Originally Posted by
InsaneCivicCoupe
I highly discourage ceramic pads as they fade at higher temps, and brakes tend to get hot really fast on hard stops/heavy decel from higher speeds... I had a really scary experience once in that exact scenario, and I'llnever run ceramics on a race car again. (this is just coming from a drag racing pov, auto x etc. may be way diff., i dont know...)
thats weird, ceramics usually have a higher tolerance for heat than other materials. maybe they didnt help absorb the heat as well as a metallic or semi-metallic pad would? i havent noticed any difference and have put my brakes thru some pretty decent stops. the only problem i have is boiling the fluid in the m/c due to retardedly high underhood temps.