quote:Heat build-up on a solid rotor can be a serious problem
Josh,
Yup, sure can be. Been there-done that. On LVMS in 2003 at the PCNC Track Event. Boiled the front calipers dry. Luckily it was at the end of the session, after we had been flagged to the pits. One lap earlier and I would have had a major OH-OH hitting the 90 degree right at the end of the front straight. However, on my regular foothill weekend drives I've never had any problems with the solids. But those drives are much calmer than the track events :-)
But we were talking about upgrading to the SSBC rotors, which are vented. The Euro GTS rotors were also vented, but are pretty scarce. And of course are about 30 years old, probably turned once or twice already.
The SSBC rotors Ron used are the top of the line at $134 apiece. You can get just the bare metal for $60, or slotted for $84. All, according to the rep I talked to, are the same castings.
While you can never have too much braking performance, I still stand by my statement that a fully up to snuff stock system, with good Porterfield R4S pads will suffice for most drivers.
Larry