Any of yall running any of these? Are the Spoons worth the money?

 

spoon and aem should not be used in the same sentence in regard to brakes.

 

hehe, yea, wrong grammar in brake technical language.
anyway, spoon is great, use stock pad and bolt on.


[Modified by spoon_ek9, 12:40 AM 1/29/2003]

 

sp. grammar not grammer

 

Depends!
I think so ....

 

Nice

 

Depends on the person. They are great for mild apps.

 

They can be used with better (race pads), apply braking pressure more evenly, and fit under 15" wheels.

 

Spoons are technically not a "big brake" conversion as they use stock pads and rotors with an ultralight 4 piston caliper. The main advantage is reduced unsprung weight. The additional advantages are increased (potential) clamping force (although MC basically dictates this), better modulation and more even pad wear. Oh and yes bling.

The AEMs use a larger rotor design - but they are meant for civics mainly. The Type R wouldn't benefit from such an "upgrade" because the Type R brakes are so damned good to begin with.

To really improve the braking on a Type R - you have to:
1) increase rotor size
2) increase rotor thickness (heat sink)
3) increase caliper size and pad size

This can all be accomplished with a real big brake conversion like Brembo or Stoptech - but you will need to use 17" rims to clear the calipers - all at the expense of greater unsprung weight.

The Type R brake system is optimized for the size and weight of the car - you don't need better brakes for this car.

 

Unless your speed potential is much greater than stock.

 

How fast do you really think you`ll be going at the end of your 1320 feet? hahaa

 

I've never been to the 1/4 mile in my car.
However I have driven over 550K miles so far in my lifetime.

P.S. I do intend to try the the 1320 one of these day with my stockish weight turbo 500 hp beast.


[Modified by zygspeed, 7:01 PM 1/28/2003]

 

I also find that they are sufficient for my needs right now. They hold up to the abuse in autoX since I've upgraded pads, lines and fluid but as with any stock calipers are prone to seizing up over time as mine did.

As I'm expecting to up the power to 300+hp, I was wondering if the stock setup would hold up to race abuse.