I got in touch with my guy at Nopi and supposedly they have Brembo rotors available for our cars. As far as I knew they weren't available for our Si's yet. I am waiting on a call back on pricing.

 

sweet....too bad they offer no improvements over stock.

 

from what i have been told so far is these aren't blanks. They are slotted which is what I am looking for.

 

would dc5 rotors work? since the dc5 calipers fit our cars (except for bending the shield a little bit)?

 

That's the best news I've heard today. I think the main thing lacking in our Si's is the braking, I hope I'm not the only one experiencing this. I don't break hard, but when I do and especially when the roads are uneven, I get severe brake hops, causing my wheels to almost spin when when the roads are anything but perfect.

Bigger breaks are definitely on the top of my list of mods, keep us updated on the types or breaks Brembo is planning on releasing.

 

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Brembo has a complete big brake kit for our cars. Unfortunately, they cost about $2,500. It is the calipers that will really make the difference. I am not sure you will gain much using Brembo rotors with stock 2 piston calipers (I think they are 2 piston). If you want slotted rotors, you could save yourself some money with the PowerSlot rotors. I don't "think" the Powerslot rotors would be must different from Brembo rotors.

 

I have experienced this quite a few times too.

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by sagron69 &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">That's the best news I've heard today. I think the main thing lacking in our Si's is the braking, I hope I'm not the only one experiencing this. I don't break hard, but when I do and especially when the roads are uneven, I get severe brake hops, causing my wheels to almost spin when when the roads are anything but perfect.

Bigger breaks are definitely on the top of my list of mods, keep us updated on the types or breaks Brembo is planning on releasing.

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Brembo has a complete big brake kit for our cars. Unfortunately, they cost about $2,500. It is the calipers that will really make the difference. I am not sure you will gain much using Brembo rotors with stock 2 piston calipers (I think they are 2 piston). If you want slotted rotors, you could save yourself some money with the PowerSlot rotors. I don't "think" the Powerslot rotors would be must different from Brembo rotors.

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Well I will also be putting HPS pads all the way around...Mostly looking for cooling and a good rotor that won't warp under heavy braking since I will be taking it to Road Atlanta again in August.

 

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The fix to that problem IS NOT larger heavier brakes, but rather less unsprung weight. Are you on the stock wheels or did you go aftermarket? Heavier wheels will increase unsprung weight.

Contrary to popular belief, bigger brakes are not always a braking improvement.

Upgrade the friction materiel for better braking: Better pads (I really like Porterfield because they work better than anything you can buy at your corner parts store) and better tires (upgrade to a DOT R rated tire for REAL performance).

Finally: there is NO WAY you can over use the OEM brakes on the street and still claim to be sane. If you are driving that hard on the street, you are on your way to killing yourself or some innocent bystander.

Scott

 

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street use you would be 100% correct. i would have loved to have some slotted rotors for the track day.

obviously pads would be a nice upgrade. but aftermarket calipers are where its at.

 

unless this is a new kit they are rotors from an rsx-s. they are put on the car but not really for it.

 

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The fix to that problem IS NOT larger heavier brakes, but rather less unsprung weight. Are you on the stock wheels or did you go aftermarket? Heavier wheels will increase unsprung weight.

Contrary to popular belief, bigger brakes are not always a braking improvement.

Upgrade the friction materiel for better braking: Better pads (I really like Porterfield because they work better than anything you can buy at your corner parts store) and better tires (upgrade to a DOT R rated tire for REAL performance).

Finally: there is NO WAY you can over use the OEM brakes on the street and still claim to be sane. If you are driving that hard on the street, you are on your way to killing yourself or some innocent bystander.

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Well, when I'm breaking that hard its because I live in San Diego and people here drive like idiots (for the most part) and when I come off the freeway and there's a red light (I live by the college so they're frequent).

I used to use AEM pads on my last Si and brembo CD/slotted rotors which vastly improved my breaking from stock so that's the justification I made for wanting to upgrade.

Oh, my tires and rims are still stock from the dealer so it's not that.

Thanks for the advice though.

 

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The fix to that problem IS NOT larger heavier brakes, but rather less unsprung weight. Are you on the stock wheels or did you go aftermarket? Heavier wheels will increase unsprung weight.

Contrary to popular belief, bigger brakes are not always a braking improvement.

Upgrade the friction materiel for better braking: Better pads (I really like Porterfield because they work better than anything you can buy at your corner parts store) and better tires (upgrade to a DOT R rated tire for REAL performance).

Finally: there is NO WAY you can over use the OEM brakes on the street and still claim to be sane. If you are driving that hard on the street, you are on your way to killing yourself or some innocent bystander.

Scott</TD></TR></TABLE>

wow summed up all my thoughts, glad to see there are a few knowlegbe people in the forum!

 

Well just ordered them. $185 for the pair slotted brembo rotors.

 

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Bigger breaks are definitely on the top of my list of mods, keep us updated on the types or breaks Brembo is planning on releasing.

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<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by cbstd &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">Finally: there is NO WAY you can over use the OEM brakes on the street and still claim to be sane. If you are driving that hard on the street, you are on your way to killing yourself or some innocent bystander.

Scott</TD></TR></TABLE>
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I've done at least 5 track days with my car. I am using stock rotos and calipers. I upgraded the pads (fronts only, still stock pads in the rear) (cobalt GT-Sports) and the brake fluid (ATE SuperBlue) and i have had <U>ZERO</U> braking issues ON THE TRACK. I really dont know what you guys are doing with these brakes to make claims like this. The stock setup with some good pads and fluid is MORE than capable for "spirited" drives or lapping days.

 

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Well, when I'm breaking that hard its because I live in San Diego and people here drive like idiots </TD></TR></TABLE>

Increase your following distance and allow a cushion. As far as the redlights go you should be watching the cross walk indicators and anticipate stale green lights. By your statements you dont observe traffic more than 5 seconds in front of you.