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Mar 28, 2001 | 06:30 AM

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wishing/MichaelTT: "The iron rotor made by StopTech benefits very little from Cryo because if the...

"The iron rotor made by StopTech benefits very little from Cryo because of the negligible amount of Austenite present" -STOPTECH Mkgt

This is almost exactly what I said: You "CAN" do it, but I doubt the stoptech rotors need this treatment.

Mar 28, 2001 | 07:41 AM

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Any idea what "Austenite" is? Not someting I remember from materials class...

Mar 28, 2001 | 07:45 AM

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Isn't that the stuff that turns lead into gold? Think I heard about this in alchemy class.

Mar 28, 2001 | 07:55 AM

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So if my rotors have enough of it, I and I do the cyro, I'll get gold rotors? Cool.

Mar 28, 2001 | 08:12 AM

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What is austenite...answer inside:

austenite:
solid solution of carbon and other constituents in a particular form of iron known as g (gamma) iron. This is a face-centred cubic structure formed when iron is heated above 910° C (1,670° F); gamma iron becomes unstable at temperatures above 1,390° C (2,530° F).
Austenite is an ingredient of a kind of stainless steel used for making cutlery, hospital and food-service equipment, and tableware.

Mar 28, 2001 | 08:45 AM

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I'm still going to do it... not neccesarily because of the added strength and cooling>>

but more for the much greater pad and rotor wear... I remember in a test of Porsche's cryo'd rotors... they lasted 4 times longer than normal with more consistant wear. Thats a BIG plus in my book..

Plus its damn cool to tell everyone that my rotors are cryogenically treated LOLOL!

They may not benefit as much as most rotors do... but if its not hurting..

I'm all for overkill on the braking system. I've learned all too well you can never have too much brake!!! even on the street.

Thats why I run 13" front and 12" rears, slotted, zinc coated, with full stainless lines, racing master cylinder and Hawk pads. Hell if I had of known of cryo treating then I would have had mine done! I do know of one kid with a full street cobra that has 14.5" front and 13.5" rear with alcon's, stainless line, race fluid, slotting and cyro treated rotors all around. 19" rims!!!

Mar 28, 2001 | 08:55 AM

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Saw that post too...

Two things...maybe that $110 or so 'benefits very little' is the little dab of effective rotor performance needed in comp driving and from a marketing stand point StopTech saying 'buy our performance brake set up and oh yes having them cryo treated will make them better' isn't the message they would want to send. I am heading towards installing StopTechs and will soon be 'holding' the real deal in my hands..unfortunately won't be mine :-( but a friend's :-).