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Its very common for full-prep SM cars to downgrade brake diameters as far as possible to decrease weight (and upgrade pads significantly).
Also, its very possible to upgrade brakes as well as decrease weight. Aluminum hat rotors and aluminum calipers can easily drop a significant amount of weight off each corner of the car. Even when the rotor itself is larger.
I know something I will consider at some point is reducing the weight of the stock rotors. Some creative milling should be able to mimic the "hat" of a two piece rotor and drop a pound or two from each. Combine that with some aluminum calipers and you've got a pretty good eco-setup.
The first setup is what I would do given your situation. The DX brakes should be able to handle a B16. Plan on doing any trackdays?
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