After well over a year of collaboration Excelerate Performance is proud to release the XLR8 Big Brake Kit manufactured by STOPTECH. This BBK was designed to fill a void in the BBK market that we have seen for some time. These kits were designed by STOPTECH exclusively for Excelerate Performance and therefore are designated an XLR8 Big Brake Kit. We worked closely with STOPTECH to bring to market a brake kit we believe would meet the needs of a large number of our customer base who are looking for better braking, longevity, durability, aesthetics, at a “brake” the bank price. On certain models we offer a Touring kit application while other models a fitted with the traditional Sport Big Brake Kit. Onto the details.

XLR8 Sport Big Brake Kits feature fully forged calipers with patented stiffening bridges, patented 2-piece AeroRotors® for optimized cooling, braided stainless steel brake lines, performance brake pads, mounting brackets and all necessary hardware to complete the installation. StopTech® Big Brake Kits were the first Balanced Brake Upgrades® on the market, offering optimized brake bias to utilize all the traction available from all four tires.

StopTech® 2-piece calipers have the lowest amount of flex and deflection among 25 of the leading caliper models (including some monoblocks) from well-known manufacturers. This is accomplished using StopTech’s® patented bolt-in bridge, which is strong enough to stop distortion without sacrificing cooling through the top of the caliper.

The standard StopTech® caliper finish is a glossy high temperature paint available in one of six different colors – red, black, silver, blue, yellow and gold. Trophy Sport and Trophy Race Big Brake Kits use weight-optimized STR calipers finished with a deep natural anodized coating that resists fading and discoloration at extreme temperatures.

StopTech® has developed several design innovations to improve rotor airflow. The patented 2-piece AeroRotors push more air thanks to curved, airfoil-shaped vanes and an air channel that widens at the trailing edge of the vanes. StopTech aluminum AeroHats are lighter, and feature directional stand-offs between the rotor and mounting hat that increase airflow to the (hotter) outside face of the rotor by over 15%.

For the 4G TL (09-13), we decided to employ STOPTECH to manufacture a front and rear Big Brake Kit. The front BBK boasts a 355mm 2 piece rotor with 4 Piston ST-40 calipers; the rear BBK boasts a 345mm 2 piece rotor with 2 piston ST-22 calipers. Standard calipers choices are red, black and silver. Slotted or drilled discs are available (drilled is $100 extra per pair of rotors). Zinc coating is also available for an extra charge ($70/pair of rotors).

Without further ado, here are the pictures and the links to pricing.









Pricing and information can be found in these links:

http://store.excelerateperformance.c...163&make=ACURA

However, we want to introduce these XLR8 Big Brake Kits to the market by offering a one-time introductory sale. So here are the details:

BUY A FRONT AND REAR BIG BRAKE KIT AND GET 20% OFF OF LIST PRICE AND FREE SHIPPING TO THE CONT 48 US

BUY A FRONT OR REAR BIG BRAKE KIT AND GET 15% OFF OF LIST PRICE AND FREE SHIPPING TO THE CONT 48 US

Please let me know if you have any questions via PM, email or phone!!!

 

your website only shows fronts for sale.. no rear.. unless im missing something..

 

Wow beautiful, right know I have to constantly stop my hand from going to my wallet and reaching for my visa. Man 20% off is a great deal.

 

Check now. I was just finishing up some info on the rear kits.

 

Is the your price discounted already or it's 20% off that?

 

The price in the links shows a 10% discount. You want to take 20% off of list price. So list prices on a front kit with slotted discs is $2595 and a rear kit with slotted discs is $2495. So it would be $4,072 for a front and rear kit shipped to the cont 48 US

 

I said i would stop modding my car but...So much want...but so damn expensive.

 

There are only two companies currently making BBKs for the 4G TL, and we are now one of them. And the competitor's product is inferior and sells on the market for about $1500 more. So, yes, a BBK isn't a cheap mod but these are far less expensive than the other kits. And with the initial discount offering now is the time to get a kit.

 

XLR8 Big Brake Kits (BBK-TL4G-F-RS) XLR8 Front Big Brake Kit by STOPTECH (With RED ST-40 Calipers, 355X32mm 2 Piece Slotted Discs)
XLR8 Big Brake Kits (BBK-TL4G-R-RS) XLR8 Rear Big Brake Kit by STOPTECH (With RED ST-22 Calipers, 345X28mm 2 Piece Slotted Discs)

 

Certainly looks nice enough.

Although again, I'd say from your description that you're "making" these brake kits the same way you "make" your J-Pipes. Be careful with that. <eyebrow>

 

Will the kits work with 19 inch wheels?

 

The discount is taken off of list price. So list prices on a front kit with slotted discs is $2595 and a rear kit with slotted discs is $2495. So it would be $4,072 for a front and rear kit shipped to the cont 48 US

Please stop trolling in my threads. We work very hard to bring new products to market for the Acura TL crowd and we stand by our products. Your constant derision and negativity is unnecessary. If you have an issue create a separate thread; this is our sales thread.

Yes.

 

Is it possible to buy just the calipers? I just purchased your drilled/slotted rotors and ss brake lines about a month ago.

 

XLR8 are doing something for the 4G TL owners that alot of companies aren't doing or taking a lifetime to do and that's getting aftermarket parts to mod the 4G TL. Some of us appreciate all the efforts XLR8 have put into getting these products on the market for sale.

Pseudo it just appears that you always have your gun loaded or ready to say something bad about XLR8 products. you've had negative comments on XLR8 exhaust, J-pipe and now your ready to start your bashing on their big brake kit. Please stop its just starting to appear as though you have a personal thing against the XLR8 products which for most of us have been great products.

 

No, see Cruzan, that's where the mindless forum surfing sheep of the world need to do a little learning for themselves.

Excelerate is nothing but Autozone. They're buying parts, marking them up, making it mindless for people to buy them, making them accessible, marketing them, and turning a profit. Being a sponsor on here gives them a willing audience. I'm all about capitalism, and thrilled these guys aren't sitting somewhere looking for a handout and creating a niche for themselves; HOWEVER; my issue is that they represent themselves as a tuning manufacturer, not a reseller.

ST-40 calipers have been around for years. It's a standard stoptech 4 pot caliper, with various piston sizes available. Go ape$hit and put some ST-60s on there if you want to run some 24 inch rims.

Likewise, these rotors are available in just about every size and thickness combination you'd want. The stocks are 334/11s in the back and 320/28s in the front. If you want better rotors and pads, your stock 2 pot front calipers are more than adequate to keep this beast under control.

They aren't offering anything you can't get any number of other places. There are wilwood and brembo calipers, in plenty of sizes that fit, that bolt right up with the same plates to any number of rotors you'd want to match them up with.

Instead, it's being billed as "The XLR8 Big Brake Kit". It's catalog Stoptech parts.

Here's your flipside. You spend $5k to stop quicker. Should you have already done a lightweight crank pulley (also a product they sell), any parasitic savings you made gets gobbled up by another 20mm at each wheel of rotor to turn around. You'll stop faster, but you'll also accelerate slower.

No disputing the quality of the stoptech units. These are top notch. I think they look spectacular on the TL, and especially so on larger rims.

Now listen to someone who's been doing this a while; 14 second cars dont need $5000 brakes.

Real parts engineering companies, such as Comptech, and RV6, that develop, test, dyno tune, refine and manufacture things like headers, exhausts, intakes, and superchargers, are what fuel our aftermarket options; not the resellers.

I'm glad Excerlerate is out there to give options to the otherwise uninformed, but call a spade a spade.

</endrant>

 

^ am not uninformed actually i've been into moding for a long time and am not here to go back and forth with you on this topic. there's a saying if you don't have good things to say or good input keep your mouth shut.

again, myself and others will appreciate if you stop bashing xlr8 products we don't need your education on their products because it always seems to be negative. its just starting to sound like hatred and jealousy towards xlr8. jeez no one has the BBK on their car yet and you're ready to start your negative comments or discourage others from buying it. stop it.

 

i think he is just letting people know.. hes not the only place you can get ST bbk's.

r1concept contacted me today stating they can give me better price then xlr8.. just saying..




fact:

1.. its not their product. they are just a distributor.
2.. fyah, 2010_TL already have bbk's on his car.. but not stoptech's.. they are rotora..


but i do agree.. they do look sweet..


i wonder which one is more expensive.. stoptech or rotora..

seems rotora looks much bigger.. front and rear
if the prices are the same, id go with rotora..

https://acurazine.com/forums/showpos...61&postcount=1

 

^ People that's into moding already know thats there's various places to get the st bbk. No one here on az has the st bbk other than the prototype black tl. Most of us did not even know the st BBK was available for purchase until xlr8 started this thread.

Yes, xlr8 is a distributer and i got that but at least they are getting products and making people know what mods are available for sale. xlr8 along with heelToe automotive has been pushing aftermarket parts for the 4g tl far more than any other company. Comptech products as everyone know are great but the 5G TL will be out before we get comptech supercharger/ice box and whatever other products they are making available for sale. Look how long we've been waiting for the comptech supercharger. years.
good on xlr8 and also heeltoe automotive for getting mods out there and making us aware of what products is available to mod the 4g acura tl.

 

Pseudo has been one of the most valuable members on this 4G TL forum. His knowledge and experience in tuning and modding his 4G TL is undeniable.

He even went to such extent as to summarize just about all the bits and pieces of aftermarket part info available for the 4G TL's, and created the "Sticky: Pseudo's Guide to Adding Power to Your 4G" thread for us all to share his experience and knowledge.

Pseudo deserves more respect here, and his words carry a lot of weight due to the fact that he isn't a seller on Acurazine and therefore has no conflict of interest whatsoever.

You mentioned that you've been in modding for a long time. May I ask what modding experience you have offered so far to this 4G TL forum, like Pseudo, to warranty telling him to shut his mouth ?

 

End of story!!

Having purchased from XLR8 before i also have to say that i had a good experience with them and that Josh answered all my inquiries promptly.Stoptech BBK is a very nice/quality albeit expensive upgrade,as much info as possible is a good thing.

 

I would suggest that Pseudo should be offering XLR8 more respect. Josh has been one of AcuraZine's longest serving vendors. He's provided incredible customer service since he joined our community. He's been one of the main drivers when it comes to having new products designed, or developed for the cars we all love.

It's great that you have the knowledge, and wherewithal to go out and make your own big brake kit. However, the reality is that most people can't, don't want to, or simply would prefer to go to a 'one stop shop'.

I would suggest that you offer the same level of respect to XLR8, that you seem to have within the community. Josh is not some fly by night organization, who just came onto AcuraZine. He's been here for years, and has earned his stellar reputation. Frankly, I feel posts like Pseudo's are completely out of line, not needed and in appropriate.

If you wish to criticize, please do so in another thread. Using his sale thread to throw barbs, is simply not something which I feel is acceptable.

cheers,
robb

 

No sorry. The calipers would not work with OE size rotors.

Thank you for your support.

Actually that's highly incorrect. We don't represent ourselves as a manufacturer and we are nothing like Autozone. We are a specialty automotive shop that has helped bring new parts to market for the Acura crowd. Without us, STOPTECH would not have created this BBK for the 4G TL or the 3G TL. Without us, Billy Boat would never have made j-pipes, exhausts, and high flow cats for the Acura crowd. Without us, ISC never would have brought an Acura lineup to North America. Without us, Unorthodox Racing never would have discontinued lightweight stock diameter crank pulleys. Without us, there wouldn't be XLR8 Engine Mounts. So no, we are not the manufacturer but these products are XLR8 products. In fact, many many companies don't actually manufacture their products.

Actually, once again you are incorrect. This is our exclusive BBK. STOPTECH made these for us. These are not catalog parts and you cannot get them any other place. Sure, anyone could bolt on a caliper and a disc if they understood enough of what can fit but someone would also have to pay attention to piston sizing and brake bias.

Actually, you are also incorrect. These are not available anywhere else and R1 Concepts cannot purchase these from STOPTECH. If R1 says they can ask them for proof and forward the email to me so I can verify for you whether it's accurate.

Fact.

1. This is an XLR8 BBK made by STOPTECH, just like Saleen uses STOPTECH or APR uses Brembo, etc.
2. ROTORA is more expensive than STOPTECH and in our experience, as well as others, has longer stopping distances.

You reap what you saw. Pseudo should show more respect for us. I've given him nothing but respect even after he has attacked us and our company. Why does he deserve respect when he doesn't give it?

 

Autozone? I'm sorry, but what are you talking about? I have to stop and comment. I've been up to Josh's shop multiple times. I've bought many products from him for many different vehicles. He's personally worked on multiple vehicles I've owned. I will go to him for parts even if I know I can get them somewhere else. There's a reason he has a long standing relationship with me and this forum. To call him Autozone is about as disrespectful as it gets.

I realize you're looked at as a guide of knowledge, and I don't really do this often, but a lot of the things I've read from you on this 4G forum is pretty condescending. You come off as high and mighty. I'm not sure if you do this for a living, but Excelerate does. He puts his livelihood and reputation on the line. The same can't be said from you. You're just some guy who has been 'tinkering and tweaking' cars for 17 years. If you open a business and sell parts that work, and can do so with the best customer service in the business, then you can post up.

Sorry for cluttering up this thread.

 

Hey Josh one question. The kit that you show in the forum is more drilled than the one in you site, which one is it.

 

I don't have an actual kit in my possession yet so I don't know how many holes there exactly are but the drilled disc should resemble this image: