Tag Archives: rotors

Rotors: Blank vs Cross Drilled vs Slotted and Warping

Written by John Milmont on April 11, 2012 — 104 Comments

There is more misinformation about cross drilled rotors than anything else I can think of on a car. The general consensus seems to be that drilled and slotted rotors offer better performance than “blank” rotors. This is simply not the case.

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Ashes to ashes brake dust to brake dust. A track day on Prostop Pads.

Written by John Milmont on November 7, 2010 — 4 Comments

A little about brake pads and a review of Pepboys Prostop pads. How they bed, what bedding is, why bedding is important and what happens if you don’t bed them in properly.

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My recent headache with brakes

Written by John Milmont on November 4, 2010 — 1 Comment

My recent experience with Hawk HPS and Pepboys Pro-Stop pads. The better of the two is not what you would expect.

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