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Hawk Performance
Brake Pads

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Hawk Brake is the leader in aircraft and military brake materials. Their unique carbon semi-metallic high performance street pads produce shorter stopping distances than any other pad. These pads consistently stop great (both cold and hot) give excellent modulation control, and do not unduly wear the rotors. Compared to stock pads, the Hawk High Performance Street brake pads will shorten your car's stopping distance by 10 percent. With Hawk brake pads, you won't experience the brake-fade common with stock pads.

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Features:

  • Extremely low dust
  • High friction/torque hot or cold
  • Gentle on rotors
  • Virtually noise-free
  • Much improved braking over OE
  • Long extended pad life

HPS - High Performance Street

Hawk Performance HPS compound provides advanced braking characteristics to enhance your driving experience. This unique compound combines the safety and quality of Aerospace design partnered with the braking technology of motorsports.

An excellent street pad featuring low dust, high friction, rotor friendly, and silent running. Stops 10% shorter than OE pads. Optimal operational temperature range is 100-800 degrees F.

HP Plus- High Performance Street PLUS- Race Worthy

Hawk Performance HP PLUS compound can take the heat at the Track and get you home safely without having to change your brake pads in and out. This compound was designed for the serious street and autocross enthusiast. Warning! Due to the dramatic friction levels produced by this product to achieve "race-level" braking; rotor wear, noise, dust, and pad wear may be increased.

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    Features:

  • Extremely high friction output
  • Race worthy for autocross
  • Race worthy for club racing events
  • Elevated temperature resistance
 For more aggressive drivers, this pad has a higher coefficient of friction than the HPS pad. The optimum operational temperature range is 100-800 degrees F and, for short periods of time, up to 900 degrees F.


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Features:

  • Stable friction output
  • Extremely fade resistant
  • Extended pad life
  • Increased rotor life
  • Much improved braking over OE.

HP SuperDuty-Automotive and Truck Super Duty

Hawk Performance SuperDuty material is our latest friction innovation utilizing advanced Aerospace Technology. This material is a unique blend of Organic, Carbon Fiber and Ceramic materials offering unmatched performance under severe high inertia applications. This material is ideal for heavy-duty truck fleets, large SUV's and pickup trucks. Whether you're a weekend warrior towing a boat, a bus driver delivering kids to school, or a fleet manager looking to improve cost per mile, HP SuperDuty provides the durability, safety and performance to meet or exceed your application needs.

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Material Description

Hawk Performance has utilized world class technology to develop and manufacture superior disc brake and clutch materials for the Automotive/Racing industry.

Hawk Performance products include Ferro-CarbonTM, CarboticTM, Carbon-CarbonTM and full metallic disc brakes and clutches. Hawk Performance's persistent development of racing friction will not only set new standards, but will also greatly enhance the quality, performance and integrity of your racing programs!

FERRO-CARBONTM Racing Friction

Ferro-CarbonTM is a unique, high-tech friction material developed and manufactured by Hawk Performance for the racing community. All Ferro-CarbonTM materials exhibit non-fade performance and have been evaluated up to and beyond 1,600 degrees F. Each material offers lower wear rates and higher torque values than all other competitive materials available on the market today.
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HT 15

Very high torque with a smooth initial bite. Excellent linear torque to applied pressure relationship. Designed for cars with extremely high deceleration rates and limited down force.

Optimal Temperature Range

300F - 1600F
149C -871C 		Applications

NASCAR Winston Cup, Busch GN, Super Truck, Hooters Cup, V8 Star, ASA & ARCA.

HT 14

Very high torque with aggressive initial bite. Excellent modulation and release characteristics. Designed for cars with extremely high deceleration rates and down force. Supercedes HT-12 material.

Optimal Temperature Range

300F - 1600F
149C -871C 		Applications

Open wheel formula cars, CART, Toyota Atlantic, F2000, F3000, Trans-Am, Porsche GT

HT 10

High torque with a smooth initial bite. Excellent modulation, consistent pedal, good release characteristics.These pads are intended for severe duty road racing.

Optimal Temperature Range

300F -1600F 149C -871C 		Applications

NASCAR, Busch Grand National, Super Truck, Hooter's Cup

MT 4

High torque pad designed specifically for cars under 2800 lb.

Optimal Temperature Range

400F - 1200F
204C - 649C 		Applications

Asphalt circle track cars

BLUE 9012

Medium/High torque brake compound. Low pad and rotor wear with good brake modulation. These pads have a very high coefficient of friction, meant for severe duty racing with cast iron rotors. Pre-bedded. (Gas slotted rotors recommended)

Optimal Temperature Range

250F - 1000F 121C - 538C 		Applications

Road racing and Rally applications where low to mid temperature effectiveness is critical

DR 97

Excellent static and dynamic coefficient of friction. Low pad and rotor wear.

Optimal Temperature Range

100F - 900F 38C - 482C 		Applications

Most severe levels of drag racing

BLACK

This is a good medium torque compound designed to be an all-purpose, low-cost racing pad. It has a high coefficient of friction. Recommended for light duty Road Racing applications. Pre-bedded.

Optimal Temperature Range

100F - 900F 38C - 482C 		Applications

Dirt circle track, dune buggy, and light duty road racing applications
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Hawk Performance Brake Pad Burnishing for Racing

What procedure does Hawk Performance recommend for burnishing brake pads for racing?

All brake pads have to be bedded-in with the rotor they will be used against. Even though Hawk Performance burnishes the pads in the factory, a transfer film must be generated at the pad and rotor interface for optimal performance. Whether it is new or used rotors, you must follow the bed-in steps listed below to maximize brake performance.

  • Step 1. Seal all brake ducts.
  • Step 2. Slowly engage brakes 6 to 8 times at medium speeds. Do not drag brakes or come to a complete stop.
  • Step 3. Increase speeds to simulate race conditions; allow 6 to 8 high pressure (about 500 psi) snubs at racing speeds. Total engagements for Step 2 and Step 3 should be a maximum of 15 to 20.
  • Step 4. Remove brake duct seals. Allow the system to cool for about 15 minutes. Do not engage brakes while car is parked during cool down period.
Your rotors and Hawk Performance Brake Pads are now ready for race! Do not sand or grind the brake pads or rotors after this burnishing procedure has been completed.

What is bed-in?

For optimal use of any given brake system, the pads and rotor have to be compatible with each other. The bed-in procedure establishes that compatibility between the pad and rotor. This is achieved by a combination of rubbing speed, temperature, line pressure, and Inertia. Bed-in is also influenced by pad and rotor material chemistries. It is always recommended that only compatible pads and rotors be used in any given application.

Bedding in advantages:
  • 1. Gradually heat treats the rotor and eliminates any thermal shock in the rotor.
  • 2. Burn off volatiles and moisture from the resin that is near pad surface. This will eliminate "green fade."
  • 3. Establish a layer of transfer film about a few microns thick on the rotor surface. Shearing of the film during friction is an effective source of friction force. Otherwise, when using a freshly ground rotor without the transfer film, the main friction force would come from cutting, plowing, or scoring the asperities on the rotor surface. This leads to inconsistent braking effectiveness.
  • 4. Mate the two surfaces to a near perfect geometrical match, so that the contact area is high, and therefore the friction force is increased.
  • 5. The performance of a fresh rotor/fresh pad system would be inconsistent. This is due to ever-changing structures and properties of the two mating materials. Bed-in of pads and rotor will form a stable transfer film.
  • 6. If bedding in procedure is not applied, a stable transfer film may not be established for a long time. In other words, the rotor surface would have to be constantly regenerating a film that is not quite stable for a long time. This effect would reduce the performance and increase the wear.


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Ashland, OR 97520
Phone: 541-488-5638
Fax: 541-482-2126
Toll Free Order Line: 888-688-5638

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