Brake pads EBC or ATE

I actually love my EBCs for street use. Incredible cold bite, no dust (ever), no squeak (ever), and my rotors and pads still look brand new after 6 months.

I have the greens - love them. Almost no brake dust and good performance (haven't had any track time with them though).

i had ATE with mintex red pads, but they warped in abotu 9 months... prob due to excessive braking. now i put on the zimmermans. they look great on the car, and im happy with the braking so far, though its only been 1 week.

I could get some EBC Greenstuff rear pads for a mere $49.

I am running EBC Greenstuff, with almost no dust compared to stock pads.

EBC Green stuff all the way baby. Anyway, they are great, no dust unless you leave your car unwashed for 3 months.

I'm pretty happy with my EBC brakes and pads. They don't seem to fade and the braking efficiency has improved substantially. However, because they are grooved, you can almost hear yourself stripping a layer off the pads when you hit the brakes hard from a high speed. They also make a whirring sound, particularly hard under brakes, which is a little curious at first, but ultimately quite nice. I would recommend them. PS My wheels are also much easier to keep clean.

I have EBC pads on the Front, and let me tell you a story.... Last year, I had Mintex Redbox pads, (bedded in, with about 5k miles on them) and I went to Summit Point. After 1 stop from 110 mph, they were all done. I had to take it easy for the rest of the day, and my rotors began to warp badly. I switched to EBC pads this spring. 3k miles later, I went back to Summitt. As expected, I drove ALOT harder, since I knew the track better. The first session, I had violent shake from the previous warping, but by the 2nd session, the warping was GONE . Repeated, hard stops failed to make these pads skip a beat.

If you are doin competition, yeah, EBC pads and slotted / drilled are worthwhile, but for mere performance road use, there's no point (except for looks). The rotors wear faster, create more dust, and the pads, whilst they may not create as much dust, will squeal.

EBC's warped my stock VW front rotors in less than 2000 miles, replaced with Zimmerman cross drilled, warped those within 3500 miles. This is with casual city driving and NO racing/autocrossing. After I warped the stockers, I was very careful about not holding the brakes after coming to a hard stop. Doesn't matter I guess. My wheels were usually warm/hot to the touch after almost zero braking highway driving. Now I have Mintex, and they work great for city driving. Wheels stay cool, and so far no warpage on my third set of rotors..