Hi carson9429, the above statement seems really wrong. Before people/noobs misunderstands that low-dust (ceremic compound) brake pads are inferior to metallic brake pads i.e. original or stock, below is aa quote for ya.
"If you have a high performance vehicle, such as a race car, most experts will recommend ceramic brake pads. That is because they will not hold as much heat. This is crucial when you have to brake from a high speed as opting for ceramic pads can reduce your risk of brake glazing or the brakes overheating; however, because ceramic brake pads tend to absorb less heat, it is necessary to use larger brake rotors and kits in high performance vehicles to absorb the excess heat."
The incident could simply meant a mismatch of ceramic brake pads and brake rotors and kits thus resulting in inferior braking instead of superior.
In general ceramic brake pad properties:
- low dust, low noise, less brake fade and smoother braking.
Whereas Metallic brake pad properties:
- affordability, aggressiveness and cool braking. Supposely wears faster than ceramic.
Lastly if interested in all the properties of metallic and ceramic, go Carbon Ceramic, they weigh much less, have superior heat dispursing and bite... most very expensive thgh.
* Metallic are superior to ceramic compound because metallic take heat away from the rotor.