The manufacturer recommends heat shields between the pads and the pistons, which seem to help even though they are only about .062" thick. The rotor floats on "buttons" since the caliper is fixed to the rear housing. The hat and hub are also ti for max rotating weight savings. The whole unit...
I only have tried the compound recommended by the manufacturer. Even with the material transfer, the brakes work well.
I'm a bit concerned about the heat transfer however, since it seems that most of the heat is transferred to my axle and rear end bearings. Does anyone know at what...
Sprintcar,
We have just begun using a non-vented ceramic coated titanium rotor on our sprint car (red devil brand), and have noted a few interesting characteristics: First the pad material transfers to the rotor and the rotor actually picks up a few thousandths of an inch of thickness after...
