I installed powerslot rotors last week based up the instruction from powerslot but I am still not sure of the correct way the slots go. Before someone tells me "look at the vanes"...i already did, they are not directional vanes for this specific rotor. I took them out of the box and did not take not of which was left and which was right...apparently they make a difference according to Stoptech. They also plated over the marking which says L or R on the rotor. Could someone post a pic of POWERSLOT rotors installed correctly so i can confirm??

Thanks!

 

mine were marked l and r

 

Not mine...would you mind taking a pic? I will post mine tonight and you can tell me if they are right

 

From what I have heard if the veins are not directional it doesn't matter which way the slots go.

Maybe stoptech says it matters because their veins are directional?

 

My slots go in the same direction as this picture (these are not my brakes, but only an example of the way the slots go.

http://www.ratemynissan.net/showcar.php?carId=838

Thanks guys!

 

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The brakes on the car in the link are correct. You don't want the veins to point towards the caliper when going forward.

 

correct for specifically the Powerslot rotors, right?

 

I believe so. I had powerslot rotors on my '01 Honda Accord, and the veins pointed away front the caliper when moving forward.

 

Here is the technical answer....

Slotted rotors are used to put brake bust and heat away from the brake pad under clamping pressure. The slots angle out towards the edge of the rotor; therefore pulling heat and debris from the center. If it was backwards the the heat would be going towards the center of the rotor.

 

I have seen some cases where the slots are reversed from this pic because of the cooling vanes within the rotor. I'll ask MRC when it goes under the knife next week, I'm sure they have done PS rotors beefore.