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Old Dec 21, 2003 | 06:55 AM
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Front -Wilwood 4 piston calipers for now with 2 piece Nickel coated rotors


Rears -Wilwwod 4 piston calipers with 2 piece Nickel coated rotors and 2 piston e-brake calipers


The whole package "loosing the puny brakes after rim upgrade".
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Old Dec 21, 2003 | 07:02 AM
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that looks hot as hell
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Old Dec 21, 2003 | 07:05 AM
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<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by tanman &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">Big Brake Kits to fill in those larger rims (Pics)</TD></TR></TABLE>

And all this time I thought big brakes were for stopping faster....

But seriously. Nice car. I would rock an NSX like that til the wheels fell off.
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Old Dec 21, 2003 | 07:15 AM
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Gabe,

The OEM brakes on the NSX are great as is. I have never measured the stopping distance between OEM NSX brakes and these Wilwood, but if these are better in bringing the car to a halt than that is just another advantage. I got them for aesthetics because I did not like how the smaller brakes looked after purchasing these Volk rims. I think it also completes the exotic look of the NSX.

Tan
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Old Dec 21, 2003 | 07:17 AM
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That's a sick NSX
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Old Dec 21, 2003 | 07:49 AM
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tan... your nsx is l33t y0 lol, honestly one of the cleanest nsx;s ive seen
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Old Dec 21, 2003 | 07:51 AM
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gorgeous
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Old Dec 21, 2003 | 07:52 AM
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Baller
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Old Dec 21, 2003 | 07:58 AM
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Holy Crap!
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Old Dec 21, 2003 | 08:20 AM
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<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by EJ1_519 &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">That's a sick NSX </TD></TR></TABLE>
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Old Dec 21, 2003 | 09:29 AM
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<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by tanman &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">Gabe,

The OEM brakes on the NSX are great as is. I have never measured the stopping distance between OEM NSX brakes and these Wilwood, but if these are better in bringing the car to a halt than that is just another advantage.

Tan</TD></TR></TABLE>

he has a lot more pistons now than his stock setup.
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Old Dec 21, 2003 | 09:37 AM
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Anyone else did a big brake kit upgrade?

Thanks,
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Old Dec 21, 2003 | 09:46 AM
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I'm gonna get the Stop Tech 13" for my Z sometime in Jan.
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Old Dec 21, 2003 | 09:48 AM
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Drool sick ride man
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Old Dec 21, 2003 | 09:59 AM
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very sick car my friend
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Old Dec 21, 2003 | 09:59 AM
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beautiful car
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Old Dec 21, 2003 | 10:07 AM
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<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by iLLestjr &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">I'm gonna get the Stop Tech 13" for my Z sometime in Jan. </TD></TR></TABLE>

is your Z brembo equipped? if so, i might be interested in those stock brakes.
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Old Dec 21, 2003 | 10:22 AM
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nice car
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Old Dec 21, 2003 | 11:10 AM
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damn looks sick, I also did a wilwood big brake upgrade. 4 piston caliper, with the 12.2 in 2 piece rotor, with le37's keeping them company.
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Old Dec 21, 2003 | 01:28 PM
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wow . your rotors look bigger than some of these cars stock wheels
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Old Dec 21, 2003 | 03:52 PM
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I'm sure that thing brakes like a DREAM!!!!!!

Definition of sick-as-****.
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Old Dec 21, 2003 | 03:57 PM
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Wow, thats not what I expected to see!!
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Old Dec 21, 2003 | 04:38 PM
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:drool: lovin it
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Old Dec 21, 2003 | 04:45 PM
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holy **** nice brakes, how much did that set you back?
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Old Dec 21, 2003 | 04:58 PM
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$3850 installed.

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