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Old May 16, 2003 | 09:25 PM
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Default brake rotor glowing?

saw this in gallery looks like its glowing can it really get that hot?glowing?
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Old May 16, 2003 | 09:38 PM
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Most deffinately! Will you see it while your on the highway or comming to an abrupt stop? No. The odds of your rotors getting that hot are very high, the pads used for racing are alot more coarse than the ones that you have for everyday use and made out of different material as well.
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Old May 18, 2003 | 05:32 PM
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Yah, watch the nighttime portion of the 24 hrs of Le Mans, or any other race that takes place with the lights off. The brakes do glow that much, very impressive.
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Old May 18, 2003 | 06:35 PM
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Looks like the stock Brembos can hold up pretty well!!
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Old May 19, 2003 | 10:16 PM
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I could be wrong, but I understood that red hot rotors are a sure sign that they're carbor fiber. CF supposedly is less dense and gets hotter, faster than steel but doesn't lose its coefficient of friction as much. Of course it's much lighter too. But haven't seen 'em for street applicaiton in a Z. Be a nice mod tho.
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Old May 20, 2003 | 02:46 AM
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You ever play Gran Turismo 3? They made the brakes glow in that.
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