Hi everybody Brian from Steeda highlighting our Two-Piece Brake Rotors
for Performance Pack Brembo equipped S550 Mustangs.
There are a couple of great advantages to running the Steeda Two-Piece Brake Rotors.
We'll start with the less obvious reason, weight reduction.
We've said so many times in our videos that Weight is the Enemy of Performance
and this is so true and although you
might not think about it and realize that
two-piece rotors are substantially lighter than the factory pieces
they really are and this is an important aspect in accelerating
and cornering and responsiveness. The reality is that it takes
less energy to get these rotating. Yes I understand these are brake rotors but if
you watched our wheel comparison video, we actually put the car on the dyno.
Well that very car that's carrying our two-piece rotors again
less rotating mass. This means less energy to get them moving
and I understand again that these are brake rotors they're for stopping.
The reality is 98% of the time you're on the race track or an autocross course
you're accelerating. You need the car to roll, yes we need it to stop
but now I'm getting ahead of myself. As far as weight is concerned the 15-inch
front rotors save about 7.5 pounds per rotor so 15 pounds at the axle.
Actually over 15 pounds versus the stock rotors.
Once again requiring less energy from the engine
to get the car moving. This also means as you're turning the wheel you have more
responsiveness just like a lightweight set of wheels.
Anything you can do to cut down weight in the car especially
rotating mass is going to benefit you. The rears
not quite as much of a weight reduction but still lighter about two pounds per
rotor, four pounds at the rear axle end and for
those of you with Eco Boosts like our Q350 that we run around the FIRM
as well as Sebring and many of the other tracks around Florida and Georgia
well that is equipped with Performance Pack Brembos we're running these on that
as well as our 2018 Q500 HPDE Steeda car. Just a moment ago I mentioned
that 98% of the time you're on a closed circuit
or an autocross course you're going to be accelerating or not
using the brakes and all right that's an exaggeration. I wanted to do something to
keep your attention and get you involved. So I apologize to some degree.
The reality though is that it's a very skewed percentage as far as accelerating
and being off the brakes versus on the brakes. So why are these
so important to have when you're in a hard braking situation?
Let's break into this! The very same virtues that help these as far as weight savings
also tremendously help as far as braking performance
and heat dissipation most importantly. The brakes heat up
fast and will retain a lot of heat. The two-piece design
inherently helps reduce and dissipate that heat much more effectively than the
one-piece factory rotors. We're certain that you've
watched the Rolex 24 or any race that carries on into dusk in
the evening and seeing these rotors just absolutely glow.
It's really important to dissipate that
heat and keep consistency there. The aluminum hat, well helps dissipate
that heat and keep it from getting back into the wheel hub.
Helping the wheel bearings and ultimately helping distribute heat away
from the rotor. The friction disc itself or the rotor is slotted.
This is going to help reduce some of the friction temperatures of the
brake pads as well as release gases from the brake pads and give you
more consistent performance even if you're standing on that pedal at
the back of a straightaway or at the end of a straightaway.
You're going to have much better predictability and feel out of these
lap after lap. In fact we've tested them against the factory rotors
and have measured a 200 degree reduction in heat in the brake rotor surface.
Obviously the ultimate temperature is going to be determined by which
brake pads you run. We're big fans of the Hawk DTC 60s
but the reality is it depends on the horsepower you're running. The track that
you're running at and again if you're auto crossing you probably won't go
quite as aggressive cause you need something that heats up a little faster than that.
So the main advantages, weight reduction
so more responsiveness when you're getting onto the brakes
because the rotors are now carrying less energy.
Less energy taken away from the engine when you're accelerating. Less energy
taken away from the steering as you're turning in
and most importantly braking without fade,
consistent braking, great feel and again feedback to the driver. We talk about
this all the time about how important it is
for you as a driver to get good feedback from any component of the car.
Whether it's the steering and being able to again minute inputs
as well as the brakes being able to modulate the brake and really
stand on them as hard as you want. At whatever track you're going to.
No matter how much horsepower the car is making you need to have good consistent
brake feel, well you need to have these two-piece rotors.
These are a great upgrade for any S550 Mustang!
If it's a Performance Pack Brembo equipped car, this would be the kit that you see here.
We also offer a kit that will fit the
base GT and Ecoboost models. If you enjoyed the content of this video
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If you have questions or want recommendations on which brake pad
compounds to run, depending on the tracks that you're
going to. Definitely post those below or give us a call.
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