I have had no problems whatsoever with my hawk ceramics at any temperature. See Jedi's prior posts.

 

i think im just gonna go with Hawk HPS for now... HP + is overkill on streets, so they say... and i dont want alotta noise and dust esp if i really do paint my brake calipers white...

 

I have tried HPS - ok for the street but less bite than stock in my opinion . If you like doing handbrake slides - dont buy HPS

 

haha well im gonna get em and see how they feel...

 

EBC Redstuff ceramic brake pads, I swear by them & they generate less brake dust.

 

yeah but dont ceramic have less bite until they get warmed up? which is hard to do unless you go hard on them... right?

 

^^^ See post #16 in this thread

 

Ok ok so Hawk Ceramics then??? lol

 

yeah, they seem to be a great choice.

 

Check out Cobalt...they have many different compounds from full race pads to the occasional autocross pad. http://cobaltbrakes.com/compounds/

 

Ok, well i think im gonna go with the Hawk Ceramics... Cobalt cost a **** ton lol... ill tell ya how they feel Jedi when i get em on... Btw what color should i paint my Calipers? Red or white? idk about red since it seems kinda like a cheap brembo brakes but white might get dirty too fast... lol any suggestions?

 

Hopr U like them.

 

heh thanks bro... i hope i do too... :D

 

Well, the saying goes..."You get what you pay for." I hope the Hawks work out for you, and honestly the Cobalts cost about the same the MS pads...but are a **** ton better.

 

Cheap Brembo brakes? Brembo is brake manufacturer to many high performance OEM brands.

All of the spraypaint in the world isn't giong to form up your floating OEM caliper to look like this fixed caliper:

 

^I think you misunderstood what he was saying...he was saying painting the stock calipers red would look like cheap Brembos. Not that Brembos were cheap looking themselves...

 

like a brembo wannabe is how I took it...

 

^^^ ebay FAKE big brake kits! those things are HILARIOUS. (seen them yet Shell??? )

 

I sure have. You gotta be really careful on fleabay when it comes to brakes.

Took me 2 months to recover 75% of a $200 rotor deal gone bad... and all I've got to show for it is a set of rotors that won't fit on an RX-8. I should track down what they actually would fit on. I could probably recoup all my losses if I could sell them in good conscience.

 

haha yeah you got my all wrong South... lol yeah what i meant is what everyone else meant...

 

...that you want spray painted OEM calipers? Hehehehe..

Lol. Just have a go at whatever you want to do.

 

yeah but paying more isnt always better quality... we've all been taught that... **** lol, i can go pick up a pair of Wrangler jeans that cost less and are better than Abercrombie jeans...

 

^I only speak from past experience...I have run HAWK pads with much dissatisfaction, I have run others also but none compare to the Cobalts I have now...XR2's in the front and GTS's in the rear. And to point out Cobalt pads are the best pads on the market right now, they are used by every major racing series in the US from NASCAR to Grand-Am.

 

So it sounds like Hawk Ceramic are a good choice for regular driving. Has anyone actually compared Hawk Ceramic to stock pads in terms of braking distance?

 

Haven't tried any of the aforementioned pads, but I will put a word in for Axxis Ultimates. They dust quite a bit, but have improved initial bite and are more resistant to fade than the stock pads. They are a good spirited/street pad.