I'm in the process of purchasing a 2012 Civic SI sedan with 132k miles. It will need brakes soon. Keeping in mind this is a daily driver, what pads and rotors would you suggest? I tend to avoid cross drilled after experiencing Cracking around the holes. Also what oil is best for the engine and trans? Is there anything I should watch for or know about?

 

Honda MTF for the transmission.

Brembo UV coated rotors are hard to beat! Pads to your liking. I do enjoy the hawk hps 5.0 pads but they do have a slow speed squeal and they are aggressive on rotors. Also I don't think Hawk makes a pad for the Civic Si front caliper. I went to TSX calipers to fix that.

 

Thank you for the info Ryan. I'll look them up. Whats different about the TSX calipers?

 

They have a slightly different pad shape that is shared with more vehicles so Hawk makes a pad for them. The calipers I think are the same, the difference is in the caliper bracket.

Also just to clarify I am not playing with a 9th gen Si but I did use a crashed one as a parts and engine donor for my CR-Z. Started with the Si calipers and then wanted better pads and found I had to go to a more common brake pad. And as an additional bonus the TSX calipers have better spoke clearance for aftermarket wheels.

 

This is good to know. Thank you and hope your project goes well.