ssjoeboe9

I like your car

arvencu2

this will look awesome once installed and +1 for going oem

komplexZ

Conversion is done on other hondas to adapt RL calipers with 350Z rotors. Why 350Z rotors, well they are larger in diameter than your typical honda rotor, can get them relatively cheap, lug pattern match, the rest of their dimensions lend them to adapt well.

I was going to do this for a "cheap" BBK, but wanted something a bit bigger behind my 20's.

http://www.fastbrakes.com/product_p/accordtsxrl.htm

Color looks good

savclaude

well someone was kind enough to answer the question for me haha I did look into the other BBK but having a 4 cylinder putting 200h that I'm not planning on heavily modifying so I didn't see the need of going so big I ended up going the " cheap" bbk like mentioned above, but after all I wanted something not common and simple above all OEM, I'm al about being a bit different,my thread says it all, also brackets are not from fastbrakes

komplexZ

I didn't mean anything derogatory by referring to it as cheap, you've proven yourself as a high roller with all those mugen parts . More so meant that it can be a money saving kit by piecing it all together like that, which is usually what I try to do. They're all good parts.

mrCHOW

pretty sure i need to go change my pants now.

5thTo2nd

i didn't think it was possible but your car keeps looking better and better. one of the nicest CU2s around for sure

tobwac

love the way the car looks and big plus on upgrading the breaks but to be honest as of now i dont feel the color you choose to paint them but i might change my mind if you put them on simply because your mods never disappoints

savclaude

Well thanks man, my car wouldn't be where it is now if it wasn't for the Azine members, so many cu2s that I look up too.

did u change them already? J/k

thanks Tobby, yeah man for days I was thinking about a color at first I did a teal green but didn't like it much so I ended up with the ultrasonic blue, in the pic the caliper looks dark blue but it is more like a purple bluish in person, imo It does look good with the wheel on I will post pics soon.

djhtsx

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The blue caliper looks great! Reminds me of bmw m series blue calipers. I definitely will be doing a similar upgrade.

waaasobe

dear jesus, i can wait to see those callipers on your car.

opboarding

I like the caliper color. Looking forward to seeing how it looks on the car.

Prototype

Your car and this thread is simply inspiring! The Mugen front bumper looks fabulous (although, I was not initially impressed by it the first time I seen Mugen's aero offering for the CU2, it has grown on me otherwise)! Execution is on point.

I'm actually now considering putting the OEM '10 rear bumper back on so that I can get the Mugen rear lip (something about the Mugen's rear lip offering does it for me; I once owned a mugenized 05 RSX-S); I've got the Type-S/SE rear bumper on right now.

Keep doing what you do! I'll stay hopeful that my build will some day hold a candle to yours!

Anyways, enough drooling, I've got a question regarding the RL caliper upgrade. Did you use the Fastbrakes adapter or NVA-AV6's adapter? I'm curious to see what the fastbrakes adapter looks like over NVA-AV6's offering or if they are the same.

savclaude

thanks

I will take better pics once this Fl weather clears up

thanks alot man, mugen dc5 looks so sick I like them alot, as far as the bracket I did not use the fastbrakes I went with a company call FFC they mostly make parts for the 5th gen accord(94-96) so these brackets were made to upgrade from the stock accord caliper to the Acura RL, since I also own and accord I decided to measure the holes were the calipers bolt up, I found they were the same.

this is how they look like, I have no clue how the fastbrakes look like nor I never heard of them until someone mentioned them


caliper bracket being install



ya'll can pretty much see how big the rl caliper (4 pistons) vs the tsx(1piston)
with caliper bracket haha



brake line bolt perfect



and the final product, by far best mod ever done to my car, braking is amazing

skd2k1

iTrader: (1)

great work dude, those calipers are gonna look awesome against your wheels! nice contrast.

savclaude

^^ thanks bud

julius071

Very nice homie! Now I gotta catch up...

BaoZZeR

What!? No drilled and/or slotted rotors? That's just asking for another mod lol. Looks crazy nice! We should meet up before i leave back to gville!

iCrap

^^ Do some DIY drilled rotors. It's a really good idea. Trust me.

JDMaccord3.5

What are you talking man? we are having perfect weather these days.. hehe

Always looking great man

savclaude

I got these for nearly free so they should do for now haha.

diy drilled rotors? Really

Lol the rain stopped yesterday it's been pouring the whole week up here

iCrap

lol why not? much cheaper then buying those "real" ones.

asianspec

iTrader: (1)

uh, if you noticed his build. he doesn't "cheap" mods.

iCrap

Lol i was joking. Please do not DIY drilled rotors unless you are trying to kill yourself.

5thTo2nd

so nice. everyone always does the same mods so it's cool to see some originality like these brakes

savclaude

hey man wassup are you going to AFM?

I knew you had to be joking haha

thanks man, indeed originality he's nice specially when you are paying half the price for what's available for our car and when you get to keep it OEM

in the mid time I just received my stoptech ss brake lines they will definitely stiffen my brake pedal, I should of done everything at once but I got impatient





I will put them on tomorrow

savclaude

Stoptech brake lines are in,brake pedal feels firmer and I like it and also I sold my BC racing coils cause I was maxed out on them and wanted to go a bit lower so I ended up getting function and form type 2 not sure if anyone have them on here but I gotta they are pretty awesome they are 32 way adjustable and can go really really low and they are about $100 less then the BC racing

VortexBlueTSX

How do you like the ride? Love that you painted them in a blue that is extremely similar to VBP...well done great work with the car sir keep it up

iCrap

That blue looks so nice. I want it.

Harper

We need some side shots of your car now.

savclaude

that was the idea but I had some ultrasonic blue left over from an IS-F that I had just painted and I really like the color so I used it, in person they look wayyyy better

thanks haha

yes sir will do right now I have the type-s on cause I'm removing the tpms to the hre once done, phototime

chaqui74

Looks Great Man.....

robpp

iTrader: (2)

Savinski btrakes are killer/


What size rotor is used?

Can you share link to exact bracket from FFC or part number

TIA

ATLS_666

Sav, wtf bro. You are making everyone else look bad.

asianspec

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Hey claude, i don't think im going this year. I got things to do that day.

savclaude

forgot to answer about how they ride, actually I like them alot I'm full stiff up front and half stiff in the back which in my opinion is the best set up and the car handles great if I were to choose between them and the BC coils I'd choose the FnF honestly

thanks yo...

rotor if I'm not mistaken is a 12'8 from a 350z brembo package and once you go on their FFC web you just click on their newest product and you will see the brackets


how's so? haha it is not the biggest brake kit around here it might be the 1st cu2 with the RL brake upgrade that I've seen that's all

oh I know ur going to that other car show huh lol

Acura_Dude

Wow. I actually went back a few pages to see the wheels. I was so far behind, I had missed the other cosmetic upgrades (Mugen). Holy shit! This car is unbelievable.

evo9

Hey Claude,
Just got off the phone with Scott @ "King Motorsports" Mugen USA. I pointed him to this thread so they can view the Mugen kit on your car. Your work here could turn out to be a big help with accessibility to this kit.

savclaude

thanks Dude

oh nice Vic

in the mid time

BaoZZeR

You don't need acorn shaped lugs with those wheels? I see you have 3 OEM lugs, 1 OEM lock, and 1 Gorilla lock like mine which may or may not be acorn