I did a full search for "stoptech" and only found references to the aero rotors.
Anyway, it seems most applications for a full kit from stoptech run in the $2000 range. This being I think usually a large rotor + larger caliper + braket in front, and a larger rotor + bracket + stock caliper in the rear. And I think this is a level of kit that's sorely lacking for the NSX community. I know fastbrakes.com has been working on a kit for quite some time, but last time I asked about it (Nov 22nd), he said:
"Well the NSX has kind of languished for a while, I've been trying to get the other kits done, and the NSX isn't as convenient to test fit since I have to basically borrow a car at the shop to do that..."
The last price point I heard from him was going to be something like $15-1600 for the front, which was new 2-piece (non-floating, afaik) rotors, 6-pot Wilwood calipers, brackets, lines. I think pads were not included. He then said it should cost in the neighborhood of $500 to do a larger rotor + caliper bracket setup for the rear (but again, not a floating design).
I'm currently in a position where I want a larger brake kit, but not a huge one. I had to modify my stock brakes, removing part of the caliper bracket that goes across the front, over the pads. For that reason, I'm not comfortable really beating hard on my brakes (for example, track event), and I don't want to have to replace stock rotors all the time. FYI, the problem stems from the way the spokes are very close to the rotor right in the center, I'm pretty sure they'd fit fine over 97+ plus brakes because of their differen caliper bracket design.
I'm also pretty sure my front wheels will not fit over the brembo or SoS AP Racing setups, and I very specifically do not want to use spacers, because one of the big reason I got these wheels is because they're +45mm offset, giving better steering feel than my previous +38mm wheels.
But anyway, getting back to the question. I've heard a lot of great things about fastbrakes.com kits, but they've all been with lighter, lower-horsepower cars like civics and integras. I'd be a little nervous committing to a brand new kit for a 300hp 3000lb car. And a little nervous about how the non-floating rotors would deal with heat/warping issues. Part of the reason I want to get a brake kit is to reduce my spending on rotors over the long run.
The other problem is that I really don't want to, and can't afford to spend $3000k per end of the car for brembo or ap brakes, or even $1800 per end for Tarox. And I think brakes that big are really overkill anyway, for what I, and I think a lot of other people want to do with the car. Namely street use with occasional track events.
So I was thinking it might be worthwhile to contact stoptech about getting a kit made. They have kits for other cars of comparable power and weight (300zx, skyline, supra, m3), at a very nice ~$2000 price point, and I know they at least make some rotors with a floating hat design, which should maximize rotor life, and most tests I've read of their kits have good results.
However, I did read something somewhere, although I don't remember where, or what exactly was said, that made it soundlike stoptech had a kit in the works, but scrapped it or something, so I thought I should ask here to see if anyone knew before I tried to contact them.
The bottom line is, I really don't think it's too much to ask to be able to find a floating-hat, 4-piston front, stock caliper rear, with 12-13" rotors front and back, that's modestly sized to fit under most 17" wheels, and will perform well for street and recreational track use. I could just upgrade to 97+ brakes, but that wouldn't give much performance improvement, and if I got new pieces, it would cost almost as much as a big brake kit.
If someone made a $2000 kit that performed well and had a lot of fitment options, I think they'd find it would sell like hotcakes.
-Mike
Anyway, it seems most applications for a full kit from stoptech run in the $2000 range. This being I think usually a large rotor + larger caliper + braket in front, and a larger rotor + bracket + stock caliper in the rear. And I think this is a level of kit that's sorely lacking for the NSX community. I know fastbrakes.com has been working on a kit for quite some time, but last time I asked about it (Nov 22nd), he said:
"Well the NSX has kind of languished for a while, I've been trying to get the other kits done, and the NSX isn't as convenient to test fit since I have to basically borrow a car at the shop to do that..."
The last price point I heard from him was going to be something like $15-1600 for the front, which was new 2-piece (non-floating, afaik) rotors, 6-pot Wilwood calipers, brackets, lines. I think pads were not included. He then said it should cost in the neighborhood of $500 to do a larger rotor + caliper bracket setup for the rear (but again, not a floating design).
I'm currently in a position where I want a larger brake kit, but not a huge one. I had to modify my stock brakes, removing part of the caliper bracket that goes across the front, over the pads. For that reason, I'm not comfortable really beating hard on my brakes (for example, track event), and I don't want to have to replace stock rotors all the time. FYI, the problem stems from the way the spokes are very close to the rotor right in the center, I'm pretty sure they'd fit fine over 97+ plus brakes because of their differen caliper bracket design.
I'm also pretty sure my front wheels will not fit over the brembo or SoS AP Racing setups, and I very specifically do not want to use spacers, because one of the big reason I got these wheels is because they're +45mm offset, giving better steering feel than my previous +38mm wheels.
But anyway, getting back to the question. I've heard a lot of great things about fastbrakes.com kits, but they've all been with lighter, lower-horsepower cars like civics and integras. I'd be a little nervous committing to a brand new kit for a 300hp 3000lb car. And a little nervous about how the non-floating rotors would deal with heat/warping issues. Part of the reason I want to get a brake kit is to reduce my spending on rotors over the long run.
The other problem is that I really don't want to, and can't afford to spend $3000k per end of the car for brembo or ap brakes, or even $1800 per end for Tarox. And I think brakes that big are really overkill anyway, for what I, and I think a lot of other people want to do with the car. Namely street use with occasional track events.
So I was thinking it might be worthwhile to contact stoptech about getting a kit made. They have kits for other cars of comparable power and weight (300zx, skyline, supra, m3), at a very nice ~$2000 price point, and I know they at least make some rotors with a floating hat design, which should maximize rotor life, and most tests I've read of their kits have good results.
However, I did read something somewhere, although I don't remember where, or what exactly was said, that made it soundlike stoptech had a kit in the works, but scrapped it or something, so I thought I should ask here to see if anyone knew before I tried to contact them.
The bottom line is, I really don't think it's too much to ask to be able to find a floating-hat, 4-piston front, stock caliper rear, with 12-13" rotors front and back, that's modestly sized to fit under most 17" wheels, and will perform well for street and recreational track use. I could just upgrade to 97+ brakes, but that wouldn't give much performance improvement, and if I got new pieces, it would cost almost as much as a big brake kit.
If someone made a $2000 kit that performed well and had a lot of fitment options, I think they'd find it would sell like hotcakes.
-Mike
