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May 29, 2009 | 12:26 AM

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Dicorp

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Originally Posted by Anhedonia

the point is your less likley to rear end someone driving on a daily basis with 4 piston calipers.

unfortunately they don't exist for your car.
upgrade to the 3.0 or Prelude Brakes or Legend Calipers and discs.
end of story.

May 29, 2009 | 12:31 AM

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Originally Posted by Anhedonia

while I agree with everything you just said.. the CL isnt exactly a lightweight, what does the f23's power have to do with it? if your traveling at 40 mph, your traveling at 40mph, the kinetic energy is going to be the same as if you had any other engine that weighed the same in the car.

because when honda engineered your vehicle, they took into consideration it's weight, size and accelartion capability and used the brake system they deemed sufficient.

If the situation calls for extreme braking, the 2.x brakes were more than fine in my experience. I've never had a problem. This is on dry pavement with good tires, alignment and healthy rotors/pads mind you. Winter driving conditions call for defensive driving, keeping your distance and the equipped ABS to prevent skids. Not 4 piston calipers that will more likely lock your wheels.

May 29, 2009 | 12:43 AM

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Originally Posted by Euro925

are 3.0 calipers the same size as the prelude vtec ones?

May 29, 2009 | 02:30 AM

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Anhedonia

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Originally Posted by Dicorp

unfortunately they don't exist for your car.
upgrade to the 3.0 or Prelude Brakes or Legend Calipers and discs.
end of story.

no fucking shit, what dont you understand about the term in general?

May 29, 2009 | 03:19 AM

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spencer_homer

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Originally Posted by Dicorp

unfortunately they don't exist for your car.
upgrade to the 3.0 or Prelude Brakes or Legend Calipers and discs.
end of story.

did you look at the link? it shows that RL 4 piston calipers can be custom fit

May 29, 2009 | 08:16 AM

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Originally Posted by Anhedonia

the point is your less likley to rear end someone driving on a daily basis with 4 piston calipers.

You're also less likely to rear end someone if you aren't speeding, you're also MORE likely to crack and warp your rotors with 4 piston calipers on tiny ass rotors that don't dissipate the heat energy of the friction caused by too much grabbing on the small ass rotor. Thanks once again for ruining a legitimate thread