Front Brake Rotor info

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@Dave@DDMWorks... Any SLR rotors laying around I could have?

Asking for a friend...

I will check and let you know if we have any available in the back.

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This is very interesting, I was going to pick up the Alpha 4piston kit at a @MiM approved price but if you guys are bringing a new kit at a lower price I might go with it instead since it would be a little easier getting parts from you if I were to need them.
@Dave@DDMWorks any timeline as to when details will be known (April/May or further down the road ?)

The new little BBK kit is scheduled for May. It will be a 4 piston kit, instead of 6 piston and a smaller 13" rotor diameter also.

Quote from Dave@DDMWorks

Probably not, except for a couple of us that are familiar with them, they do have a distinctive look to them though.

Just an FYI, when I get my carbon fiber wheels I will be in for a set of these also!

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@Dave@DDMWorks... Any SLR rotors laying around I could have?

Asking for a friend...

We are all Friends here!

Quote from Dave@DDMWorks

Probably not, except for a couple of us that are familiar with them, they do have a distinctive look to them though.

Have you priced out round stock and a good local mill? Seems like this would be an fairly simple design for Fusion 360 and would require limited tooling...

I say this because those rotors look SWEET AF!! But at that cost... no bueno!

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Careful with Carbon brakes... they tend to react way different cold that when running in the optimal temperature range, the range most people will never get them to...

Great in a race car, if you can afford it, not necessarily a great thing in a road driven vehicle such as a Slingshot...

When I was working for a CART Team in Indianapolis, we only used them for specific tracks...

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Absolutely, definitely not something that could be really be used to its fullest with the light weight of the Slingshot based on what we have seen with rotor temps during testing. Plus they do tend to feel "squishy" when cold and feel like normal brakes when hot and at a 14" x 1.1" diameter rotor, not sure they would ever get up to temperature.

Quote from ericastar76

Have you priced out round stock and a good local mill? Seems like this would be an fairly simple design for Fusion 360 and would require limited tooling...
I say this because those rotors look SWEET AF!! But at that cost... no bueno!

I do not believe that you can just buy round stock of the material that carbon ceramic rotors are made from, here is a quick video of how they are made -

Quote from Dave@DDMWorks

I do not believe that you can just buy round stock of the material that carbon ceramic rotors are made from, here is a quick video of how they are made -

Nope... doesn't look like it. That said, the process on how these are made, is pretty awesome!

Thanks for sharing this ~> I learned something new today!

The day I can afford a car that requires me to need these rotors is the day I have done something correct. Until then I will just look at my 2012 24hrs if LeMans DeltaWing front rotor...

It's good wall art.

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The day I can afford a car that requires me to need these rotors is the day I have done something correct. Until then I will just look at my 2012 24hrs if LeMans DeltaWing front rotor...

It's good wall art.

Wow the Delta wing is a cool looking race car

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Wow the Delta wing is a cool looking race car

Had high hopes for it. Started out as a possible Indy car design replacement but wasn't far enough along in development when the new platform was chosen. Panoz picked it up as a possible LMP1 or 2 option for the IMSA / WEC. Nissan and Panoz had a falling out after the 2012 race and there was legal fights over who owned the design. It raced in the Tudor and then WeatherTech series a few more years but it never took off. Sad because I really like it when something is done outside of the box.

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Had high hopes for it. Started out as a possible Indy car design replacement but wasn't far enough along in development when the new platform was chosen. Panoz picked it up as a possible LMP1 or 2 option for the IMSA / WEC. Nissan and Panoz had a falling out after the 2012 race and there was legal fights over who owned the design. It raced in the Tudor and then WeatherTech series a few more years but it never took off. Sad because I really like it when something is done outside of the box.

There was great article about in a magazine a few month back. I don't remember witch one but I am sure it is in the library next time I am sitting down in there I will look thru the pile and find it.

@Ruptured Duck
The first Delta Wing is for sale
FOR SALE: 2013 DeltaWing Coupe — DeltaWing Racing
Pretty wicked design.

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@Ruptured Duck
The first Delta Wing is for sale
FOR SALE: 2013 DeltaWing Coupe — DeltaWing Racing
Pretty wicked design.

I would sell my sling for that baby - but would be over 300K short

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@Ruptured Duck
The first Delta Wing is for sale
FOR SALE: 2013 DeltaWing Coupe — DeltaWing Racing
Pretty wicked design.

read an article about it. They really had no comparison to set a price to.