How To Choose The Right Color EBC Brake Pads:

Each EBC Brake Pad has a unique purpose to suit a particular driving style and application.  Find Your Complete Guide to EBC Brake Pads Here!  Ultimax: These “Black Stuff” pads are EBC’s OEM replacements.  If you’re restrained enough to keep your pedal-stomping on the track and only want something for your tame and casual daily driver, these are your pads.  This doesn’t mean, however, that they’re not an improvement over the factory pads.  Remember those steel fibers we discussed above?  You’ll find them in Ultimax pads, but only if you look closely enough.  Where many pads contain up to 50% steel fibers, Ultimax have no more than 4%.  Not 40, not 14.  Four. That means a better grip, longer rotor life, and less corrosive dust.

Green Stuff: One step up from OEM, you might call Green Stuff pads a performance street formula.  Not at home on the track, they’re polite, best suited for aggressive daily drivers, offering a softer pedal feel and low to medium dust.  They come in three varieties: 2000 Series, for small, lightweight, low-hp vehicles that generate less heat; 6000 Series, for commuting SUVs and light trucks; and 7000 Series, a higher-end version of the 6000.

Red Stuff: This is EBC’s flagship pad, probably because it’s so versatile.  This is the best pad for larger, heavier cars, and those with more than 200 hp.  If you own a muscle car, drive it aggressively, and occasionally take it to the track, this is probably your pad.  Red Stuff pads do have a slight bedding period, after which they’ll be more than quiet enough for the street, and they generate almost no dust, being completely free of steel fibers.

Yellow Stuff:  Here EBC pulled the friction and wear string a little further along.  Yellow Stuff pads are designed to get hotter and work better at those temperatures.  Remember, heat makes friction.  There are two variations of Yellow Stuff, one for cars up to truck weight, and one for Trucks and SUVs.  Yellow Stuff pads, in either variety, are formulated to heat faster, so they’re perfect for the track, but tackle the street well, too.  They’re a favorite among British police.