Camaro Brakes : Rusty?

[mlee]

He said Dammit....Huh huh huh huh

Now back to those confounded Rusty Brake Rotors...

[theholycow]

Since we're already doing Mike Judge cartoons....we can bring it on topic like this...

Rusty Shackleford:

[Rodrunner]

Originally Posted by levi1922

oh, yeah, i dont think the camaro has inferior brembos. it is a heavier car by about 500 pounds, and it stops about 3 feet shorter in 60-0 (2008 350z 112, camaro 109) i i know its not a huge difference, but for sure not the sign the camaro has inferior brakes.
the nismo Z does match the camaros 109 60-0. but, it does still weigh 500 less, and cost about 8k more. anyway, as for rust, i have drilled and sloted brakes, and they do not rust. they are Zinc coated.

Please don't put words in my mouth, Levi. I did not say the Brembos on the Camaro are inferior, but possibly cheaper, meaning to produce, as in a rotor compound with no additives, i.e. chromium, to inhibit rust. Of course they will still function just fine and are not inferior, although they will rust more easily.
Zinc coated? Galvanized rotors, huh? And that lasts what...'bout a hundred miles, then they need recoated?

[garfin]

Originally Posted by dougmac

Followed that link thinking it would give a little more detail on WHAT the process is, but all that is stated is "exactly what you posted". For the average car owner who complains about rusty rotors and wonders "why it happens", this is probably all the info they need to hear.

But for most of the people on this web site this was a tease ... we are gearheads and want to know HOW they are inhibiting rust and is it something we can duplicate on our existing rotors or new replacements !!

Doug

Yes, I totally agree with you. Please accept my apology for not providing information that was up to scratch... just trying to hekp out a bit on this one.
I'd like to do better than that, but I think you can take this ball and run with it Doug - I'm a bit short on time right now. I think that if you followed up with GM/Cadillac, they might be able to provide the information that you're looking for on the process.
Go for it man, and please let us know what you find out!

Best regardSS,

Elie