpros (e-mail reply), mine is the recommended orientation, which is the holes/slots closest to the center hub contact the pads first.

Comment from Stangnet Forum on which way should the direction of the holes/slots rotate:
Depends on the brand, the venting on the inside of the rotor is what counts. On Brembos, when the vehicle is in forward motion, the pad is supposed to hit the outer end of the slot first. I have been told that Powerslots are the opposite.

Comment from a Evo-M Forum:
I am very impressed with the (Rotorpros) rotors so far. My only complaints aren't performance related at all. Complaint number one has to do with the fact that the paint burned completely off during the track sessions. Complaint number two has to do with the fact that the slot/dimples combination on the rotor make a buzzing noise when I'm driving down the street. I initially had the rotors installed, with the slots facing forward. Last weekend I changed them to have the slots facing backwards, hoping that it would eliminate the buzzing noise ... it didn't. So the final word on which way to install the rotors: it doesn't matter, since the vanes inside the rotor are not directional (unlike the stoptechs for example).

Comment from National Harley Truck Owners Club forum:
One very logical point I've been thinking about to turn mine the other way is that have you ever noticed those artsy things at fairs where they have this white piece of cardboard spinning around and they make you drip paint in the middle of it? It spins the color out to the edges in a nice pattern and makes you a little decorative thing. Well I'm thinking it's the same principle. Water and residue would get spun out in the same direction as the slots to the outer edge of the rotor and eventually off. That's my 101 physics example!

 

I have had experience with Baer brakes, wilwood components, stoptech, and brembo, from everything I have seen Stoptech really does make a great product, and when you factor in getting something for an s197, I'd stick with them A little pricy compared to Rotora, Baer and Wilwood, but cheaper than Brembo and Alcon. So they are in the middle price wise, and they perform just as good as any brembos I have had.