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Old 10-11-2006, 03:11 PM   #38
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Originally Posted by JL8Jeff
I don't think the slots or drilled holes are for cooling but rather to let the gases built up during hard braking escape which allows the pad to stay in better contact with the rotor for better stopping ability.
Yes, that is what they are designed for. Most pads nowadays have a slot or two in them to help gases escape, plus pad technology has come so far that they probably don't produce as much of the gases anyway....

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