Hay Guys ive did some looking on this and didn't find much.. I was looking at cooling performance on these two brake pads.. I wanted to know if anybody tried the RB open Slot Rotors with the curved vanes or the DBA slotted Rotors with Kangaroo Paw vanes. If you have any thought on what ones cool better, pros cons, and all that stuff.. Of if you just used one over the stock what are your thoughts on them.. Im looking to upgrade brakes and rotors soon and just trying to get some feed back on these two...

Thanks..

 

I went through this same debate a couple years ago and ended up with RB. I can't remember the specifics but my research led me to believe RB was a superior product at a better price. I used them on the street and a few times on the track and I have nothing but good things to say about them. Unfortunately for you i do not have a full review because I ended up selling them after a year because i stumbled upon a Wilwood BBK. I'm sure there are many people here who will agree with me and post additional commentary but RB is a safe and smart bet in the brake department. You will not be disappointed.

 

ThanksJantzenRX-8 Im leaning towards the RB as well.. Are the Wilwood BBk brakes worth the extra cash? what are your thoughts between the two?

 

I'm on the RB Two piece with the BBK, and have never looked back.

 

I have nothing but good things to say about the 2pc RB rotors

Worn like iron, have stayed true..and seem immune to deposits with any of the Hawk pads I have used with them. I bought an extra set of rotor rings 3 years ago...done about 30 track days and they are still in the box

 

rb rotors are great but do not use carbotech brake pads with them--they are not compatible. Found out the hard way.

 

Hay guys thanks for all your input i think the RB rotors are sounding like the better option Simply based on feed back.. I may try to stack my pringles for the 2pc set.. the BBk is gonna cost some major doe stack.

 

On the street, no, the BBK is absolutely not necessary. On the track there is definitely a performance gain but bang for the buck is quite low. You have to spend a lot of money for minimal gains. I basically got my Wilwood kit for free. If i hadn't, a BBK would have been much further down the list.

 

^ I see.. Did you use Hawk Pads? how do you like the combo RB rotors with Hawk pads?

 

Hawk was the pad of choice for RB when they first hit the market.

They have since come out with there own line of pads..but they aren't really "motorsports" pads..more performance street applications

 

Yes, i used hawk dtc-60 on the front and HT-10 on the rear. They worked great. Those are track only though. I used mazda oem on the street.

I'm not sure about their new compounds but i had some pretty terrible experiences trying to use any of their ET series pads in any sort of performance application. I tried the ET500, ET800 and ET900 and they were all garbage. They just kept sending me pads to try and i kept burning them up. Such a waste of time.

 

^I remember your thread on that.

I have been using the HP+ on the front and the ET800's on the rear for the past 3 years. Street driving and autocross they work awesome.

Another benefit of the BBK is the weight. Saved around 9lbs a caliper.