powerslot rotors
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I picked them up a little while ago with some oem pads.
I did notice a big difference in braking performance... There is definitely a lot more "bite" over stock, brakes also last longer before fading.
As far as wear... no noticeable loss in disk material, the pads have about 1/3 left... put them on a month and a half ago, but I do drive the car hard.
I also make sure not to sit on the brakes at all at stop lights, especially after hard, or highway braking. I always use the e-brake at a stop to avoid warping the rotors.
I did notice a big difference in braking performance... There is definitely a lot more "bite" over stock, brakes also last longer before fading.
As far as wear... no noticeable loss in disk material, the pads have about 1/3 left... put them on a month and a half ago, but I do drive the car hard.
I also make sure not to sit on the brakes at all at stop lights, especially after hard, or highway braking. I always use the e-brake at a stop to avoid warping the rotors.
Yeah, I ran them with OEM pads. No differnce in feel, but they did warp much faster than OEM, and I don't even drive hard.
They sucked.
They sucked.
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I had brembo cross-drileld rotors and hawk ceramic pads.... very nice, but the ceramic pads ate right though the rotors... after 10k miles, braking performance has gone down drasticallytlo86;989148 said:
I also put on powerslot rotors and OEM brake pads, and well..I didn't feel any difference really (maybe only when braking hard, but that can be due to my rear ones weren't working before, but now they are).
They serve a purpose, but most of us won't need it. I recently bought the OEM units. I prefer it.
Well I got mine at half the price, and as I needed new rotors anyways...so why not 
I wouldn't have gotten even a pair from local Toyota dealership for that price...
I wouldn't have gotten even a pair from local Toyota dealership for that price...ValgeKotkas;989505 said:Well I got mine at half the price, and as I needed new rotors anyways...so why not
lol my local dealership charges twice the price of msrp, i would rather go big breaks than buyrotors from them:biglaugh:
Fade, from what I've researched, comes more from the pads than from the rotors. If I recall, semi-metallic would be the choice pads to use for street/DD on a GT car like a MkIII. I don't know what OEM is, but if they're organic pads, the only improvement you'll see with slotted rotors over stock blanks will be provided by the slots only... at the expense of longevity.
As for powerslot, I would stay far, far away from them:
http://www.mvpmotorsports.com/Templates/frmTemplateM7.asp?SubFolderID=330&SearchYN=N
MVP is a dealer, and they say:
Upselling or not, for the whole ~15 dollars per rotor difference, take it for what it's worth.
As for pads, Porterfield R4S Street Brake Pads are what I would recommend for street use. Low dust, quiet, and good longevity, from what I've read about them. If someone has firsthand experience to the contrary of that, I'd really like to know (before I spend money on it).
The only downside I've heard anyone say about Brembo's is that they are much thicker than stock rotors, and will rub for a while until the pads wear down to provide a gap... but a thicker rotor will be more advantagous later anyway, so in reality it's an upside. Brembo only ever made blanks for the mkIII Supra, anything slotted or drilled with Brembo next to it will be a blank that's been aftermarket machined (which is not so good for longevity).
Upgrading your pads will likely net better fade characteristics than upgrading the rotors will. Slotted/drilled doesn't have all that much effect on really good pads.
Hope this info helps, good luck.
As for powerslot, I would stay far, far away from them:
http://www.mvpmotorsports.com/Templates/frmTemplateM7.asp?SubFolderID=330&SearchYN=N
MVP is a dealer, and they say:
Upselling or not, for the whole ~15 dollars per rotor difference, take it for what it's worth.
As for pads, Porterfield R4S Street Brake Pads are what I would recommend for street use. Low dust, quiet, and good longevity, from what I've read about them. If someone has firsthand experience to the contrary of that, I'd really like to know (before I spend money on it).
The only downside I've heard anyone say about Brembo's is that they are much thicker than stock rotors, and will rub for a while until the pads wear down to provide a gap... but a thicker rotor will be more advantagous later anyway, so in reality it's an upside. Brembo only ever made blanks for the mkIII Supra, anything slotted or drilled with Brembo next to it will be a blank that's been aftermarket machined (which is not so good for longevity).
Upgrading your pads will likely net better fade characteristics than upgrading the rotors will. Slotted/drilled doesn't have all that much effect on really good pads.
Hope this info helps, good luck.
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Keros;989522 said:
they have no idea what they are talking about.
powerslots are brembo rotors. they even say brembo on the sides. powerslot takes them, machines in the slots and then coats the rotors to prevent rust.
I have a feeling Dusty wrote that cause he has a bigger margin on the rotora rotors.
Thanks for clearing that up CK.. My powerslots say Brembo on them as well.. I can't beleive they would even post that in the description. I'm not sure I would want to purchase anything from them with that BS.
I run mine with Axxis metal masters and don't have any complaints. I needed to buy new rotors and I got a great deal on the Powerslots so it was a no brainer for me. I can't say I really feel a huge difference.
I run mine with Axxis metal masters and don't have any complaints. I needed to buy new rotors and I got a great deal on the Powerslots so it was a no brainer for me. I can't say I really feel a huge difference.
Ckanderson;989584 said:
Exactly what I was thinking as I read his comments on the power slots.
I know about a zillion people that would disagree with his assessment of power slot/brembo rotors.
i can also verify that it says brembo on there rotors. i just received them a couple of days ago and are on the car.