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12-07-2010, 05:18 PM | #1 |
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>>> HP Autowerks <<< 335i Two (2, Yes 2) Piece Floating Rotors!
Introducing the FIRST TWO (2) Piece FLOATING Rotors for the 335.
With all the performance modifications that have become available for the e9X 335i, it is alarming that nobody has taken the time to create a stock replacement rotor that performs better. Everyone has been so excited about making their car faster but failed to think about how to make it stop. Save for the few that have bought big brake kits, there is huge gap is braking performance. Fortunately, for every 335i owner, one company stepped up to the plate with a solution, Racing Brake. They have developed a new two piece rotor that is a DIRECT replacement for the 335i. The new rotors weight 4 lbs less and per corner in the front that is a saving of 8lbs of rotating mass. Rotating mass makes a huge difference when shaved in comparison to static weight. Not only this but the rotors are drilled and slotted with Racing Brake’s patented cooling design. You can read more about it below. Whatever power level you are at, even stock, you will notice a significant decrease in brake fade and an increase in rotor life especially for 335i’s that are putting down some big numbers. You can accelerate fast but can you brake just as quick. These aren’t a replacement for big brakes but if it’s time to get your rotors replaced, it is a small admission price to get the increased performance that these offer. Rotor Material: Racing Formula Alloyed Gray Iron & Heat treated Machining: Open Slot Surface: EDP Coating w/cross cut grinding on friction surface Click here to learn how RB two-piece rotors are built differently than the competition. Weight Comparison One-piece (when new) 23.75 lbs. RB Two-piece 19.75 lbs. Weight Savings: 4 lbs. Material: 1. Alloyed iron formula adds strength and heat resistance. Heat treating further improves rotor performance for a more uniform and stabilized microstructure. Design: 1. The cooling vanes are of a convergent nozzle design, which increases airflow and turbulence and makes discs cooler. 2. The center-mount flanges for hat mounting to the rotor ring have several benefits. o It allows the ring to be used on either side of the vehicle simply by mounting the hat on either side of the ring (unidirectional). o The stress load transferred from the ring to the hat is balanced. o Air inlets are widely open to both inboard and outboard sides of the rotor. More air suctions and even temperature on both sides of the disc surface. o Heat transfer from the disc surfaces to the hat is even and minimized by increasing the flange length and the airflow around the flanges. o Mounting flanges are on both friction surfaces ultimately provides excellent heat balance. 3. Exclusive full floating design with 10.9 grade alloyed hardware. Hardware is DACRO coated and crimp locking. DACRO is highly corrosion resistant and provides a film for easier movement between the hat and rotor ring as disc expands and contracts and the crimp design provides positive engagement without rattling or torque loss at temperature. Fasteners: 1. Self Locking - 2 Pieces 2. No springs, No glue, No clips! Last edited by HP Autosport; 12-13-2010 at 03:43 PM.. |
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Probably should mention that these are FLOATING two piece rotors...
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$900!! that price killed it for me.. sick product though
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Those of you looking strictly at the price isn't looking at the actual performance benefit these rotors offer. Compare them to Performance Friction DirectDrive rotors, don't compare them to BMW "Performance" brake parts.
Also, I'm sure if there's a big enough "group" going here it'll drive the cost of development and manufacturing down a little. The expensive part of the process is machining the rotor hats from forged air-craft quality billet aluminum, if they can batch the rotors the cost comes down significantly than running a dozen at a time. I'd check and see if there's a bulk or group buy discount available. Lastly, even for street use only these rotors will likely last you 3-5 times longer than the typical 1 piece solid BMW rotors, and if you do a lot of high performance driving, that 3-5X longer life will net you back the $$$ very quickly.
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According to the online ETK (RealOEM.com), the front rotors between:
E90, E92, E93, E90N (facelift/LCI), E92N (facelift/LCI), E93N (facelift/LCI) i and Xi all use the same rotor parts for all N54/N55 applications (and this includes the is).
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