hehe yep your right they do bite a little more and the pedal got a bit firmer. I miss my metal master pads :( I'm runnin stock mitsu pads, I think I shoulda bought some metal masters :( Ne1 wanna buy mine. Yes I do believe the new rotors run much cooler than the stock ones also, the bite feels kinda weak though I'm guessing it cuz they're not broken in yet (haha I raced them already smoked the pads too :P ) and I'm using crappy stock mitsu pads.