I'm trying to decide between these for my SRT. Has anyone tried both to give a comparison on braking power and dust?

 

You are comparing two entirely different materials, pretty hard to do. I have the Disc Italia Hyper Ceramic pads and I think that they are extremely good although a but pricey. They are a step up from the Kevlar titanium but I think the D-I product is generally a good one.

 

I thought about the Hyper Ceramics. A bit more than I wanted to spend. Do they have to heat up like some ceramic pads or do they have a good bite cold? Seems like everyone on here likes the Disc Italia products in general.

I haven't seen much feedback on the Hawk ceramics, just the HPS.

 

They actually don't build up heat any where near the normal matallic pads and they seem to have good initial bite. I am not an overly agressive driver, no track days, more the Grand Touring type but they seem to work really well. I purchased them because I do show the car 5-6 times a summer and these really cut down the amount of brake dust.

 

How do you use your car? Do you take it to the track?

 

I've never taken it to the track. It's mostly a weekend car for me that I drive aggressively on the street. With that in mind, I won't be putting them under a rigorous heat load. I'm looking for more stopping power and less dust.

 

i did add a lot about brake pads on my parts page at paulscrossfire.com, you might like it.

 

Paul, thanks I took a look at your site. I've read a few good reviews on the hyper ceramics, just don't know if I'm willing to spend the extra money instead of the kevlar titaniums.
How would you compare the dust levels from the Hawk HP Plus and Proterfield R4S with the Hyper Ceramics?

 

I only had OEM pads which to me had a lot of dust. Than Rotex Gold, they were great on being low dust. Now I have stoptech on the front and Poterfield on the back, I have not noticed any dust on these even with the 2 day track event. One interesting thing on the Poterfield is that my rear rotor have a dark color now, the same color as the pads. The fronts still look shiny.