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Originally Posted by Twt
Remember...brakes don't stop the car....but tires do. If you work from the tire backwards you can spec the "best" brakes. The current M2 brakes with track pads can engage ABS even with Rcomps or slicks, therefore any bigger brake is just added weight. One can argue cooling and thermal efficiency but on virtually every street tire these new bigger brakes are for show only....with unnecessary added cost and weight. They do look pretty!
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Yeah you're right. The size is generally about thermals for repeat braking. I find it implausible that someone has caused their blue brakes to fade on the street and still has a driver's license. Maybe on the autobahn. They aren't single piston floating caliper Civic brakes.
I have noticed differences in pedal feel, initial bite, and other modulation related characteristics between stock and upgraded brakes, but I doubt it affects braking distance of the first couple emergency stops.