Brake upgrades
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Brake upgrades
Hey all,
My stock brake rotors are about to bite the dust, as too much boosting has eaten the stock rotors up...
I want to get an upgrade, rather than just putting on stock brakes again, because the fade is horrible with the stock brakes (DX), and I'd like to fix that...
I was going to do one of 3 things:
1. Get brembo cross-drilled & slotted rotors, use stock calipers
2. Get a Big brake kit from Powerslot or Tenzo, that uses much bigger slotted rotors, but still uses the factory caliper (relocates it)
3. Get a wilwood big brake kit.
I'm leaning towards the powerslot kit, because it's not as $$ as the wilwood, but I do want an upgrade, and I like the look of the big brakes...
Also, they have them advertised for EX only, the EX has a slightly bigger rotor right? will they fit on a DX, any one ever do this?
Anyone ever get one of these powerslot kits or have any luck with the brembo rotors?
Basically, I'm gonna spend like $$150 on brembo rotors, why not spend twice as much and get bigger rotors, that is where I'm at...
Any suggestions?
My stock brake rotors are about to bite the dust, as too much boosting has eaten the stock rotors up...
I want to get an upgrade, rather than just putting on stock brakes again, because the fade is horrible with the stock brakes (DX), and I'd like to fix that...
I was going to do one of 3 things:
1. Get brembo cross-drilled & slotted rotors, use stock calipers
2. Get a Big brake kit from Powerslot or Tenzo, that uses much bigger slotted rotors, but still uses the factory caliper (relocates it)
3. Get a wilwood big brake kit.
I'm leaning towards the powerslot kit, because it's not as $$ as the wilwood, but I do want an upgrade, and I like the look of the big brakes...
Also, they have them advertised for EX only, the EX has a slightly bigger rotor right? will they fit on a DX, any one ever do this?
Anyone ever get one of these powerslot kits or have any luck with the brembo rotors?
Basically, I'm gonna spend like $$150 on brembo rotors, why not spend twice as much and get bigger rotors, that is where I'm at...
Any suggestions?
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Yeah I thought about that, but I don't really care for the 4-wheel disk conversion...
My main focus is concerning fade, right now the car literally accelerates faster than it can stop... I can stop maybe once with no probs, try it again without letting the brakes cool down, and I'm F*&&ed...
I want either cross-drilled & slotted rotors or the big brake kits, as these will reduce the brake fade by a large margin...
I got a 93 EX civic also (all stock), and the brakes are a little better, but they still fade pretty bad when pushed, as my EG with turbo is being pushed every where I drive it... I can't help it
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The EX brakes are not much larger... 240mm vs 262mm...
I'd rather spend the money on a BBK... Besides, how much does this conversion cost?
To me, the difference is not that noticeable, I do have an EX that I can compare to...
Also, concerning the difference in the size of the rotors, are the calipers the same between the DX and EX?
It's weird that they don't sell the BBK's for DX models, leads me to think the relcation brackets are designed for the slightly larger EX model brakes and not the smaller DX brakes... Anyone know?
I'd rather spend the money on a BBK... Besides, how much does this conversion cost?
To me, the difference is not that noticeable, I do have an EX that I can compare to...
Also, concerning the difference in the size of the rotors, are the calipers the same between the DX and EX?
It's weird that they don't sell the BBK's for DX models, leads me to think the relcation brackets are designed for the slightly larger EX model brakes and not the smaller DX brakes... Anyone know?
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12 millimeter = 0.472 440 945 inch <---- From Online conversion
This 0.47" will make a difference, however not a "huge" difference as you suggest... From my calculations, it will give an increase of 19% more force over stock.
With the BBK it will yield an increase of 61% that's an extra 42% more braking force than stock...
Soo, as I was saying, I HAVE an EX to compare to, so U can't tell me they are that much better, because I have one to test against, and my experience speaks more than your suggestion...
Yes, they are better, but not by a large margin, and certainly not by more than inch... Let me guess, you have this conversion that is why you are suggesting it even though IMO I don't think it's adequate...
With the Powerslot BBK, the specs are:
12.00" (304.8mm) VS 9.45" (240mm) Stock
So, the powerslot rotors are a full 2.55" larger than the DX brakes, and 1.69" larger than the EX brakes...
While you suggest to do a conversion and get a whopping 0.472" larger than the DX brakes... I don't see where this is a better idea than getting a BBK?
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Ummm, how do you get that...
12 millimeter = 0.472 440 945 inch <---- From Online conversion
This 0.47" will make a difference, however not a "huge" difference as you suggest... From my calculations, it will give an increase of 19% more force over stock.
With the BBK it will yield an increase of 61% that's an extra 42% more braking force than stock...
Soo, as I was saying, I HAVE an EX to compare to, so U can't tell me they are that much better, because I have one to test against, and my experience speaks more than your suggestion...
Yes, they are better, but not by a large margin, and certainly not by more than inch... Let me guess, you have this conversion that is why you are suggesting it even though IMO I don't think it's adequate...
With the Powerslot BBK, the specs are:
12.00" (304.8mm) VS 9.45" (240mm) Stock
So, the powerslot rotors are a full 2.55" larger than the DX brakes, and 1.69" larger than the EX brakes...
While you suggest to do a conversion and get a whopping 0.472" larger than the DX brakes... I don't see where this is a better idea than getting a BBK?
12 millimeter = 0.472 440 945 inch <---- From Online conversion
This 0.47" will make a difference, however not a "huge" difference as you suggest... From my calculations, it will give an increase of 19% more force over stock.
With the BBK it will yield an increase of 61% that's an extra 42% more braking force than stock...
Soo, as I was saying, I HAVE an EX to compare to, so U can't tell me they are that much better, because I have one to test against, and my experience speaks more than your suggestion...
Yes, they are better, but not by a large margin, and certainly not by more than inch... Let me guess, you have this conversion that is why you are suggesting it even though IMO I don't think it's adequate...
With the Powerslot BBK, the specs are:
12.00" (304.8mm) VS 9.45" (240mm) Stock
So, the powerslot rotors are a full 2.55" larger than the DX brakes, and 1.69" larger than the EX brakes...
While you suggest to do a conversion and get a whopping 0.472" larger than the DX brakes... I don't see where this is a better idea than getting a BBK?
1st Civic = 95 Ex (built b-series boosted with nitrous) AMAZING STOPING POWER!
2nd Civic = 95 Dx (Stock) Brakes suck compaired to my heavier EX
3rd Civic = 93 Dx (Stock) Brakes suck compaired to my heavier Ex
*these aren't cars that i have had in the past, these are cars that i currently have at the moment & all can be drivin one after the next & you can see a HUGE difference.
That would be an even nicer solution, yet probably slightly more expencive than the ex. Definatly the way to go if you could find similar pricing.
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