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Old Sep 27, 2009 | 10:34 AM
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Im going to be buying new brembo plain rotors for my C5 setup. im also going to be needing a new set of pads, but i do not know which pair would be best for me. The car frequently sees Very Spirited driving, so id like something with a good resistance to heat and something with a very good bite. idc about dust or noise. just performance. thanks
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Old Sep 27, 2009 | 10:52 AM
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I liked the Hawk HPS pads on my stock set up with Powerslot rotors. I'm going to give them a try on my C5 brakes soon, the pads that came with my kit are just about shot.
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Old Sep 27, 2009 | 11:02 AM
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well, i personally use wagner thermoquiet pads on everything i drive, drove, and will drive. my mechanics that i usually go to use nothing but those and when i need new ones i can get them warrantied so i don't have to pay for it more than the one time. they're like 60-70 bucks for a set and they perform pretty damn good i might add. as far as rotors go i just use the cheap chinese blanks. i know some of you guys don't like the china crap but truth is, they're just as good as anything else. blanks are better anyways. i heard some things about the powerslots cracking and stuff. if you don't want to get chinese blanks i would say get brembo blanks..either all or nothing i say haha! never used hawk pads but i think they're just overpriced overhyped. everyone uses them on here though and i prefer my wagner pads because they never let me down and like i said, my dad can get them for me cheap and warranty them for me so its buy once and forget about it.
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Old Sep 27, 2009 | 11:11 AM
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I liked the Hawk HPS pads on my stock set up with Powerslot rotors. I'm going to give them a try on my C5 brakes soon, the pads that came with my kit are just about shot.
i was looking at those pads but wsnt sure if other people have had a better choice

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well, i personally use wagner thermoquiet pads on everything i drive, drove, and will drive. my mechanics that i usually go to use nothing but those and when i need new ones i can get them warrantied so i don't have to pay for it more than the one time. they're like 60-70 bucks for a set and they perform pretty damn good i might add. as far as rotors go i just use the cheap chinese blanks. i know some of you guys don't like the china crap but truth is, they're just as good as anything else. blanks are better anyways. i heard some things about the powerslots cracking and stuff. if you don't want to get chinese blanks i would say get brembo blanks..either all or nothing i say haha! never used hawk pads but i think they're just overpriced overhyped. everyone uses them on here though and i prefer my wagner pads because they never let me down and like i said, my dad can get them for me cheap and warranty them for me so its buy once and forget about it.
i had run those when i did my first set up. i wasnt all that impressed with them. they heated up fast and had faded bad. its a more serious driven car so i need something much more aggressive
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Old Sep 27, 2009 | 01:35 PM
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i hate my Hawk HPS pads. They suck. they have no bite to them, they leave tons of dust and they just suck Im switching back to autozone brand next brake swap.
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Old Sep 27, 2009 | 01:51 PM
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I did Hawk Ceramics front and back.
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Old Sep 27, 2009 | 02:15 PM
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EBC redstuff
i've ran them and Hawk and the ebc's were much better
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I dig my Red Stuffs.
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thanks for the input. i wasnt leaning towards EBC that much because i heard so much about Hawk. the red stuff looks like a good pad for me. thanks
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Old Sep 27, 2009 | 03:01 PM
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I've run the Hawk Ceramics in both my LT1's for the past 5 years with great success. I have no reason to ever run another brake pad personally.
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Old Sep 27, 2009 | 06:53 PM
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hawk HP+, good bite, low fade, more dust, wear and noise but they preform great! going 3 seasons on mine w/ allot of 'spirited driving'
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Old Sep 27, 2009 | 08:33 PM
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Another vote for EBC Reds I have them all around on my 13"/11" d&s rotors.
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thanks for all the input guys! i purchased a set of EBC red stuff's tonight. i hope to have them in and fully set in for the 10th. im going to another run up bear mountain before cliffs of insanity. i need to be able to stop again haha. i hope it works out well with a set of acdelco blanks. i guess time will telll..
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