How do you get more out of 2.3 brakes?

If you can lock your wheels, you don't need to upgrade your braking, if not, renew your brakes.
i have a '80 Capri 2.3l for daily-driver that brakes like a charm at any speed i've drove it, but almost everything about the brakes is new ... pads, calipers, rotors, drums, hoses, tires (refilled TRX though, not the best ones) and fluid ... the only things that were not changed are the repartitor, booster, master cylinder and lines (that were cleaned with alcohol).

tuxstang said:

If you can lock your wheels, you don't need to upgrade your braking, if not, renew your brakes.

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No...................practically any car can lock up it's brakes, it's just a matter of how hard you slam the pedal to the floor! All new brake components will definitely improve braking to some extent. So yeah, you might want to go that route. However, if you don't want to have to deal with this again, a brake upgrade is the way too go. Good braking is all about surface area and clamping force. 11" rotors give you more surface area than the stock 10" units. The 73mm calipers as opposed to the 58mm calipers that you currently have cover more surface area of the rotors to provide better clamping ability. Moreover, a '95 GT M/C has a much larger bore, which requires more fluid, which fills up the larger caliper resevoir, which pushes the much larger caliper piston against the disc pads, which provides more clamping force. Because of everything listed above, brake fade is reduced considerably!

Oh man id love it if my brakes worked better lol.
I locked mine up and my rotors and pads on the front are garbage.
Im not lookin to get into any kinda swap just need some money for some new ones lol.
You probably just need to replace them thats all. Itll feel so much better once you do.

I braked hard in my moms altima which is brand new and it almost threw me through the windshield at 25 mph.