Those of you following along close enough will notice these are pictures from the left and right side. I kept forgetting to take pictures as I was working. Also you will notice the stock caliper still attached to the brake line. Lesson learned, take the line off before you remove the caliper, its much easier.

 

sickness ! looks great!

notice a nice improvement on stopping power ?

 

Definitely! I was going about 40 and slammed on the brakes. Shit went flying and it stopped like whoa.

 

 

Nice write up. Some people seem to think brake upgrades are a waste as stock ones can lock up the wheels... but I find the feel is much better, with greater control over the modulation, and less pressure required at the pedal (at the cost of a bit longer throw). Big brakes ftw!!

One step I'd like to suggest adding, always clean the hub mounting surface well before mounting new rotors. Any rust or junk on that surface is a bad thing. I learned that the slow and expensive way.

 

Nice write up. Some people seem to think brake upgrades are a waste as stock ones can lock up the wheels... but I find the feel is much better, with greater control over the modulation, and less pressure required at the pedal (at the cost of a bit longer throw). Big brakes ftw!!

One step I'd like to suggest adding, always clean the hub mounting surface well before mounting new rotors. Any rust or junk on that surface is a bad thing. I learned that the slow and expensive way.

Added.

On my one run the wheels didn't lock up but it could be due to not going very fast or pushing hard on the peddle. I would have a hard time believing any one thought the coolness factor of the OEM is far superior to the NSX calipers!

 

how much was this mod cost you

 

calipers were 500.00
caliper brackets 57.00
front rotors 100.00
rear kit with rotors 250.00ish

Curious to see a head-on pic though to see how the calipers line up

The NSX calipers lined up pretty dead center.

 

I don't have a 3G but this is pretty sweet!

 

It would be a direct bolt on to your 5th gen! But mostly a cosmetic upgrade if you already have the vtec brakes.

 

Those look like 2 pot calipers, is that right? Is that a lude rotor or a nsx rotor?

 

NSX calipers are two-pot.
And obviously it's a Prelude disc, NSX have 5 stud hubs.

 

from what year nsx caliper you used?

 

1990 - two pot calipers

first post updated with parts list.

 

i be liking this... alot

 

bro ... can i copy your DIY to my blog..... baikisendiri.com ?

 

bro ... can i copy your DIY to my blog..... baikisendiri.com ?

Yes.

I will work on the write up for the fastbrake kit this afternoon. It was plug and play. No cutting involved. I have lots of pictures for that too.

 

Looking at this reminded me of when I first did this and couldn't believe how long ago it really was, I first mentioned it in 2003. But obviously all the 'arguing the facts' stuff happens as the dis-believers chime in lol


Still curious about the spacing though as all the carriers I've used have needed it to be perfectly central.

Anyway it's nice to have a clear/concise write-up for it. :emthup:

 

what abut the fastbrakes rear. is it just plug and play or is there cutting involved like some other rear kits.

 

Fastbrakes rear kit with OEM calipers

This kit was really easy to install. I did notice the washers that came with the kit needed to be spaced differently from the left side and right side. For example on the left, it was one washer, hub, washer, caliper bracket. The right side didn’t need the washer between the caliper bracket and the mount on the hub. So use common sense.
The pictures are pretty self-explanatory and removal was the same as for the NSX set up. I painted the calipers while still on the car mostly because I didn’t want to bleed them and I don’t have the room to have my car sitting for a few days. I did remove the caliper brackets to be painted.
The NSX parts were painted ahead of time so I removed the rear wheels first and painted those parts, then, I swapped the fronts while the backs was drying. Over all it took about 5 hours to do all four corners. I know it can be done faster but 110* temps require mandatory brakes now and then. Let me know if there are any questions.

At the rear of the car you can see there are 10mm bolts holding the dust shield on, much easier to remove than those stupid Phillips head screws on the front.

Bolts out.

Again at the thinnest part of the dust shield I used a wire cutters and man handled it out of there.

These rings come with the kit. The beveled edge goes towards the hub, slowly push it on spinning the hub as you go. It’s a really tight fit so make sure you clean the surface first and don’t be too aggressive with it. I tried to get pictures of the bevel but it’s so slight my phone wouldn’t pick it up.

These are the parts you will need. This would be one set. The lock tight goes on the black bolts which hold on the aluminum bracket. I chose not to use lock tight on the bolts that hold the caliper bracket to the fastbrakes aluminum bracket.

The bolt together just like this.

Clearer picture.

This is how I had to space the washers on the left rear.

Again this is how I had to space the back left.

Put the rotor on and hold in place with a lug nut.

Finished look.

 

+repped for sure!

 

the rotor get 4x114 and 4x100?

 

I bought the vtec rotors from fastbrakes already redrilled for 4x100.

 

the picture show other four set of hole so i thought its a 4x114

 

is it these? cus it's all i see on fastbrakes.

http://www.fastbrakes.com/product_p/3rd gen prelude rear 11.htm

 

is it these? cus it's all i see on fastbrakes.

http://www.fastbrakes.com/product_p/3rd gen prelude rear 11.htm

Yep. Give Brian a call. Nice guy but a little scater brained.

 

repped!

 

I hate to kinda thread jack here, but I know for the fast brakes rear, you use the stock calipers. I was wondering, are there any factory calipers that fit other than the stock ones on the rear? I need to replace mine, preferably for the BBK, and I don't want to spend 100 dollars each for calipers.

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Yes, look at threads related with my name.
I've mentioned it many times.
ITR calipers are probably the only ones easily available over there.
Then use a suitable 260mm disc.

If they weren't so heavy to ship I could supply them.

 

We've gone through this before .

I know ITR calipers fit, however, it's impossible to find them. Or very hard. And they cost a lot. I'm talking about just stock Civic rear calipers. Or maybe Accord calipers. I mean, the bracket should be the only difference, I would think. All Hondas have the same bolt pattern for calipers and caliper brackets, right?

Also, I can't rear every thread with your name in it. I tried. PP would only show me a portion of them. Trust me man, I've searched and searched. I keep finding the same threads on the subject.

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We've gone through this before .

I know :lol:

I'm talking about just stock Civic rear calipers. Or maybe Accord calipers. I mean, the bracket should be the only difference, I would think. All Hondas have the same bolt pattern for calipers and caliper brackets, right?

In that case.....
No, not all H calipers are the same fitment.
The rears don't actually have carriers/brackets.
They can differ in offset as well which can prevent them fitting unless a suitable disc is used.
Also the hankbrake cable bracket is often different so making the cable fit can be awkward.

So you actually want a caliper to fit as stock with the stock sizing?
Can you not find a brake supplier over there that does remanufactured calipers? They are often reasonably priced (over here at least).

 

Oh yeah, you're right. I forgot that the rears don't have brackets, generally it's 90+ dollars in American monies for one rear caliper. Which, I suppose ain't bad, but fronts are like, 30 or 40 dollars per. Then I gotta spend 300 bucks on a Fast Brakes kit on top of that. Most of my brake budget will be going into the rears! I figured I could find a rebuilt Civic caliper for cheaper. However, like you said, that probably won't work due to the bracket being different.

Not existing I mean, sorry.

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