I have been corrected.Baer claims to be 100% US sourced and machined by them and I've cracked those.
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I have been corrected.Baer claims to be 100% US sourced and machined by them and I've cracked those.
I think the SRT brakes (SRT cars in general tbh) benefited from Mercedes input. Interestingly, AMG cars still have drilled rotors, and the brake performance on the big cars is perhaps even more impressive than the motors.
I can't find all of my old C5 track pics. Here's some slotted rotors that I decided were too sketchy to continue using.You must be registered for see images attach
Out in DFW we don't have anywhere that is a reasonable cost to track our vehicles. That's part of why I'm thinking about joining some friends when they Rally. I had a Kia Stinger for a bit and I really wanted to track it but the cost of getting on any track was prohibitive so I never *really* got to drive it before I sold it.I cannot imagine having a high performance vehicle and not wringing it's neck from time to time.
I'm not a track guy, with the exception of the drag strip. Other than that, every speed contest location has been publicly funded.Out in DFW we don't have anywhere that is a reasonable cost to track our vehicles. That's part of why I'm thinking about joining some friends when they Rally. I had a Kia Stinger for a bit and I really wanted to track it but the cost of getting on any track was prohibitive so I never *really* got to drive it before I sold it.
I meant the S class, but yeah, in terms of value the SRT cars are hard to beat. I've mentioned here before that the hellcat charger seems like it was designed specifically for my tastes. I don't want one though, because of how everyone I've met who has one acts.One of my favorite early SRT8 reviews - naturally, since it's quite literally about my car, a bright silver 2006 300C SRT8 https://www.caranddriver.com/reviews/a18202458/chrysler-300c-srt8-road-test/ - yeah yeah, they beat the car up for its cheap interior and rough ride (wtf they expected, I dunno) - but it really is a great article about a great car. <3
"But now SRT has struck on something a bit dearer to those bosses' hearts—the Mercedes-Benz E55 AMG. At 4.7 seconds, the 300C SRT8 is just 0.4 second slower to 60 mph. However, the SRT8 outstops the E55 by 11 feet from 70 mph and outgrips it on the skidpad. The SRT8 is also more involving to drive and less like a tool for speed. One last detail: It costs $40,000 less than the Benz. Uh-oh."
Something to keep in mind about the acceleration, braking, and handling performance of that review - it was done on crap OEM Goodyear Eagle RS-A's. If only Mopar would have sprung for quality tires from the factory...
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Define reasonable. Eagle's Canyon is newly reopened, and sure, their prices are upmarket at the moment, but we take our Lemons car there for shakedowns on HPDE days. You also have MSR-Cresson that's not terribly far away. Honestly though, I've never ponied up the cash for an HPDE day, I just run headfirst into Lemons races on tracks I've never been to before.Out in DFW we don't have anywhere that is a reasonable cost to track our vehicles. That's part of why I'm thinking about joining some friends when they Rally. I had a Kia Stinger for a bit and I really wanted to track it but the cost of getting on any track was prohibitive so I never *really* got to drive it before I sold it.
Getcha one and debadge it. Best of both worlds.I meant the S class, but yeah, in terms of value the SRT cars are hard to beat. I've mentioned here before that the hellcat charger seems like it was designed specifically for my tastes. I don't want one though, because of how everyone I've met who has one acts.
I'm not disputing the gassing theory - I don't know enough about it to have a view (is gassing though the source of 'fade'? I'd read that fade was due to the resins in the pad material melting and becoming liquid. Having set brakes on fire (ie heavily smoking if not visible flames!) something burns).Drilled is absolutely, without doubt, at this point - useless, other than marketing. It is literally the perception of performance. In the "old days" racing pad compounds did emit a lot of gas and possibly needed the holes. Modern pads do not.
That's a dual edged sword. The more mass absorbing heat the longer it takes to dissipate the heat as there is more of it stored. If it hasn't done so by the next application of brakes, that braking event begins from a higher temperature and will reach a higher temperature by the end of the braking than it otherwise would have.In reality, drilled rotors can decrease performance, but probably only a negligible amount. A brake rotor's job, oversimplified, is a heat sink. It converts kinetic energy into heat energy. The quicker it can absorb, then dissipate, that heat, the better. A drilled rotor has less mass to do this job with. Could you tell the difference? Probably not..