i have red stuff pads on my55 sti and i was on a lanark run last week with no smokin/fade or anything un toward, maybe its down to the driver/driving style . Na seriously they r pretty ****, seemed to heat up very quick on the kames test track. I had yellow stuff on my wrx with standard calipers going round KH and i thought they were **** hot, never faded once, just seemed to get better when they got hot.
Cant comment on any other makes as thats all ive tried apart from oem.