hatchboy93

ok just dropped a gsr motor in the hatch and i ran out of money and can not afford the gsr brake setup. i am curious as to if my car is going to be able to stop ok with the stock setup.... i have a 93 civic cx and just need some all around advice i plan on upgrading the brakes at a later date just not now. does anyone knwo on here if my car will be ok ??? thanx for any and all help

kommon_sense

the car will be fine... just use good common sense while driving. For the time being, just throw on a good set of pads. You can do the gsr setup later down the road.

hatchboy93

thanx for the reply i will do that

shonnys92si

when u get the money get the 99-2000 si the rear is a little bigger than the gsr. or get them from a ex the same as gsr.

locass316

I wouldnt even waste money changing a set of pads. Just stay with what you got until you upgrade. in the meantime just dont drive too aggressively. When I swapped to an ls in my 92 si I changed to gsr brakes in a week. way better then stopping then my stock brakes with axis metal master pads. This was on gsr brakes with stock pads and rotors. gsr brakes on civic

kommon_sense

huh?
The SI rears are the same as the GSR rears.
The EX has rear drums.
The EX/SI fronts are the same.
The GSR fronts have the same rotors, but slightly larger calipers.

Also, I'm a big believer in good brakes. New AEM pads are like $40-$45. I'm sure that you will probably drive a little faster/harder with the new swap. If you aren't getting the GSR brakes REAL REAL soon, go ahead and get some good pads. Better safe than sorry.


[Modified by kommon_sense, 11:14 AM 4/6/2003]