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Old Apr 17, 2007 | 06:18 PM
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Guys who own these how do you like them? How is the performance compared to the hp or hps pads?
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Old Apr 17, 2007 | 06:38 PM
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i would also like to know this answer im inbetween.
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i put in the hawk ceramics, i went from stock pads and rotors to drilled and slotted with the hawk pads. i noticed a big difference and wish it did that mod along time ago, pads have much more bite, little to no dust and no brake fade. i love them. i have them in the front and rear of my car.
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i put in the hawk ceramics, i went from stock pads and rotors to drilled and slotted with the hawk pads. i noticed a big difference and wish it did that mod along time ago, pads have much more bite, little to no dust and no brake fade. i love them. i have them in the front and rear of my car.
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Originally Posted by 99zman
i put in the hawk ceramics, i went from stock pads and rotors to drilled and slotted with the hawk pads. i noticed a big difference and wish it did that mod along time ago, pads have much more bite, little to no dust and no brake fade. i love them. i have them in the front and rear of my car.
same here

Also after 20k of driving there is about 70% of the pad left. With cheapo stock replacement pads I was changing them every 20k.
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Old Apr 18, 2007 | 03:33 PM
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I don't know...

The HPS and HP Plus pads are made of a much 'softer' material. The cermic pads are like rubbing a rock on your rotor...And I prefer the carbon-metallic pads for their stopping power and resistance to fade.

PS: I have never had the Hawk Ceramic pads on my car, so this is just my opinion based loosly on science and obserbation.
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Old Apr 19, 2007 | 09:37 AM
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Originally Posted by gun5l1ng3r
I don't know...

The HPS and HP Plus pads are made of a much 'softer' material. The cermic pads are like rubbing a rock on your rotor...And I prefer the carbon-metallic pads for their stopping power and resistance to fade.

PS: I have never had the Hawk Ceramic pads on my car, so this is just my opinion based loosly on science and obserbation.
I was in this debate before i purchased my pads also. th ehps will grab a little harder than the cermaic, and hp grabs harder than both, but..... hp leaves mad dust and wears out quickly, and hps some people say little or no dust and others say alot of dust. if you have nice rims and dont wash them every few days i'd just get the cermaic pads. imo
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Old Apr 19, 2007 | 02:12 PM
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Hows the noise with the Hawk ceramics? I put Satisfied Ceramics on my car about 3 years ago and they made noise intermittently on me, but have seemed to go away the last year or so.
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