I agree with you on the brakes except you didn't mention that pedal feel and modulation is often better with better calipers even though stopping distances might be the same (at least in my experience). It's like trying on a fleece jacket from K-mart vs. a nice fur coat. They both keep you warmStopping distances are not a great way to measure sports car brakes. That's more a function of tires, suspension, and weight distribution. The ability to maintain performance with repeated abuse is a bigget concern. If you can invke your ABS, your brakes are able to stop you as fast as your tires can do it. ( try this in heated slicks with stock rotors and pads sometime for fun ). If you can do this 100 times n a row from 100 mph, well, then you've got damn good brakes that can withstand a solid track outing.
I had project mu 2-piece rotors, ss lines, motul fluid and hawk pads. That made for decent track day performance on stock calipers. If I were to run slicks, I would have had to go with a big brake package. The new owner, Nero, did just that.
Looking good by the way Nero. It's good to see you're enjoying the car still.
Yes, I made sure that it was in pretty damn good mechanical condition. I had an independent NSX mechanic in Miami who had about six NSX's in his shop at a time do most of the work, and he went through the car with a fine toothed comb. So, if it seems like I had a lot of problems, it's only due to proactive maintenance frm a trained eye.
Nice to see you're on the hunt. Good Luck!