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Old 07-08-15, 05:44 AM
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any pics of the rotora brakes systems

do you know weight savings on the exhaust ant breaks
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Originally Posted by anajri
any pics of the rotora brakes systems

do you know weight savings on the exhaust ant breaks
Pictures of the brake system will be up soon! I was told ~40 lbs. of weight savings from the GTHaus exhaust system, and ~45.5 lbs. for the Rotora carbon ceramic brake system.
Old 07-08-15, 09:26 PM
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I can't get over how crazy your RC-F is!!!

If you can afford it, why not haha!
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Originally Posted by GeorgeR
I can't get over how crazy your RC-F is!!!

If you can afford it, why not haha!


Thanks! Pictures of the Rotora carbon ceramic brake system along with a video in the first post!
Old 07-08-15, 11:39 PM
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Car looking good!

What kind of floor mats do you have? all weather?
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Originally Posted by demik
Car looking good!

What kind of floor mats do you have? all weather?

Thanks bro! Yep they are Lexus all weather mats. They should've came with them from factory IMO!
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And we have lift off! The plane take off at the end was perfect timing lol. Beautiful build man!
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Wait, am I missing something??

How do ceramic brakes give HP gains??
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Less rotating mass allows more of the available HP to be put to the ground. The brakes don't actually 'add' any power, they just take less energy to spin than normal heavier brakes.
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Originally Posted by Z3NK1
Less rotating mass allows more of the available HP to be put to the ground. The brakes don't actually 'add' any power, they just take less energy to spin than normal heavier brakes.
Nice, I never knew that!

You learn something new everyday on the forums.

Thanks.
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Originally Posted by yardie876
And we have lift off! The plane take off at the end was perfect timing lol. Beautiful build man!

Thanks! Yea the timing couldn't have been better...lol.


Originally Posted by kareemRCF
Wait, am I missing something??

How do ceramic brakes give HP gains??
Biggest gains usually comes from unsprung weight with lighter wheels, brake system, and drive shaft. It improves steering response, acceleration, and huge weight savings, usually 3:1 ratio.

When adding modifications to the car other than forced induction, the engine output doesn't change at all, it recovers up all the wasted HP that is lost through the drive train.
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Originally Posted by RCF500
Thanks! Painted, done by Slammered Inc. of Ft. Lauderdale. Pics updated!

Are they a pretty legit shop? I remember when Danny started the shop, he sourced some impossible to find stuff for my G35 back in the day. He was a great guy I hope the shop is doing well.
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Originally Posted by Sylvan
Are they a pretty legit shop? I remember when Danny started the shop, he sourced some impossible to find stuff for my G35 back in the day. He was a great guy I hope the shop is doing well.
He's pretty legit, I believe he has have 3 lifts now and he's pretty much booked all the time.
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Originally Posted by RCF500
Pictures of the brake system will be up soon! I was told ~40 lbs. of weight savings from the GTHaus exhaust system, and ~45.5 lbs. for the Rotora carbon ceramic brake system.
WOW, that's almost a 100lbs. that is a BIG Chunk just between those (i love the look of those Rotoras on there & of course the sound is Awesome with the GTHaus) Do you know how much longer we have on Our other pieces or about when they're suppose to come in. Looks AWESOME Buddy!
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Originally Posted by johnnyreb
WOW, that's almost a 100lbs. that is a BIG Chunk just between those (i love the look of those Rotoras on there & of course the sound is Awesome with the GTHaus) Do you know how much longer we have on Our other pieces or about when they're suppose to come in. Looks AWESOME Buddy!
I have been told by mid august I should get my exhaust.


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