NSX Calipers


That's only a relative motion kind of thing, to get an idea of how different setups change the travel. Basically a fixed .25mm movement of the the pads requires X cc's of fluid into the pistons, which is Y mm piston stroke at the MC, multiplied by the pedal ratio.
 
Can't say I've ever experienced any issues braking with mine - infact the car brakes much better and that's tried on my eg6, itr & crx!
 
I would expect them too be better. Additional rear bias raises the threshold limit of the whole system, the far will brake harder and flatter as a result. The 'flatter' part keeps the rear wheel geometry in check and actually improves stability too.

One of the few OEM upgrades I'd actually recommend, alongside the EP3/S2000 300mm brakes.
 
I very much doubt the 2.0 accord has the same brakes as an NSX dude?

If it does can you verify which variant/year of accord you are referring to?
 
Is it just me or are some people not clear that the NSX has twinpot calipers, ie. taking those piston diameters and multiplying them out as two?

And the 2.0 accord has 282mm discs as standard and run the same calipers as the mb6 etc... They are single pot with a 57mm piston diameter as far as I'm aware.
 
Number of pistons is totally irrelevant to braking force, what matters is total piston area on one side of the caliper.

ie a 1 piston caliper with a 40mm piston makes the same force as a twinpot caliper with 2x 40mm pistons, as the 2nd piston provides an opposing force, which, for the 1 pot is provided by the caliper's 'fingers'.

If this doesn't make sense to someone, I'd urge them not to mess with their brake system!
 
Two pistons, less total area than the single piston in the EK9 caliper.

More pistons doesn't mean better braking. As John says, if this stuff doesn't make sense, just leave your brakes alone.
 
What are the benefits of the twin piston?

IE what is the rationale behind these being fitted to more powerful cars rather than single pistons?

I'm just curious!
 
Ahh yes thats me forgetting the configuration. Nonetheless the 90% (as kozy suggested) was the right figure in the end as the pistons are very small.

In this case it looks like the design has used two pistons to run a larger pad without flex issues, and more pistons promote better wear/pad control.

You could make a single piston caliper work on any power application if you so desired, its just not tbe best design generally speaking.
 
Twin pistons are mainly to promote better pad wear AFAIK.

The NSX brakes are not as powerful as EK9 ones anyway.
 
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