Best Brake Upgrades For A Daily?

Title says it all. I'm looking to upgrade my brakes in the future, but I don't want to spend a small fortune on a BBK. What upgrades can I do for cheap that would make my car stop quicker and be quiet enough for every day driving?

Thanks!

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RallyeRed said:

Title says it all. I'm looking to upgrade my brakes in the future, but I don't want to spend a small fortune on a BBK. What upgrades can I do for cheap that would make my car stop quicker and be quiet enough for every day driving?

Thanks!

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For everyday driving, any brake pad is strong enough for you to lock up your tires if you stomp on it. Now, if you are looking for a pad for more spirited driving, an OEM type pad might start to fade once they get really hot, so there are pad options to address that. However, more aggressive pads are going to come with some extra noise/dust.

Thanks for the replies guys. I've since done some additional research and found these great videos on YouTube by savagegeese that cleared up a lot for me:

Hondanickx said:

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+1.

And tires.

And +1 to what Savagegeese said in his videos. Anything you get that'll be higher-performance will have tradeoffs that make it less daily-friendly. Those AP calipers he showed? They'd be fine if you take apart the brakes and inspect them after every couple track sessions like you're supposed to do. And, high-temperature track pads that'll never fade also won't stop you safely when you leave for work in the morning.

I had Cobalt GT-Sport pads on my EP3 and I lived with the tradeoffs. They were great for autocross, and maybe they could've survived a few easy track sessions (like, "don't-drive-too-hard-because-I-need-to-drive-back-home" easy). But they were also noisy, dusty, and would take a second to heat up and work in cold winter weather.

So the other question is, how do you drive now that overwhelms the pads you've got? Do you just want some more initial bite, or have you actually boiled your fluid and nearly gone off at your favorite track? What do the other drivers in your autocross club use?