STOP TECH's RULE!

They are very cost effective too... You can replace the out side of the rotors (no need to replace the hat)... Rebuild calipers, pads easy to change...

Who is that speaking for stop tech? Tim? Howard? Jeff??

They come in Red, Black, Silver at no extra charge... Blue, Yellow, Green, Gold for extra...

 

Damn those look nice! Id really like a set... Droooool.....

 

hey nismo do u knw how much they run?

 

check the link in the first post

 

i apologize for my comment. the point i was trying to make was lots of things people do to their car look silly, but they do it anyway. at least this way they will be spending less money to 'look silly' (by not putting pizza pans on the rear). as an aside, big wheels doesn't necessarily mean you are into pure performance if you go too far. but anyhow, i digress. if you want big brakes, go for it. you know that it won't do anything for the car but make it heavier, and you will be out some cash but your conscience will be clear knowing that someone that doesn't know simple physics as well as you do will think higher of your car (maybe they might even key it out of appreciation as they did mine, bastards). i wasn't calling the POSTER stupid, it was the people he was trying to please. you obviously aren't one of them. and i don't spend money so i can please other people, i spend it to please myself by making my car easier to drive (since it is a commuter car, not a sports car), handle better, stop better. maybe i'm stupid for thinking that way? if so, so be it.

i try to dispense information. truthful information. if i am wrong i freely admit i was so. i also search for such information. i try to answer their questions with their best interest in mind. like being safe, improving the handling/drivability of their car. maybe at the expense of looks. i'm not into looks (well i did get AP ;P no flames for that haha), but also realize that i am not at the other extreme either. i want shocks, not $1000+ coilovers that have to be corner weighed to get the results they want, not just the look that they think is cool. people that want their tC to be raked forward because they 'like it that way' and don't understand that doing that to this car will actually make it dangerous, thereby raising the chances of getting into an accident and hurting innocent people are what make these forums a joke. people that want to put on a turbo before upgrading brakes/suspension are what make these forums a joke. at the very least they should upgrade their TIRES. just because they did it to their civic does not mean do it here. hell, i came from a 85 civic that i drove for 10 years (bone stock to bolt on modified) and it was a very forgiving car with almost undial-out-able understeer and therefore perfect for me to learn what really goes on when you start modifying suspension parts. i did stupid things in that car but because it didn't have inherent lift throttle oversteer as the tC does i didn't get into anything i couldn't handle. i got the trd sway bar with mine because i was under the old school impression that FWD=understeer in all conditions. let's just say i have it on 'street' for a while until i learn the dynamics of this chassis.

i'm sorry for calling people stupid, but people on here that complain about every stinking thing on their $16k car is just a waste of bandwidth. the few people on here that know what they are talking about (not saying i am one of them, but i am trying hard to become one) are almost if not more jaded than i am. but those are the guys to read and learn from. they have been racing/tuning for longer than I have been alive. they know what works and what doesn't. they know the tradeoffs and the best compromises depending on what you are trying to achieve. if you can get past the 'not as nice as you would like' wording and see what they are trying to say then we will all have better cars.

as i look at the most recent posts i become more and more uninspired to read anything on this forum. maybe when autocross season is in full gear the posts will start to bring some great stuff to this forum. until then we are just going to have to get past the 'my gas filler door is too thin' and 'tC versus enzo' stuff. (i appreciate a sharp wit and keen sense of humor, but come on)

 

my post was misplaced aggression as well. next time i will use it to tell people to buy tC's!!!!

 

thoughtful...
i just hate to see people attacked for opinions, im sure you understand.
anyways, i would prob just upgrade the back to match the front rotor type (cross-drilled or slotted), that would be more economical considering its just going to be a daily driver.
and your right, the senior racers are notorious for educational bashing. but i guess its their right, for the knowledge they pass on.
and also i think everyone that buys an exterior mod is concerned a little about what others think, considering we drive on the inside, so body kits, chrome wheels, graphics, brakes, headlights and tailights, all for getting others attention. just my 2 cents.

and really, we dont need to post anymore paragraphs, its cool now.

 

i'll try to keep it short ;)

i don't let my pride get to me. if i do something stupid and get called for it, and get the proof to back it up, i learn and go on. people on the forums need to realize that they should do the same. if the people that know didn't tell the people that don't know (nicely or not) then they would continue to not know and make the same mistakes over and over. i don't want to be next to a raked, progressively sprung tC oversteering into me in an emergency maneuver on the freeway.

about your rear brake rotors, i recommend leaving the stock rotor and upgrading the pads to ones with a higher heat carrying capacity. that way they will never fade and last a lot longer (so, practically forever). slotted/x drilled are more difficult to turn and shave off the pads when you brake, making the initial bit feel better but you also have less total friction area.

don't even get me started on chrome rims

 

I thought I had my name in my sig. I better add that. It's Howard. Who is this??

 

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