Meguiar's Sponsored Civic from a show..

[SiriusRIMZ]

Originally posted by rammsteinmatt
an evo from the factory has squeeky brakes, and thats stock equipment.

squeeking comes from the pads. if its a hard coumpound for racing it will squeek, plain and simple. sure i could get 6 piston calipers and put street pads on it: it stop really fast and not squeek. but by no means would it stop like a proper 6 piston should.

im not talking about lemans racing, just regular people that take their street cars to the track. the track demands a high temperature pad and those, by nature, squeek when slowing from low speeds. they also chew rotors horribly

I run stillen MM pads, and they are some of the harder metallic pads out there, and I have not heard a word from them.

I dont doubt that some hard compounds will squeak, but I'm almost sure you could get them to be slient.

[pcfxer]

Originally posted by Snowman
Very nice indeed!!! I have a question though and it has to do with brake rotors. I am going to be in the market for some upgraded rotors here real soon but I am not sure if I should get slotted, drilled, or slotted and drilled because I have heard lots of ups and downs on the different types. I have heard about drilled rotors making it easier to crack the rotor and also that slotted rotors build up heat?? What is your take since you seem to have some experience with slotted/drilled rotors? I would be putting them on a '02 F-150.

Do you road race? Are you on the brakes at 100+mph speeds and braking to 40mph? If you answer yes to both questions, get slotted or drilled or slotted and drilled rotors. Otherwise, there is no point. Better quality pads will make a much better performance increase around town than performance/racing rotors.

Also, performance brakes should be used as performance brakes otherwise you'll end up hating the purchase all together. If you want to improve braking, get high quality pads and larger and higher quality rotors. You'll love the feel and the difference that is noticeable without requiring heat generation to stop.

[DFTowel]

There is absolutely no point or benefit to any street car in having drilled or slotted rotors. NONE! And I dare anyone to prove differently. They may look cool but serve no purpose at all.

Drilled or slotted rotors have purpose in off road or road racing to help dissipate water, dirt, and other contaminants and help keep the rotors cool due to all the heavy and repeated braking. Unless you are that little old lady driving in front of me with one foot on the brake and the other on the accelerator don't waste your money.

Also, drilled or slottedd rotors have less braking surface, you'll get better braking with good high performance standard rotors.

Oh, and by the way... nice Civic!

[SiriusRIMZ]

Originally posted by DFTowel
There is absolutely no point or benefit to any street car in having drilled or slotted rotors. NONE! And I dare anyone to prove differently. They may look cool but serve no purpose at all...

*sigh* If theres no point, why do some cars come with them stock? Z06 has em, its a street car. Sure it races, but the manufacturer does note the improved perfomance.

I have X-Drilled rotors because my plain rotors would over-heat and warp. I tried 3 Differnt brands before I switched to X-Drilled. No Problems now with warpage. Yes, I changed calipers, and pratically my entire brake system. I was having problems with my front rotors being overworked, so I switched to a higher performance rotor. Worked like a charm.

[rascal]

Car looks great man! Glad to see some "tuners" around these parts. Still have a ways to go on my ZX2, but it will get there. Keep up the great work.

[pcfxer]

The drill holes and slots are to whisk away the gases created when heating the pad material between the rotor, increased friction and therefore better breaking. More specifically, less fade and as a result little or no warping as SiriusRIMZ makes note of.

Where were we again?? Oh yes, nice detailing job on that Civic! Win any awards??

[tgfhatch]

Hey guys, don't want to be the mean guy, but part of my sponsorship with Meguiar's is to keep them updated on shows I've attended and pictures of the Civic. This is going to be one of those threads.

I understand theres a lot of debate about the brakes, but please take that to it's own topic. This is for my Civic, and any comments members of Meguiar's Online might have. Thanks ya'll!!

Justin

[tgfhatch]

New pictures from tonight:














*Civic Type R shift boot, and JDM CTR Road Flare.


*JDM window vents (no they are not stick ones from Autozone. They came directly from Honda.) and CTR antenna block off.

[pcfxer]

Engine pics???? I want to guess what engine is in there!