>         Marc Wiese wrote:

         >
         > >>>I just recieved two new rotors from M-comp, and to my
surprise there
         > was a slight shoulder on the rotor sides where it
appears Mazda now
         > mills the rotors down by ~.002" to reduce the width.  Perhaps to
         > compensate for E-shaft flex.  I've never seen this on any of the
         > original rotors I've inspected.
         >
         > This is interesting to me because I had planned on
having the rotors
         > milled down ~.004" on each side to increase the
clearance, so now I'm
         > tempted to just have the milling start at that shoulder
vs: all the
         > way at the outter oil control ring journal.<<<
         >
         > Marc Wiese

Jean Fouche wrote:

 How about a pic of the rotor sides?

   Ken welter wrote

   Here is a photo of what I do,
  I start at the tip at .015" and taper it off to zero where the
bluing line is, this is what Rob Golden at pineapple racing suggested
to do, he has been a great help to me and I don't think I will ever
be able to pay him back for all the info he has shared.
  Ken Welter

 
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