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Do a lot of people upgrade the brakes? Is the car going to stop much faster then with the factory set up? What is advantageous of doing this just curious?
Upgrading the brakes with an aftermarket big brake kit usually gets you both better stopping power and less brake fade. Everyone benefits from better stopping power even on regular roads but more resistance to brake fade really only applies to use at the track or autocross where you run lap after lap of hard brake use.

How much more stopping you gain depends on what kind of brake kit you get - the more pistons the more braking power. What kind of pads you get also matters - street pads, street/track hybrid pads, or track pads.
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Upgrading the brakes with an aftermarket big brake kit usually gets you both better stopping power and less brake fade. Everyone benefits from better stopping power even on regular roads but more resistance to brake fade really only applies to use at the track or autocross where you run lap after lap of hard brake use.

How much more stopping you gain depends on what kind of brake kit you get - the more pistons the more braking power. What kind of pads you get also matters - street pads, street/track hybrid pads, or track pads.
Probably not needed on the Civic unless you're making it at pure track car. And even then, fitting brakes from the Si or Type R might be cheaper and keep things all OEM.
 

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Probably not needed on the Civic unless you're making it at pure track car. And even then, fitting brakes from the Si or Type R might be cheaper and keep things all OEM.
Not only might super huge brakes be overkill in term of stopping power needed on the 2016 Civic, but if they're heavier than stock brakes they'd add unsprung weight to the car - the worst and most performance sapping kind of weight you can gain on a car.
 

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oooh... I want black wheels for mine..now can see how will look..but with different rims.. I wish my exl had the rims from the touring really :(

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