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The stock pads are pretty good without going to something that eats rotors.[...].More interested in stopping than dust.
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Are you referring to EBC Greens eating rotors? What are you smoking?
Greens are actually softer than the stock pads, and eat the rotors less than the stockers (trust me, 100k miles on Vipers, 25k on stock pads, the rest with EBC Greens). I've got an additional set of used rotors from another club member that upgraded his brakes, and have never needed them yet - after dozens of track events and 20 to 30 autocrosses.
Of course, being softer, they do wear out slightly faster, but not twice as fast, and for around half the cost - a net win in the long run.
For that matter, stock rotors cost so little and are just as easy to replace as pads, I would think that rotor wear is really not a big concern.
Some seem to think the stock pads stop as well as EBCs, I don't. Greens aren't significantly less effort (which is what some people seem to equate with "better"), but they continue to stop the car before locking up a lot better, and, more importantly, I've found its easier to "unlock" the tires once locked (i.e. not having to reduce brake pedal pressure as much) - I base this on my experience by dropping 1 to 2 seconds among my peers during autocross events, not flat-spotting tires any more
, just by changing to Greens, as well as a LOT less lockups at the limit. I would feel that autocross abilities are more closely related to every-day driving than track work - lower tire and brake temps, etc.
Of course, neither stock pads nor EBC Greens are appropriate for track use, and thats another subject... One that I do not believe EBC Yellows (their racing pad, which I've used) excel at - the Brakeman pad seems to be better, but I've not tried it, and would have to defer to the experience of those who track their cars more than I.