Ordered these 4 months ago but still waiting on the brake hose as it is back ordered from Honda. So I had a shop fabricated a set of stainless steel braided hose instead.
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A-Spec with Type S Brembo Brakes Upgrade
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2021 TLX Type S, 355 hp, twin turbo, curb weight 4221 lbs a little heavy
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I didn't get anything yet, I don't think will be a good idea. Thank you for asking.
Sweet looking ride!!! Might have to get me a BBK for my A-Spec.
I bought the same setup after seeing this, question I have is, when you remove the wheel hub, can you put it back on without removing the inner bearing? When putting the hub back on, is there a certain way to do it? I am getting mixed signals on brake bleeding for these electro servo brake systems, can you just bleed it like normal?
Here is a YT video on how to do the install
The process to bleed the brake is
Ignition On pump 5 times. Then bleed. Then ignition off. Then pump 5 times.
Repeat that process 4-5 times.
2021 TLX Type S, 355 hp, twin turbo, curb weight 4221 lbs a little heavy
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Too many mixed signals and I go by not worth it advise, since my 2019 have electrical problem and dealer could not fix so they offer me the Type S which come with the brake, so I feel better this way. Don't want to involve with upgrade and wind up get an accident then insurance will not cover because of the brake fail.
I did a few canyon run and some autocross for almost 6 months now and so far its been holding up. But I just upgrade to these 2 piece rotor from GiroDisc as they did a 1 off prototype set up as I do quite a few track day on my TLX.
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I don't drive as much anymore after retirement. But the disc looks good. And it made for Acura TLX Type S.I did a few canyon run and some autocross for almost 6 months now and so far its been holding up. But I just upgrade to these 2 piece rotor from GiroDisc as they did a 1 off prototype set up as I do quite a few track day on my TLX.
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I have an upgrade you might be interested in for sale, never installed. OEM Brembo Brand new see pics and description, on sale at Ebay.
Great upgrade for Sale I never installed, wife taking over car, I have 2023 Type S on Order. Kit on Sale on Ebay. All Brand New.
07-08Type S Brembo Brake Direct Bolt On Conversion Kit for 2015-20 ACURA TLX | eBay
This is Acura OEM Brembo Big Brake Direct Bolt Kit for 2015-2020 Acura TLX.
This kit uses Acura parts from the 2007 - 2008 TL Type S. (Type S Caliper, Type S Rotor, and Type S Brake pads)
The kit includes parts from the 2020 TLX (Caliper Bolts-requires shorter bolts which the ones from 2020 TLX will work, Oil Bolt, and Oil Gaskets)
The caliper is machined to center to the rotor which is also from the. The rotor will fit on hub as it is the same 5 x 114 bolt pattern and has the same 64mm hub centric hole. The brake line from the 2020 TLX will work, new components included in kit for redundancy.
The kit also requires you to modify the brake dust shield for the caliper to be mounted.
The caliper will not clear stock wheels all sizes, spacer must be used.
Aftermarket Wheels might Clear others might not, depends on the wheel design and might require spacer
The minimum size of wheels the calipers will clear are 17 inches diameter. Typically lower offset wheels clear easier.
Every wheel design does play a big factor in clearing the calipers. The approximate clearance you need is 2 1/4 to 2 1/2 inches from the rotor to the wheel spokes.
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Thank you for the heads-up, my Type S already coming with this brake.
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Hey beautiful set up man. Just wondering before I purchased these parts. Will this set up fit for a 2020 Acura TLX a spec 3.5l
This only works for 2021 - Up model.
if you want to do a big brake kit conversion that is straight bolt on you will try Rotora
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Hey kb1spec, I will be installing my brake kit this week, but I can’t find torque specs on the caliper bleed nipples or the caliper bolts. Could you help me out?
Hi there
Unfortunately I do not have the torque spec. Best is to go here on YT and you can message them for the spec.
Thank You
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Thanks for the reply. I found the torque spec for the caliper bolt which is 50 ft-lbs. I still have not been able to find the bleed nipple torque spec yet. I may have to reach out to AHC…
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Got mine installed today. Key on, 5 pumps and hold, bleed, release, then key off and pump 5 times, then top off brake fluid worked fine. It took about 3 cycles of that on the inside bleeder nipple and another 3 cycles on the outside bleeder nipple, so yeah like 5-6 times like you said kb1spec. No issues. No CELs and they work fine. Although I will say that I do not notice that much of a difference between these and the stock 2.0L brakes, but they sure do look alot better! Thanks for the help. Funny side note, AHC garage said in their video that the retainer screw holes on the Type S rotor do not line up to the 2.0L hub…but if you rotate the rotor 180 degrees they line up fine, so there is only one orientation where the rotor fits and the holes line up.
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I did this on my A-Spec over Christmas break, and it’s a worthwhile upgrade IMO. Much better braking performance (seriously, the brakes are SOLID now), and a pretty straightforward and easy install.
FWIW, I just cut my stock dust shields because I didn’t want to pull the hub to swap the dust shield on from the Type-S.
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FWIW, I just cut my stock dust shields because I didn’t want to pull the hub to swap the dust shield on from the Type-S.
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I cut my brake dust shields too. I have had previous cars where the dust shield didn’t wrap all the way around the hub, so it shouldn’t be an issue. I just cut and painted them so they wouldn’t rust and with everything installed you can’t tell anyways. Several people were commenting that the way AHC split the hub is really bad for it. I didn’t want to fool with any of that either. Haha, great minds think alike!
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Yep, I cut mine (there really isn’t a whole lot that needs trimmed. A bit at the top and bottom, and a little bit right by where the bolts are to hold the caliper to the hub), and then just hit it with some flat black paint to prevent rusting.
I really did not want to mess with pulling the hub/wheel bearing, much more hassle than it’s worth IMO.
So happy with the brakes now. After bedding the brakes I did some 70mph down to 20mph runs and wow, do these things stop hard. When the time comes for new rotors, I may look in to a set of 2-piece rotors to cut down on rotational mass (the stock Type-S rotors are HEAVY), but for now I’m not too worried about (need to get lighter wheels first).
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