I have been told the would, but I am skeptical as I have not personally seen this set up. I hate to spend nearly $700 and find out they don't work. I am still digging into this!

 

Why not just use parts that were designed for the S in the first place and avoid the potential pitfalls with RSX parts?

 

 

100%

The OEM pads are EXCELLENT for a street driven car. For a little bling, go for some powerslot rotors.

 

On my old car (not an S2000), I ran napa rotors on the track (with Carbotech track pads) and after a track day would swap on the napa pads.

Worked great, and it was cheap.

 

I found a Rotora Brake Upgrade kit on www.importtuninggarage.com any thoughts on that?

 

More than I am willing to spend, good stuff though.

Also, the reason I am thinking of the RSX parts is that they are much cheaper and honestly do people really think that Honda didn't use anything from the parts bin for the S2K?

Just my 2 cents

 

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if you paint anything power coat and consider temperature requirements

consider ss lines andor new fluid rbf500 (motul)

better life w/ speed bleeders

napa stuff... you got a tractor or something?

 

SS lines are overkill for the street (and according to most of the track junkies with S2000s, not needed for the track either.)

How do you get better life of anything with speed bleeders?

A "track" pad, even a "street-oriented" track pad is not better than OEM IMHO. They will chatter and squeal, they will dust like HELL, the dust will generally be corosive to the finish on the wheels, and cold, they will not stop any better than OEM.

DOT4 fluid is also overkill for the street. You have to change it out more often than DOT3 as it is more hydroscopic and will "spoil" from the moisture in the air.
In terms of fade resistance and boiling point:
Fresh DOT4 fluid > Fresh DOT3 Fluid > "spoiled" DOT3 fluid > "spoiled DOT4 fluid.

Unless you are tracking the car (and bleeding the fluid VERY often as a result) you are going to be better off on the street with DOT3 fluid. It will last longer and be more consistant over the long run.

Track parts on the street do NOT always translate, and brakes are one of those things. On the track you are threashold braking ever 5-20 seconds for at least 20 mins at a time. On the street, you might have to threshold brake once a month, MAX, most of the time, even running the Dragon, you should NOT be threshold braking, something should be reserved for a margin of safety. Again, even a backroad or a canyon will not stress the brakes AS MUCH as a track event does.

Sometimes the street setup IS the best choice when you are running ON THE STREET.

 

The only thing on the brakes that is the same as the RSX-S is the pad, front and rear. Nothing else is the same part number.