OEM pads VS. Hawk
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I'm not so sure. I've never used the Ceramics, but I have the Hawk HPS and Hawk rates the HPS as having harder bite than the Ceramics. Yet, I feel the HPS are a slight downgrade from the OEM pads.
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I have the Satisfied Pro Ceramic pads and I would say that the initail bit is slightly less than OEM. But in a hurried 100% emergency stopping situation they work on par with OEM. The benefit of running ceramics is the low dust production. For a street car I'd like to run Ceramics all the time.
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I have the Hawk Ceramic pads. I don't track the car at all, but use the 8 for daily driving. I think the OEM pads were much better for DD than the Hawk Ceramic pads.
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For street driving anything more than the OEM pad is overkill. They are designed to run at temperatures encountered in daily driving. AS such they have better initial bite and good stopping power. If you track your car, then your brake temperatures will rise and higher performance pads will give you better stopping power than the OEM and will not fade as badly (please note that if abused all pads will overheat). The problem with high performance pads is that in daily driving they do not reach their correct operating temperature and have LESS performance than OEM pads. So it comes down to where you are using your car as to the best pad for performance. If you want less brake dust, then ceramic dust is lighter in colour and does not spoil appearance as much as OEM pads. Having said that , there is very little wrong with the RX8s brake system for 99% of all drivers.
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Thanks guys. I will be posting a review soon. In fact, I installed them & bedded them tonight. Have an autocross this weekend. Not sure when I'll get a track day in, but I was looking for a pad that could do both. I wondered if the 800s would be overkill for solo, and posted that question on the RB forum. They replied by saying they thought it would be ideal, and gave me a 25% discount if I would try them out and write a review. They also offered a money back garauntee if I did not like them, so I took the bait.
I'll post a review, at least for solo use, next week.
I'll post a review, at least for solo use, next week.
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So maybe I missed it, but how do the ceramic brakes fare on the track once they heat up, better than HPS? I'll be in the market for new pads soon, but I want something that's still decent for daily use.
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Just say no to pistons
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from what i understand, hawk makes two different sets of pads- ceramics, and the hps that most people get.
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just got my car back today- got the ceramic hawk pads installed and the rotors re-surfaced. ridiculously smooth braking now!
but I think I have an issue- whats the best way to break them in?
also, i believe that the ceramic compound used for these brakes is harder than OEM, so it will take longer for them to seat- about how much longer?
but I think I have an issue- whats the best way to break them in?
also, i believe that the ceramic compound used for these brakes is harder than OEM, so it will take longer for them to seat- about how much longer?