Howdy

Here's the place for discussion related to the front page article about brakes and other related items.

Post up!

 

so what do you suggest for "spirited" driving?
i see plenty of glazing due to my driving style(lots of hard braking).
is it true that the slots and or holes in the rotors help reduce the glazing?

 

If you are glazing the pads then you need higher temperature rated pads. Stock pads are designed to give good stopping power when cold at the sacrifice of not being able to handle high temperatures. With a higher temperature pad you will lose a little effectivenes when cold but it won't glaze as easily and performance won't fade as much at higher temps. There are many heat ranges. How far over stock you go will affect all these variables.

As far as the braided brake lines go I can't comment to much on the S2000 as I went from stock w/ stock lines to a 13" kit with stainless lines. The feel certanly improved but I can't say that the lines had anything to do with it. However, I have experience with braided lines on other cars and the difference is tremendous. In my Mustang it was a 1/2" of brake pedal difference. That is how much the stock lines expand on that car. Maybe Honda uses better lines on the S2000.

 

Drew, I for one would like to thank you for the time you're spending compiling these S2000 primers. To many owners "not in the know" can certainly use some groundwork just like this to point them in the right direction and IMO you're doing an excellent job of laying some basic cornerstones.

 

brake pads and things

upgrade the whole thing

i actually called the brake man, if i was to track the car alot i would go with some of his upgrade ideas. he sounded ok, call as opposed to email.

as the brake lines get old they might flex more, the s2000 lines are short tho.

new brake systems are very expensive

 

Thats interesting to know that SS brake lines do not make much of a difference on the S2K! I changed my brake lines on my 98 subaru 2.5RS and it made a huge difference on that car. Honda has really tweaked every aspect of the S2k from the factory...

 

I may just upgrade my rotors cuz I can't stand the rust

 

can anyone else confirm that there is no differance in pedal feel when changing to SS brake line. when i installed SS line in my integra it made a HUGE difference in the pedal feel.

 

I disagree on the point of rating brakes in terms of how much HP you have. Braking has nothing to do with how much power you make or how fast you are accelerating. The brakes do not know you have under 300hp or over.

 

You're missing the point - a car with 300hp has the ability to accelerate much faster than a stock car - this performance increase puts you in high brake energy situations much faster, and more often than stock. The stock brake limitations can be easily exceeded.

Imagine two S2000s side by side at a stoplight - one stock and the other is your 300hp car (both with stock brakes). The light turns green and the two go for it. Up ahead there's another red light. The 300hp car beats the stock car with no problems. As you might expect, the 300hp car reaches a higher speed before it has to slow down for the next light, when compared to the stock car. Let