Brand & Model: Brembo OEM Blanks
Price paid & from where: About $50 for the fronts and $30 for the rears. Got them from Amazon with free shipping and no tax.
Pros: They're Brembo quality. Although they're not the performance end ones and they're stated to meet OEM or exceed the quality, they seem to have exceeded OEM quality. Looking at the vented design of the fronts of the Brembo's compared to the front's of the OEM, there is a huge difference in design. The rears should be the same but possibly just made of better material.
Cons: None, they're great quality for a low price.
Final Verdict: I would definitely get Brembo blanks as they're around the same price of OEM blanks, if not cheaper.
Brand & Model: Hawk HPS Brake Pads
Price paid & from where: I believe is was $70 for the fronts and $50 for the rears. I got them from Amazon with free shipping and no tax.
Pros: They're really good brake pads. They have a strong bite and stop the car extremely fast.
Cons: They require minor warming up even though they're street pads. It's very easy to warm up these pads and once they warm up, they bite even better.
Final Verdict: These are great brake pads and I would highly recommend it to everyone who wants increased stopping power. People have said that these dust a lot but so far, I haven't noticed any major dusting.
Brand & Model: Acura Legend CS Dual Piston Brake Calipers
Price paid & from where: $100 for a pair of front brake calipers from autozone.
Pros: They're dirt cheap and they are OEM rebuild calipers made by Duralast. They also have a limited lifetime warranty incase something goes wrong. My braking power has increased dramatically as well and it was well worth the upgrade.
Cons: You have to return your core caliper in order to receive this price, otherwise you pay about $200 for a pair of the calipers.
Final Verdict: I would contact your local autozone first before you purchase the calipers. Some won't accept the core return of a caliper that isn't the same as the one you purchased. Luckily, the one near my house didn't care. These brake calipers do require a rotor upgrade which is no extra work. You also have to get the AV6 caliper brackets for our car to fit the caliper and bigger pad. You have to either bend the dust shield back, cut it, or completely remove it otherwise the rotor will rub against it while driving.