So I was looking into upgrades down the road and stumbled across tons of different upgrades regarding calipers, rotors, etc. However most of them are pretty dated. What I was able to gather is that on a 5th gen the NSX calipers and a legend gs rotors are basically plug and play. Due to years going by and a questionable performance increase compared to the cost of obtaining nsx calipers im curious if anyone smarter than myself would know the following as it seems to be an affordable upgrade for anyone looking to do so and still possibly plug and play.

1. Wilwood 140-13029 calipers for the NSX that say they bolt directly onto the NSX should in theory still bolt onto the 5th gen? (yes I know wheel clearance blah blah but take that out of the equation for now). Also they are a 4 piston instead of two and I believe lighter then the NSX OEMs.
2. Wilwood 160-12838BK drilled and slotted rotors for the legend gs that work on a stock legend should still plug and play on our 5th gens (with the above calipers not our stock ones).

Am I missing any thing? Yes im going to do the lines as well but that would get the calipers, rotors, all stainless brake lines, and all pads for around $800... I'll keep digging and update as I get info or make the upgrade but I'm hoping someone will know or has run this setup or has seen it. Thank you.

 

From my experience increasing the diameter of the rotor and selecting the correct pads makes more difference than the type of caliper. One thing to check is the combined surface area of the pistons and how that compares among the different brands and styles of calipers.

 

Are you racing or tracking the car? The stock 5th gen brakes aren't bad.

 

My solution was drilled and slotted disks, some pads and SS brakelines. Good enough for street car

 

This is a great starting point. Will it be tracked or just for street use? Street use, stock brakes are more than enough.