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Brakes? Here are the rankings:

1.Alcon bar none , the best there is
2. AP virtually as good like 99%
3.Brembo
4.Baer
5. and a distant at that 5 Wilwood.
6. Stock Mustang brakes

You didn't mention your budget or if you want a 4 wheel upgrade. For front and rear in an Alcon Super Kit you should be able to do it easily for $6-7K depending on the caliper and rotor combo. Alcons properly set up will cause the tears in your eyes to hit the inside of the windshield. AP's will be about $6,000 and Brembo probably mid 5's. You can put the Baer brakes with the Corvette calipers on the front for about $2500 I would think. Wilwoods are not in this league but will still stop better than the Mustang brakes you are probably using.

You can go to ABS but remember that ABS does not give the shortest stopping distance in a road car, it allows you to steer away from trouble without locking up the wheels and skidding. In race cars ABS is calibrated differently and allows for the shortest stopping distance in the dry. ABS is useless for short stops on wet or sand covered roads - you are better to modulate the brakes yourself which is why race cars have a switch on the steering wheel to kill the ABS..

A lot of the stopping in a panic situation comes down to tire coefficient of friction, generally a tire with a lower life rating will be stickier and stop shorter..

Also, if you do not want to spend much money, get some more aggressive pads for the calipers you have now and some powerslot rotors. You can do that for about $500-...