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roverman
Art Gertz
Winchester, CA.
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74' Jensen Healy, 79 Huff. GT 1, 74 MGB Lotus 907,2L

Aluminum or metal matrix brake rotor ?
Posted by: roverman
Date: March 21, 2010 03:47PM

Anybody ? Yes they are used on Midgets,(dirty ones) and sprint cars. How bout for buggies or race cars ? Way cheeper than carbon/carbon. Ceramic ? Your thoughts ? roverman.


Bill Young
Bill Young
Kansas City, MO
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'73 MG Midget V6 , '59 MGA I6 2.8 GM, 4.0 Jeep

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Re: Aluminum or metal matrix brake rotor ?
Posted by: Bill Young
Date: March 22, 2010 12:34PM

Art, from what I've read and heard most of those "high tech" brake rotors and pads for racing require a bit of heat before they work well which isn't the best for a street car. For most of us weight isn't a huge problem, even unsprung weight for street driving so considering the heat problems and cost I can't see any upside in that type of disc for a street car. If you're planning on road racing where you'd be really using the brakes and heat buildup and fade would be a problem then that may be the way to go.


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