EBC Vs. Hawks brake pad?

[cobrAA]

I can get the Hawks HP+ for 275 tax-in read/front. But I was wondering if I could get something a tad less aggresive with less brake dust.. Do EBC make good stuff? Red,yellow or green?

I guess it would be cheaper too than Hawks.

[fastbmw7]

EBC yellows are not terribly agressive, they're cheap, and pretty low dust. Not recommended for HEAVY track use though.

[Daniel1458]

EBC yellows are not terribly agressive, they're cheap, and pretty low dust. Not recommended for HEAVY track use though.

Incorect, yellow stuff is the most agressive and track ready. I run them on my skyline, they are cheaper then Hawk. But very good.

[fastbmw7]

They weren't horrible, but I found them to be borderline marginal on a high speed track. They did wear reasonably well, considering the demands that were placed on them. All in all, probably appropriate for the price you pay for them.
There are better track pad options out there.

[lowexr]

Hawk or Carbotech all the way...

[cobrAA]

I guess I will go HP+ but I hate brake dust that stick to the paint. See, I don't care about brake dust because I have all the detailing products to remove it but some pads I tried stick to my caliper paint and I simply can't wash it, I have to repaint my caliper each season. grrr.

[RWDragoon]

You could try HPS as well

[frankiman]

HPS are crap on the track
they overheat too quickly with a car as heavy as a GTR

[RWDragoon]

my HP+ faded on the 2nd lap as well though! If your tracking you might want to try the new designed pads DTC-70 They are getting excelent feedback. Hawk told me they work better then Blues, and are less hard on rotors.

[frankiman]

do you have stainless steel braided brake lines? and high boiling point brake fuild like ATE blue or Motul RBF660

if you don't, its not the pads that faded, its the rest of the system

i've been using HP+ on my car for a while now, and they are pretty much the best street/track pads

i've never had any problems on the track with them, even after 15 laps
and they are not a big assle on the street, a bit a noise, but i've learned to avoid it by controling the pressure on the pedal, and because of their ''low'' temperature range, you won't crash at the first red light

the blue, black or DTC range of pads are NOT street recommended pads

a friend of mine is using the Blue on his daily driven stripped track civic, and he always have to drive the first 100m with the brakes on just to bring them to temperature, or else he completely misses the first stop he has to make (which happened once, while i was in the car, almost shat myself)