I have a 93 prelude S, i did a h22a swap and built it up, so now i have alot more power but still have S brakes i have the AEM/NISSIN pads and they are ok but i want to upgrade my brakes... soooo
What do i need to upgrade to the vtec rotor and NSX caliper..
Just buy the brembo blanks and the NSX calipers and maybe some goodrich lines or is there alot more to it..
Thanks..

 

should just need calipers (NSX or lude Vtec) rotors for the vtec lude, and that's it. You can do lines if you want, but they aren't really neccesary unless your doing some hella braking. I put SS lines on mine when I changed pads last time just for peice of mind. I'd get the NSX calipers, I think they go for around $300 or less for the year you'll need, and the brembo's you can find on the web. I would say this tho, Brembo's are NOTORIOUS for warping early, if you can get them cryo'd and they will last 3 times longer.

 

Just get NAPA replacement rotors, anything is fine for a street car.. VTEC model sized of course.. NSX, Legend, Prelude VTEC, V6 accord, ITR calipers are all fine reaplacements to use with the 11.1" rotor

 

well i plan on running it on the track, i dont think i can get this one in a lot of classes because of the work done to it but i would still like to take it out there so beefy brakes are what im looking for

also what year nsx calipers do i need


[Modified by ViZ, 11:49 AM 11/4/2002]

 

I wouldn't pay the extra money for the NSX calipers, you really don't need them, considering they are the same pad size at VTEC calipers... Axxis ultimaltes is a great street pad, along with the Ferodo DS3000 for the street...

 

I got Legend calipers for cheap, but like 318 I would suggest ITR / VTEClude/ Accord Wagon bigass single piston calipers.. I was pretty surprised at how heavy my Legend Calipers are (they stop hard with Brembo blanks and Axxis pads tho! )

 

i gathered that the legend and the nsx calipers are the same but are they single or dual piston

 

the nsx/legend are dual piston calipers.......

corey what pad do you use on the race car?

 

You might want to make sure those brakes will fit in 14" wheels. The VTECs have oversize rotors, and they're meant to fit inside stock 15's. Just a thought.
Dan

 

get some of these:



front legend calipers barely clearing 15" kosei k1s

 

i'll be selling my front/rear rotors soon, after i install my cross drilled/slotted ones.
63K miles on them, good condition. i'm assuming you would want only rears... let me know if you'd be interested. i'll sell 'em cheap...

 

I use a Ferodo DS3000 compound on the racecar, but its not a street pad by any means, needs to much heat to work to be suitable on the street...

For a street pad, I recomend the Axxis Ultimate, they are a MUCH better pad then the shitty Axxis Metal Masters, and are fairly cheap for the performance.. I get all my pad from Andie Lin at http://www.cobaltfriction.com He'll set you up with the best, and won't BS you, he also offers a 5% honda-tech discount...

 

well thanks for the offer, i will most likely just buy new rotors, i work with a shop here so my price is decent, and i want fronts i think the rears are the same but the fronts are smaller rotor.. and for clearing the wheel, i have special edition wheels which are 15s for stock, then some 18s for street and pretty soon im getting some 16in track wheels so im not that worried

and on pads you recommended Axxis Ultimate, what about greenstuff anybetter? any worse?

 

EBC pads are about the worst out there, wouldn't touch them with a 10ft stick.... Rear rotors are the same.. Also, just stay with 15" wheels for the track, so you can run 225/50/15 tires...

 

any idea on how heavy the special edition wheels are? they are 93 5 slanted spoke with the color matched inner part ( i think im going to paint them)

 

not sure,, But the 1992-1993 SI/VTEC wheels are 21lbs, and the 1994-1996 curved SI/VTEC wheels are 16.5