I've never been impressed by EBC pads, they are inconsistent, liable to fall apart, give an odd feel to the pedal. Tried the green stuff and yellow stuff ones in the past but just don't like them, the black standard road pads even failed to lock up my wheels with hard braking, damn dangerous if you ask me. . On the other hand one or two peops say they are great. There are plenty of performance and upgraded road pads that work much better out there. Manufacturers OE pads and Pagid pads are the best in my opinion if it's just for road use. For the track there are endless possibilities depending on what car you have.