You can use any pad you want to with the Eline rotors. Greasing the guide pins and making sure to also use the new hardware that comes with the Posi pads helps as well. I can honestly say that I have had the Elines and Posi ceramics on the wife's 04 Denali for a little over two years now and haven't had any noise or loss of braking. That is with my wife being the type to only hit the brakes 10 feet from any stop regardless of speed. Sorry about misunderstanding the cold reference, I think of colder temps when that is mentioned.