Brembo's website has an excellent FAQ :
http://www.brembo.it/hp_faq.htm
I have had the Legend 2-pots on my accord for about 9 months. They are installed with the L on R and R on L so the bleeder screw is at the top. The pads show no sign of uneven wear, but I do plan on reinstalling the calipers so the R is on R and L on L simply because they were designed to contact the rotor in that order. I can say from first-hand experience that the way the brakes are installed now on my accord results in a lot more stopping power!
I feel that anyone who is taking the time to upgrade their brake system is knowledgeable enough to know how to remove the caliper and bleed it upside down. Generally, these are the type of enthusiasts (like myself) who perform their own repairs and maintainence. You have made a good point that this caliper upgrade may make your car harder to trade in; however I, for one, have kept my stock parts and will be returning the Accord to stock should I want to trade it in. That means not only returning the brakes to stock, (not the rear disc conversion however), as well as the suspension, engine swap, etc. In short, people that are going to perform this brake upgrade generally are not interested in what they plan on doing down the road when they trade their car in. Like my best friend says: "We'll cross that bridge when we get to it."
USC's article states that the NSX calipers have different sized pistions. This is incorrect. The NSX calipers have the same sized pistons. They also are trailing edge calipers, but this means nothing to the person who is going to put R on L and L on R to have the bleeder screw at the top because there will be no loss in performance with equally sized pistons.
Here is my brake set-up on my 91 Accord EX: the aforementioned Legend 2-pots, AV6 rotors, and rear converted to disc. I have the stock prop valve and master cylinder. Does it work? Yes. Does it outperform the stock set-up? Yes. Could it be better? Yes.
But dollar for dollar, this is a great brake set-up that clears OEM 15" wheels.
Time for another beer.
http://www.brembo.it/hp_faq.htm
I have had the Legend 2-pots on my accord for about 9 months. They are installed with the L on R and R on L so the bleeder screw is at the top. The pads show no sign of uneven wear, but I do plan on reinstalling the calipers so the R is on R and L on L simply because they were designed to contact the rotor in that order. I can say from first-hand experience that the way the brakes are installed now on my accord results in a lot more stopping power!
I feel that anyone who is taking the time to upgrade their brake system is knowledgeable enough to know how to remove the caliper and bleed it upside down. Generally, these are the type of enthusiasts (like myself) who perform their own repairs and maintainence. You have made a good point that this caliper upgrade may make your car harder to trade in; however I, for one, have kept my stock parts and will be returning the Accord to stock should I want to trade it in. That means not only returning the brakes to stock, (not the rear disc conversion however), as well as the suspension, engine swap, etc. In short, people that are going to perform this brake upgrade generally are not interested in what they plan on doing down the road when they trade their car in. Like my best friend says: "We'll cross that bridge when we get to it."
USC's article states that the NSX calipers have different sized pistions. This is incorrect. The NSX calipers have the same sized pistons. They also are trailing edge calipers, but this means nothing to the person who is going to put R on L and L on R to have the bleeder screw at the top because there will be no loss in performance with equally sized pistons.
Here is my brake set-up on my 91 Accord EX: the aforementioned Legend 2-pots, AV6 rotors, and rear converted to disc. I have the stock prop valve and master cylinder. Does it work? Yes. Does it outperform the stock set-up? Yes. Could it be better? Yes.
But dollar for dollar, this is a great brake set-up that clears OEM 15" wheels.
Time for another beer.
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