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Exploding brake rotor test

Posted: Wed Jan 20, 2010 7:54 pm
by Legacy777

Posted: Wed Jan 20, 2010 8:05 pm
by 93forestpearl
That's pretty badass. It would be fun to build a test rig like that.

Posted: Thu Jan 21, 2010 4:45 am
by gijonas
hmm,maybe thats what keeps happenig to my brakes :smt017

Posted: Thu Jan 21, 2010 6:57 am
by jeffast
i have a new goal in automotive destruction explode a rotor

Posted: Thu Jan 21, 2010 7:13 pm
by Legacy777
Check this one out......similar result....much less controlled environment.....and plain stupid!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ha6leOZMZmk

Posted: Thu Jan 21, 2010 7:47 pm
by gijonas
LOL amazing it held on that long.Ive never seen a caliper glow red!!! :smt103 :smt103

Posted: Sat Jan 23, 2010 10:03 am
by epicfail
Legacy777 wrote:Check this one out......similar result....much less controlled environment.....and plain stupid!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ha6leOZMZmk
Why would anyone be doing that? I can't think of any practical reason for that much wasted energy.
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