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Max777 04-09-2009 04:15 PM

S5 Rotors I cleaned up, opinions?
 
So I have a set of S5 N/A "c" weight rotors for sale, and just recieved some interest from a few people. I realised I didn't really have good pictures of the items, so I decided to clean them up.

These rotors came out of a 140,000 motor that had a coolant seal failure, they look pretty damn good, but I am worried about the pitting on the front rotor. Here are some pics:

This is the Rear rotor, awesome shape:

http://i151.photobucket.com/albums/s...s/rotora01.jpg
http://i151.photobucket.com/albums/s...s/rotora02.jpg
http://i151.photobucket.com/albums/s...s/rotora03.jpg
http://i151.photobucket.com/albums/s...s/rotora04.jpg
http://i151.photobucket.com/albums/s...s/rotora05.jpg
http://i151.photobucket.com/albums/s...s/rotora06.jpg
http://i151.photobucket.com/albums/s...s/rotora07.jpg
http://i151.photobucket.com/albums/s...s/rotora08.jpg



This is the front, a bit of pitting on it, how bad is this?

http://i151.photobucket.com/albums/s...s/rotorb02.jpg
http://i151.photobucket.com/albums/s...s/rotorb03.jpg
http://i151.photobucket.com/albums/s...s/rotorb04.jpg
http://i151.photobucket.com/albums/s...s/rotorb05.jpg
http://i151.photobucket.com/albums/s...s/rotorb06.jpg


PS: This is what they looked like before I cleaned them both properly. The cleaner rotor is the rear, i cleaned it a bit already at this point. The dirty rotor is the one with the pitting.

http://i151.photobucket.com/albums/s...tyrotors01.jpg
http://i151.photobucket.com/albums/s...tyrotors02.jpg

Flooder 04-09-2009 06:41 PM

Wooooooooow.

DJMOJO 04-09-2009 07:47 PM

wow nice work, that looks damn close to a brand new rotor!:icon_tup:

Max777 04-09-2009 07:52 PM

thanks! Once again, these are for sale, $250 shipped to your doorstep.

SecondGenPat 04-09-2009 08:23 PM

what did you use to clean them with?

DJMOJO 04-09-2009 08:35 PM

250 a pair? or 250 a piece?

Whizbang 04-09-2009 08:49 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by SecondGenPat (Post 81482)
what did you use to clean them with?

+1

vex 04-09-2009 08:58 PM

looks like a wire wheel.

The pitting is caused by rust it looks like. Honestly I don't think that pitting will pose any problems with operation of the engine, but it may be a location for carbon deposits to sit.

SecondGenPat 04-09-2009 09:35 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by vex (Post 81490)
looks like a wire wheel.

ouch-kabibbles, I hope not. (don't see any marks that I would expect a wire wheel to leave)

Max777 04-09-2009 09:55 PM

This was a hi quality wire wheel mounted to a bench grinder. When you say "i hope not" what do you mean? I used the exact same methods that are shown in the Pineapple Racing engine bebuild video.

Here's the video for cleaning rotors:

http://video.google.com/videoplay?do...36472454255155

Now, I I dont know what you mean by "I hope not" but this is how you clean a rotor. Please try to refrain from posting misleading information, pat.

The price is $250 for a PAIR SHIPPED TO YOUR RESIDENCE.

12arotary 04-09-2009 10:11 PM

all I use are wire wheels haha not like a rotor is made out of sponge haha

Max777 04-09-2009 10:18 PM

Exactly! The rotors are pretty damn tough metal, and considering that the faces do not really touch anything, it would not matter anyway.

PS: I sprayed these with some WD40, wrapped in plastic, and boxed up.

vex 04-09-2009 10:29 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Max777 (Post 81499)
This was a hi quality wire wheel mounted to a bench grinder. When you say "i hope not" what do you mean? I used the exact same methods that are shown in the Pineapple Racing engine bebuild video.

Here's the video for cleaning rotors:

http://video.google.com/videoplay?do...36472454255155

Now, I I dont know what you mean by "I hope not" but this is how you clean a rotor. Please try to refrain from posting misleading information, pat.

The price is $250 for a PAIR SHIPPED TO YOUR RESIDENCE.

Wirewheeling rotors has become the norm with a lot of engine builders. However there's some who do not do it. I didn't do it, but that's just me. I did it by hand and used a brass bristle brush and small splints of wood to break the carbon off. It worked well and kept the coating on the rotor without issue. I don't think the coating is anything super special with the rotors so it is probably asinine for me to have done that, but that's just me.

Max777 04-09-2009 10:31 PM

I was actually going to suggest sending these out to get coated to the guy who was interested in buying them. (He's building a 20B)

vex 04-09-2009 10:37 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Max777 (Post 81512)
I was actually going to suggest sending these out to get coated to the guy who was interested in buying them. (He's building a 20B)

just for clarification, the coating you're talking about is different than the coating to which I was referring in my previous post.


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