Your brakes are the most important safety system on the car, and if you're adding power, you need to add stopping ability too. Stock brakes are designed for a stock car — once you start making more power and driving harder, they can overheat and 'fade' (get soft and ineffective). Brake upgrades range from simple pad swaps to complete big brake kits with massive rotors and multi-piston calipers.
Brake pads are the friction material that squeezes against the rotor. Different compounds are designed for different uses: street pads prioritize low dust and noise, track pads prioritize maximum friction at high temperatures. Upgrading pads is the cheapest, easiest brake improvement you can make.
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