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Postby h8wrxs » Fri May 21, 2010 9:40 pm

i need new discs for my evo 2 (i know its not a toyota)

i want to put slotted discs on both front and rear, mainly for the look as i know they dont make huge improvement

repco sells znoeli brand discs and i was just wondering peoples opinion of them, are they good/bad? or recommend something else?
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Postby strx7 » Fri May 21, 2010 10:22 pm

i'll price some slotted rotors up for you and then PM you the price, it'll beat what repco etc can do
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Postby Dell'Orto » Fri May 21, 2010 10:37 pm

Znoelli seem to do good rotors, the finish look good. Havent yet tried them on the track though.
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Postby h8wrxs » Sat May 22, 2010 1:31 am

im just after standard fitment discs and figured they're the simple way to go, just dont know anyone thats used them...
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Postby touge_ae101 » Sat May 22, 2010 9:00 am

out of interest what price are they?reasonable?
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Postby Dell'Orto » Sat May 22, 2010 1:04 pm

Yup, quite decent...from memory they're about $400 a pair, vs the $400 each of DBA 8O
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Postby Boosted_162 » Sat May 22, 2010 2:31 pm

Dell'Orto wrote:Yup, quite decent...from memory they're about $400 a pair, vs the $400 each of DBA 8O


Yep, thats around what i paid for a pair of JZS147 298mm ones. Never went on a track, but never had a problem. They definately look the part and id buy another set :D
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Postby touge_ae101 » Sat May 22, 2010 5:59 pm

that doesn't sound too bad. will put them on the list... :o damn that list is getting quite long!
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Postby Looonie » Sat May 22, 2010 8:27 pm

Has anyone actually put a set to use on the track?

Coz that sounds like a pretty impressive price, and if the performance difference to DBA 4000 series is negligible, then it makes sense to go with the Znoelli's...

Do they have as big a range as DBA as well? As the two models I'm probably looking to get, one probably isn't particularly common in the aftermarket brake world...
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Postby frost » Sat May 22, 2010 9:00 pm

Znoelli are good, friends ae85 brake up grade with them was wicked, they look awesome too,
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Postby h8wrxs » Sat May 22, 2010 9:41 pm

i think the front discs for my evo were oging to be $270 and about $400 for the rears, i did price them up for my trueno as well but ive forgotten what they were
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Postby strx7 » Sat May 22, 2010 11:08 pm

sounds like you guys are paying full retails.........
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Postby Dell'Orto » Sat May 22, 2010 11:29 pm

Looonie wrote:Do they have as big a range as DBA as well? As the two models I'm probably looking to get, one probably isn't particularly common in the aftermarket brake world...


Possibly larger, as they're an NZ company not Aussie. That said, their catalogue has a bunch of errors WRT various models, so who knows how many they actually have :lol:
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Postby Boosted_162 » Sat May 22, 2010 11:30 pm

strx7 wrote:sounds like you guys are paying full retails.........


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Postby ROBODISCO_20v » Thu May 27, 2010 3:57 pm

A few of the guys from the Altezza club have had noise issues with the DDS Sports Disc Rotors (I think the look pretty ugly too)
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If you were going to get some I'd probably run with the S12 Sports Disc Rotors as they're the best quality.
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Personally I think the S6 Sports Disc Rotors look the best
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http://www.znoelli.co.nz/Slotted_e-cat/Mitsubishi.pdf
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Postby Quirky » Thu May 27, 2010 4:26 pm

Ive had standard rotors and dba slotted rotors on a race track (out door go kart track). There is absolutely no difference. Brakes still felt spongy after a few laps.
They look awesome though, would buy again.
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Postby strx7 » Thu May 27, 2010 4:40 pm

slotted rotors tend to have a fraction more bite, if your PADS are up to the task
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Postby iOnic » Thu May 27, 2010 4:43 pm

Quirky wrote:Ive had standard rotors and dba slotted rotors on a race track (out door go kart track). There is absolutely no difference. Brakes still felt spongy after a few laps.


Pads + Fluid. Rotors alone will not make a big difference to how your brakes feel after a few laps.
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Postby Adamal » Thu May 27, 2010 5:25 pm

iOnic wrote:
Quirky wrote:Ive had standard rotors and dba slotted rotors on a race track (out door go kart track). There is absolutely no difference. Brakes still felt spongy after a few laps.


Pads + Fluid. Rotors alone will not make a big difference to how your brakes feel after a few laps.


This. Slotted rotors are to assist in degassing. If you don't have a good friction surface against them, and a good fluid, then theres no point.
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Postby Malcolm » Thu May 27, 2010 5:53 pm

slotted rotors are also deglaze your pads and I imagine are much better in wet conditions too.
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