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Old May 22, 2009
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My car stops like ****

Hi everyone
As previously stated, my car stops like ****. The brakes are really spongy (I'm assuming this is from air in the lines)
I was thinking about switching in the Si master cylinder (undoubtedly someone will suggest an Acura 1" MC but that would mean I would have to do the brake booster as well, and I really don't wanna deal with that. I'll cut my 1/16th inch loss).
Would this yield a noticeable improvement in stopping power, for the time being? (I eventually want to do the rear disc swap)

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Re: My car stops like ****

Undoubtedly I would suggest getting the air out of the lines. Ridding the air would get rid of the spongy brake pedal.
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Re: My car stops like ****

ya the stock civic brakes arent bad. maybe try fixing the problem first.
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Re: My car stops like ****

Well, I'm doing the rear disc swap, and the bigger MC is recommended for that anyways...
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Re: My car stops like ****

thats great but you still need to make sure your front/rear PSI numbers are high enough. there could be a leak in one of the brake lines. in which case no amount of modding will help you.
 
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