So what did you do to your SHO today!?

[jman1200]

I am pretty sure there are many different rotors out there, high end ones built with much better materials that can be drilled or slotted with no issues. I also believe the use and environment come into play here, daily vs occasional driving, snow and road salt vs clean roads.
I once bought a set of regularly priced drilled rotors for a Mazda 6 and they started to self destruct after their first Winter. Rusted badly around the orifices and started chipping. Lost a lot of braking surface.

Now, what did I do to my SHO?.... got new shoes !
The guys at Discount Tire were hesitant to believe I ran 275's with no rubbing.

 

[FiveLeeter918]

2019 Acura MDX Sport Hybrid Advance. Picked it up yesterday! Certainly missing the low-end of the EcoBoost, but pop this thing in Sport/Sport+, it moves out nicely! Wanted a little more room for road travels this summer, so here we are. White with expresso interior.
View attachment 83457

Congrats on the purchase!

 

[limited02]

Congrats on the purchase!

Thank you! Wish it would have went a little smoother, but that's a topic for another day. The DCT is pretty darn fast and it's weird seeing the motor turn off and the electric motors kick in for a bit. On the bright side, I should be able to do donuts in the snow without the nannies telling me no! lol

 

[FiveLeeter918]

Thank you! Wish it would have went a little smoother, but that's a topic for another day. The DCT is pretty darn fast and it's weird seeing the motor turn off and the electric motors kick in for a bit. On the bright side, I should be able to do donuts in the snow without the nannies telling me no! lol

My wife went through an Acura phase for a bit after I got her away from Volkswagens. We a TSX for while, my father in law still has it and my nephew is driving it now. She started driving KIAs in 2014, and when we needed something bigger last year we were stuck between an MDX and a Telluride, and the Telluride won out. Never thought of myself a a KDM guy but it's definitely growing on me. Tried to get her in an Explorer ST but she despises Ford vehicles for some reason. She probably sees me working on mine all the time and thinks it has issues. Maybe I lie too much to justify mods...

 

[limited02]

My wife went through an Acura phase for a bit after I got her away from Volkswagens. We a TSX for while, my father in law still has it and my nephew is driving it now. She started driving KIAs in 2014, and when we needed something bigger last year we were stuck between an MDX and a Telluride, and the Telluride won out. Never thought of myself a a KDM guy but it's definitely growing on me. Tried to get her in an Explorer ST but she despises Ford vehicles for some reason. She probably sees me working on mine all the time and thinks it has issues. Maybe I lie too much to justify mods...

A Telluride is sweet! I wouldn't mind one myself, but the markups are INSANE on them and Kia/Hyundai have come a long ways these last couple years. In the end, my decision to change rides happened sooner than later because a few weeks ago, my in-laws totaled their brand new Ascent they had just gotten (fire truck hit them head on). Our platform (SHO/MKS/Explorer/Flex/MKT) are not exactly the safest rides out there and had the accident occurred in my car, the outcome may have been different. The MDX Sport Hybrid was a good compromise because it's safer, more practical, still fun and more efficient compared to the MKS. And to be clear, moving away from the MKS was pretty hard because it held a strong sentimental value to me. I brought both my kids home in it after they were born and it's sorta gut wrenching when I think about it. I'll be back in an EcoBoost before long and most likely go with a 2018+ Expedition or Navigator.

Until then, I'll hang around here and see what everyone else does!

 

[Wsho]

okay so now I'm starting to get aggravated about to sell everything.. for the past two to three weeks I've been driving the SHO around and noticed that the heater blows out cold air then hot then cold air and then one day I noticed the temperature gauge shot up then back down so today I went to the shop and got new thermostat put in and halfway home blowing hot air all the way the temperature gauge went up to hot about eight times and it seems worse now than it did with the old thermostat am I missing something?.. remind you my whole engine bay is been rebuilt new only has 5,500 miles on the engine..

 

[SM105K]

Sounds like an air pocket in the coolant system.

 

[Wsho]

Sounds like an air pocket in the coolant system.

Really well how do I get it out?

 

[Bronco2fan]

Park it on an incline (front facing uphill) open hood, open coolant reservoir, run it, watch for bubbles. Watch temp gauge. Add coolant as necessary. That's how I did it.

 

[SM105K]

Park it on an incline (front facing uphill) open hood, open coolant reservoir, run it, watch for bubbles. Watch temp gauge. Add coolant as necessary. That's how I did it.

Yes sir. That is what I did as well.

 

[802SHO]

When i did it I had just the passenger front on a Jack stand. Would rev it up about 3k rpm and hold for 30 seconds. Wait 30 seconds, do it again for 30 seconds. Check the level. I think that Ford Tech on YT also has a video if I’m not mistaken, about what to do.

 

[luigisho]

I agree with these folks. My f150 has a slow coolant leak that I haven't addressed and when coolant gets to a certain level hot air doesn't, blow at idle only when moving. with your temp gauge moving I would suspect air pocket also.

 

[Nova]

Really well how do I get it out?

I used one of those Lisle funnels to get air pockets out of previous cars of mine.

 

[RonPorter]

Customer demand. I have a hard time believing it is just that. There has to be some type of performance reasoning behind it. Also, F1 rotors are drilled. They are drilled on the diameter of the disc for better heat dispersion.

Brembo in Formula 1 - Motorsport

Brembo's advanced brakes have supported the best Formula 1 drivers in securing their trophies, setting the standard for excellence on the track

www.brembo.com

Uh, those are just fancy vented rotors! No drilling or slotting on the surface!

 

[RonPorter]

I would guess they found engineering solution 4A way around the Associated problems. I will have a quick look at one of their rotors. Be back shortly.
I'm still looking, but all the aftermarket examples had chamfered holes.
Apparently Mercedes-Benz also uses curved veins for air flow in the rotors. This would tend to increase airflow and relative dwell time, plus surface area. Iirc Ford I was using staggered veins in their rotors at one point. Not sure if they still do that.
Also, one of the main reasons for drilling rotors was to help with outgassing from older brake pad adhesive formulas.

Here's Why You Should Stop Obsessing Over Drilled Brake Rotors

And why slotted brake rotors deserve more love.

carbuzz.com

Thanks! This is another article to add to my growing list of articles that either (1) dispel the "warped rotor" myth, or (2) dispel the myth that drilled rotors, or any high $$$ drilled/grooved/slotted/sprinkled-with-pixie-dust rotors, are magic.

 

[SM105K]

Uh, those are just fancy vented rotors! No drilling or slotting on the surface!

I didn't say it was on the surface. F1 rotors are special. However, most high performance applications from everything to drag car brakes to high end super/hyper cars have drilled rotors. I am sure their R&D warrants it. I have run drilled and slotted Powerstop rotors on my SHO for a couple of years. Brought it down from many 100+ mph pulls with stock PP pads. They haven't warped and I haven't experienced any heat cracking, chipping, ect. They look great and they stop great.

 

[Bronco2fan]

Or if you've got lots of extra time and cash, see if these can be retrofitted. I have no idea and I'm sure they're pricey. Fifth post down, carbon fiber disc.

https://www.mustang6g.com/forums/threads/what-did-you-do-to-your-s550-mustang-today.11109/page-3341

 

[FiveLeeter918]

When i did it I had just the passenger front on a Jack stand. Would rev it up about 3k rpm and hold for 30 seconds. Wait 30 seconds, do it again for 30 seconds. Check the level. I think that Ford Tech on YT also has a video if I’m not mistaken, about what to do.

this is the process we recommend to our customers after a T-stat replacement. Really helps, and yea @Wsho it just sounds like a big air pocket. Hopefully easy fix.

 

[FiveLeeter918]

Or if you've got lots of extra time and cash, see if these can be retrofitted. I have no idea and I'm sure they're pricey. Fifth post down, carbon fiber disc.

https://www.mustang6g.com/forums/threads/what-did-you-do-to-your-s550-mustang-today.11109/page-3341

man i'd do that just to flex it haha

 

[RonPorter]

I didn't say it was on the surface. F1 rotors are special. However, most high performance applications from everything to drag car brakes to high end super/hyper cars have drilled rotors. I am sure their R&D warrants it. I have run drilled and slotted Powerstop rotors on my SHO for a couple of years. Brought it down from many 100+ mph pulls with stock PP pads. They haven't warped and I haven't experienced any heat cracking, chipping, ect. They look great and they stop great.

The term drilled is for the pad surface. Vented rotors have been around forever, 89 SHO had them, and those F1s are still just high $$ vented.

In your case, you said the operative words: PP pads. We've known since BIR at the 2012 Convention that the 2013+ PP pads are serious pads. You could have the cheapest blank rotors on your car, and you wouldn't have any so-called "warping" either.

Soapbox time. This myth about rotors extends across all car groups: from all SHO gens, the Focus lists, Legacy GT, and especially now in the Challenger/Charger lists I'm in. Driver gets the supposed "warped rotors" from melting pad deposits. Rather than a cleanup pass, they spend $$ (in some cases, big $$) for a brake kit, with at the minimum, new blingy rotors and pads. After driving said combo, declare that "these new rotors are great", continuing the myth that rotors have magical powers to stop "warping". Totally ignoring that they also got better pads, which are 100% the reason that the rotors no longer "warp". The posting of articles, and the experience of many track people that refutes their myth doesn't seem to matter. So yeah, I continue this crusade against ignorance. I'll remove my soapbox for now!

Not up for dragging it out for the "87 octane myth" today!