Buy Hawk Performance HB478F.605 HPS Performance Ceramic Brake PadHawk Performance HB478F.605 HPS Performance Ceramic Brake Pad Product Description:
- HPS - High Performance Street brake compound
- Increased stopping power
- Gentle on rotors
- Virtually noise-free
- High friction/torque hot or cold
Product Description
HPS - High Performance Street disc brake pads are world renowned for increasing stopping power on your street legal vehicle. Increasing the performance of your vehicles braking system is easy when you choose Hawk Performance’s HPS braking compound. This unique Ferro-Carbon formula was developed for street performance using the safety and quality of Aerospace and Motorsports severe-duty friction technology. The High Performance Street compound offers a higher coefficient of friction over stock brake pads and can provide you 20-40 percent more stopping power and higher resistance to brake fade than most standard replacement pads. Less fade means you’ll have a highly durable brake pad with less brake dust.
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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful.
High-performance pads that are low dust / low noise
By Charlie
Hawk HPS HB478F.605These Hawk HPS pads are designed for the rear brakes on a multitude of cars, including the Solstice GXP, Sky Redline, Mazda3, Volvo C30/S40, and Cobalt SS Turbocharged. Hawk makes several brake pads for street and racing applications. The HPS and Performance Ceramic are intended for street applications, while HP Plus, Blue, and a few other lines are intended for racing. The racing pads create a lot of dust, don't last very long, and produce a lot of noise in certain instances. Hawk is just a brand of Wellman, who makes lots of friction materials for heavy-duty applications. These are my second set of Hawk pads and Wellman's customer service is one of the best I have seen in the industry.The Hawk pads always come with a logo sticker, high temp grease, and the pads themselves. The HPS pads are supposed to be a more performance oriented pad material compared to the ceramic. Based on a lot of feedback, the Ceramic pads actually produce more dust than the HPS but the HPS has better stopping power overall. Ceramic pads are generally designed for longevity, they have the tendency to wear down rotors in some formulations. The HPS friction materials are advertised as a Ferro-carbon material, or more commonly known as a carbon metallic compound. The benefit of this material is its ability to mitigate heat. They don't tend to play well in cold situations though.The Hawk pads are supposed to employ the Noise Reduction System (NRS) technology that uses a lot of tiny hooks in the backing plate to retain the friction material. In the past, manufacturers relied on adhesives or rivets which can break apart. I've actually had one set of Raybestos pads break apart because rust developed in the backing plate causing the adhesive to give out.I installed the HPS pads very easily and applied high temp grease to all the backing plate surfaces that would touch the pistons, calipers, or anchor plates. You want to do this to reduce squealing/harmonics/vibration. When people complain about brake squeal on new pads, its usually because they didn't apply the grease properly. I've never experienced heavy dusting from HPS pads in the past and they tend to perform very well at high temperatures. At cold temperatures, they don't stop nearly as well as when they're hot, but it has not bothered me at this point. Usually after the first few stops leaving a subdivision will heat them adequately.The most important part of installing new pads is the break-in or bedding procedure. If you're re-using rotors, use some sandpaper to clean up the rotor surface. The reason is that brake pads leave a film of friction material on the rotor surface. This is what the pads rely on rubbing to stop the car, it's not supposed to rub directly into the rotor surface. The bedding procedure is typically 10 stops from 30 MPH with moderate brake pedal pressure. Allow it to cool a little but never come to a complete stop. Then perform 3 more stops from 45-50 MPH using harder brake pedal pressure. By this time you can usually smell the pads! Try to park it somewhere for 15 minutes without coming to a complete stop using the pads - usually coasting in neutral in a parking lot then letting it stop is a good way to go. This will reduce the chance of getting flat spots on the rotor which is commonly known as "warped" rotors.The dust that comes off these pads were a very light tan color which wasn't too obvious even on chrome wheels. It is easy to clean off, just make sure to wax your wheels.Pros: Easy to install, excellent high temperature performance, low dust, low noiseCons: Bedding procedure can be a hassle but this applies to ALL brake pads, even OEM. The Hawk pads cost a bit more than OEM, and a lot more than cheap local brands but it is worth it. Cold temp stopping isn't that great, but they love heat.Overall: 5/5 stars.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful.Great pads for Volvos
By xhallock
After doing research, these are the same pads that Viva sells for the 04.5+ Volvo S40/V50.Compared to other options, these were the best deal with shipping. Easy to install and great quality pads. I've noticed less noise and less dust; I'll be sticking with Hawk Pads in the future.(for those of you who know me from the forums, username: MyNameIdeasWereTaken)
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful.Great performance pads for the casual track experience
By Laura C. Wontrop
My fiancé and I take my Cobalt SS turbo to VIR and Autobahn every year. We switched to these rear pads before we went for the first time with the car as per suggestion of the performance engineer that made the Cobalt SS was it is (we both work at GM). The pads are great for our two day VIR experience and one day Autobahn experience. They last longer than I would have thought too - especially since there are two drivers for the car. Until I get another daily driver and make this a track specific vehicle with roll cage, I will always be putting these pads on the rear brakes.
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