im looking into buying some new rotors for my 94 coupe. i went on ebay, and found these:
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Civic...Q5fAccessories

which claim to have knife edge slots to rid of the brake dust faster, and no coating on the surface because the zinc plating causes uneven surfaces.

and i found these:
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Civic...Q5fAccessories

which are zinc-dichromate plated, and have round slots for "maximum slot life".

now, does the plating really affect it that much? ive seen track cars with plated rotors where the plating chips off. my car is a DD, and rarely gets tracked, so it might not be worth it to get the more expensive rotors, but i also dont want something that'll crack in half the first time i slam on my brakes.

 

You will be fine with AutoZone Duralast blank rotors. That's what I run on my hatch and it is driven daily with atleast 9-10 autox events a year. Them fancy looking slotted/drilled rotors are over-kill and a waste of money for your needs.

 

For the first set, id say if youre gonna spend $65 for a no-name rotor, why not drop $10 and get some brembo blanks.

For the second set, looks to me like youre getting robbed...hard haha. I dont get why people want drilled and slotted rotors for a civic. the rotors are already only about the size of a large bagel. Drilling and slotting them decreases the mass of the rotors causing them to heat up faster. Someone with more know how on this topic can probably add to this comment, but present day brake pads really dont give off the gas that they "might have" in the past. There really isnt the need for drilling rotors anymore.

Id say your best bet is to get a set of brembo blank rotors and some Hawk HPS pads and call it a day. Ive used that setup for years as daily driver and autox/track and have no complaints. The second set of rotors/pads might not be that bad, but id rather know that what is stopping me is from a company ive heard of before. Also having claims of stopping 35% faster on the second one kinda throws up a red flag at me. that just sounds like pure rubbish to me. anywho, hope this helps. let us know what you end up doing

*edit* didnt see your part about not tracking the car. in that case, do what was posted above me. the autozone rotors are fine. a set of their $25 pads will be more than sufficient as well. both combined and youre lookin at well under $100 on brakes that will likely even be an upgrade from stock

 

i dont track it yet, but i plan on it. i just got the car, and im just taking care of some of the bugs haha (i.e. HORRIBLE rotors worn down to their limit). i havent looked into those brembo blanks, i'll look into that tommorrow. as for the pads, i havent done any research on that yet seeing how the ones i have on are still almost new, and i believe theyre duralast... would a pad swap be a good idea also?

ive been reading up on auto-x forums, and it looks like stock is more than enough.

 

here is an old thread from 2003 in which i participated about rotors- https://honda-tech.com/forums/showth...hlight=slotted

here is another one from 2005 where me and another person from the older thread got into it. there was alot of info being thrown about so it might be worth the read- https://honda-tech.com/forums/showth...slotted&page=2

 

i would recommend some run of the mill rotors and upgrading your pads to hawk, baer, etc

 

same

buy the cheapest rotor you can and the most expensive pad you can afford. my favorite street pads are axxis ultimates. lower dusting pads that are also really good would be hawk hps