these discs any good

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Post Sun Jun 04, 2006 8:14 pm

http://www.ekmpowershop3.com/ekmps/shop ... ductid=361

the above dsics any good? any other recomendations?
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Post Sun Jun 04, 2006 9:33 pm

Bloody pricey! 8O

Try ATE powerdiscs from ECP, or stick to std BMW
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Post Sun Jun 04, 2006 10:21 pm

You only need grooves or holes in discs if the pads produce gas when hot, giving a hovercraft effect.
Modern road pads don't gas, so no advantage.
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Post Tue Jun 06, 2006 7:44 pm

hi there,

i always thought that drilled and grooved discs helps keep the disc cooler under heavy breaking regardless of the pads etc. i did hear though, that cheap drilled discs arnt recommended, because theres a chance that they can crack around the holes.
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Post Tue Jun 06, 2006 7:47 pm

nope.. vented bit does that

in theory grooves clean the pad, drilled discs stop gas build up. all drilled discs will crack.. seen it on porsche ap setups

in practise, bmw discs are man enough
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Post Tue Jun 06, 2006 7:55 pm

BM discs are £36 plus the dreaded minus discount, all you have to do is ask!
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