Racing Brake BBK's, Rotors, Pads and lines!

[Race Roots]

A little bit about the quality of Racing Brake and what they provide:

RacingBrake rotors are produced solely to meet the needs of the performance enthusiast. From 3D CAD design & tooling to casting & machining, we control all production processes to insure quality, performance, and value. Unlike most competitors who drill and slot rotor blanks, RacingBrake engineers combine patented designs, proprietary alloys, and precise machining specifications to achieve performance.

Straight (non-curved) Vanes: (For general street brake applications)

1. Straight VanesStraight vane: This is the most popular, easy and straightforward vane type to make. Straight vane rotors are lighter and have better cooling capabilities than solid rotors. This is the design of most of the front rotors supplied by car manufacturers. Some higher-end models also use vaned rotors for the rear. The rear rotors are usually thinner than those in front.
2. Pillar VanesPillar vane: Instead of straight vanes, patterned random formations (dots or lines) are cast between the two friction plates. The Mistubishi EVO 8 front OE rotor is made with pillar vanes.
3. Variable vane: Similar idea to pillar vanes, but vary in different patterns such as DBA’s patented Kangaroo Paw design.

All of these designs are non-directional, meaning both left and right rotors are constructed from the same casting. Do not confuse this "non-directional" (straight) vanes with the "directional" slotting or drilling. In other words, a pair of straight vane rotors can be machined to have directional slots or drillings.
Non-directional Straight

For example a manufacturer can claim a "directional" (left/right) rotor based on its surface slotting or drilling, but the cooling vanes are straight, or "non-directional".

All of the above designs can save cost for the manufacturer, as they require only one set of tooling and are relatively easy to produce compared to curved-vane rotors. This also makes inventory control easier. Very few models are known to come with one-piece curved vane rotors. Some of these include the BMW M3, Corvette C6, and Toyota Supra Turbo. RacingBrake selectively upgrades per application list from OE straight vanes to curved vanes.



Curved Vanes: (Primarily for two-piece rotor construction, built for Motorsports tracking, and professional racing applications)

1. Traditional Curved VanesTraditional curved vane: This is the most commonly used design to improve the cooling effect by pumping the cool air from the center of wheel. Other manufacturers' two-piece surface mounted designs only allow cool air to enter from the inboard side of the vehicle. However, the air inlet is usually restricted by the dust shield, which essentially reduces the two-piece rotors' cooling effectiveness to the level of one-piece curved vane rotors. RB's center-mount design admits cooling air to enter from both the inboard and outboard sides.

The vanes also act as a heat exchanger to carry the heat away from the rotor.
2. Variable curved vane: An example of this is Stoptech’s patented AeroRotor.
3. Convergent Curved Vanes Convergent vanes: This is RacingBrake’s patented design. Convergent vanes are the most innovative design, and are paired with the latest production technology. Our design aims to further improve the cooling efficiency over traditional curved vanes.


* The suction (air inlet) is wider allowing more air intake.
* The discharge (air outlet) is narrower to increase air flow.
* As the air pressure increases towards discharge, the air temperature also increases. The number of cooling vanes (which act as the heat sink / heat exchanger) also increases to handle the higher heat load.

Cooling Air RisesRB's exclusive design works out more effectively especially for curved vane because the nature of geometry. The outer circumference is larger than the inner circumference, this makes traditional curved vane design to have a wider outlet and narrower inlet which is in opposition to the need of heat removal from the disc and is one of the prime reasons of warping and cracking due to the uneven disc surface temperature.

Most of our competition has only one vane count (ie. 36, 42, 48, 52 or more). RB’s products have variable vane count (inner-36, outer-54, total-72). We even vary the configuration of vanes. The vane count is not the only important factor; the design is also critical. RB's vane count and vane designs optimize the cooling effect and achieve an uniform disc temperature across the brake surface.


Another unique type of Brake Rotor that Racing Brake provides is the Open Slotted Rotor.
This combines the benefits of drilling and slotting without large reduction in disc surface area.



- Has the advantages of both drilled & slotted rotors
- Retains more friction surface
- Slots relieves thermal stress
- Slots are self cleaning and the pad build up will not clog the slots
- Reduces brake pad dust buildup and keeps the wheel clean through vacuum effect

Here is an upclose of the open slot itself:

RacingBrake has been in search of a brake compound that is easy for customers to choose and use. As a result, we have come out with the ET Series brake pads.

E = Easy to choose, Easy to use
T = Tough to wear

* PERFORMANCE STREET: ET300 - Delivers braking performance beyond the street driving yet with very low dust and no squeaking.

* AGGRESSIVE STREET: ET500 and ET800 - These compounds are offered for the adventurous drivers who:
- Do not like loud squeaking
- Do not like a lot of dust
- Do like extended rotor life

Being that these pads are streetable, they are not intended for intensive and continuous hard braking over the temperature and speed limit on the race track . Otherwise, excessive wear may occur.

With enormous success in the RX-8 street, autocross, and track community look for these pads to be available shortly.

The ET500's have become my new favorite street pad and cannot get enough of them, and the ET800 are perfect for those spirited drivers that need that extra bite and stopping power they demand.

What is on the drawing board for release:

An affordable Big Brake Kit upgrade with options of two piece open slot rotors
Standard 1-piece Slotted Rotors
ET500 and ET800 Racing Brake Pads that are soon to be available

With prices better than StopTech and Rotora and quality and customer service that cannot be matched Racing Brake is one of the best out there in the market.

We are an avid supporter of Racing Brake as we are of any community we support so we make it a mission to STOCK on all your braking needs.

Currently In Stock and availabe NOW:

Racing Brake Stainless Steel Lines



Super Blue ATE Brake Fluid



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ORDERS CAN BE PLACED ON OUR WEBSITE HERE!

[SgtP]

interesting. cant see the pics at work but its a good read.

[RayRayBauder]

just kidding. these arent even in stock yet.

when does it look like they will be in stock?

[MadOzodi]

PLEASE have these ready by mid september!

[Race Roots]

Check out our other thread in this section, it will be for the GB and we should have them completed by September.