[Shotimes] Porterfield R4S Question

[Ron Porter]

Alright, time to drag out my "old SHO story" again (sorry for those of you
who have heard this before!!).

On my '89, the first set of rear pads went around 60K, which is also when I
had the ORIGINAL rotors replaced under the rust-belt recall. Nothing wrong
with 'em, I just got new rotors under the recall. 

At 128K miles around June '96, the ORIGINAL front pads were finally wearing
out, as well as the 2nd set of rears. The rotors, which now had around
65-70K on them, seemed to have a "slight" warp under heavy braking. Since I
was going to be doing my first track event at Blackhawk Farms in the '96
SHOcago Convention, I had Midas install PFCM fronts, and I asked for new
front rotors, figuring it was maybe about time. Guy called me up & said the
rotors looked pretty good, and that he could turn 'em for $5 apiece. I
figured "why not". If they warped at Blackhawk, I could install new rotors
after the Convention, and only be out $10. So I gave the go-ahead to have
them turned.

Well, the rotors and PFCM pads lasted through Blackhawk just fine. In fact,
they were still on the car two years later at Mid-Ohio at the Convention. In
fact, they were still on the car when I sold it in October '99 with 182K on
the clock. Yeah, the rotors had a touch of warp under heavy braking. Those
rotors now had around 122K miles on them, and about 54K since they were
turned. The PFCM pads, with around 54K miles, were still good after two
track events and a bunch of dragstrip runs.

Rotors aren't like loaves of bread in your kitchen. They don't go bad just
because they are old.

Ron Porter 

-----Original Message-----
From: Carl Prochilo [mailto:gr8sho@prochilo.myserver.org] 
Sent: Tuesday, July 08, 2003 5:16 PM
To: Ron Porter; 'Dave Kegel'; shotimes@autox.team.net
Subject: Re: [Shotimes] Porterfield R4S Question


Okay, but the guy is doing this on an 89 with stock rotors.  He's switching
from semi-metallic pads to PF carbon-metallic pads.  Are you saying that
turning these old rotors with new pads will get him where he wants to be?
I didn't want to be responsible for suggesting a path that isn't going to
give him proper results, but you guys probably have a lot more experience
than I have.  In the pricing category, I didn't account for the NYC factor
where things probably cost more and they have higher sales tax.

Carl Prochilo
92 Ultra Red Crimson
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Ron Porter" <ronporter@prodigy.net>
To: "'Dave Kegel'" <d.kegel@comcast.net>; <shotimes@autox.team.net>
Sent: Tuesday, July 08, 2003 1:20 PM
Subject: RE: [Shotimes] Porterfield R4S Question


> Rotor resurfacing: $5-$10. New AZ rotors: $36 for the '96 size.
>
> Ron Porter
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: shotimes-admin@autox.team.net [mailto:shotimes-admin@autox.team.net]
> On Behalf Of Dave Kegel
> Sent: Tuesday, July 08, 2003 11:26 AM
> To: shotimes@autox.team.net
> Subject: Re: [Shotimes] Porterfield R4S Question
>
>
> I think new rotors would be at least three times the cost, but I guess it
> depends where you live.  I can get rotors resurfaced for $6/each at
PepBoys.
>
> Dave
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Carl Prochilo" <gr8sho@prochilo.myserver.org>
> To: <bobsteig@att.net>; <shotimes@autox.team.net>
> Sent: July 08, 2003 9:32 AM
> Subject: Re: [Shotimes] Porterfield R4S Question
>
>
> > Bob, I would seriously consider buying new rotors from AZ.  They are
only
> > slightly more expensive than resurfacing.
> >
> > PS.  Used to live in RVC.
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