st4xor
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- Eric
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- Dec 2, 2019
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- Washington DC Metro Area
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- 2020 Civic Si Sedan
Hmm, I think I understand the Unity Performance picture now. I guess the Unity picture really is comparing a 10th gen Si stock pad (top, EBC yellow) to a stock 11th gen Si pad (bottom).So I pulled a front wheel to access the front caliper and had intentions of pulling the pads to measure, but to my surprise the caliper had a large retaining clip holding the body of the caliper to the knuckle/caliper bracket. Of all of my many Honda cars I've owned and serviced, I've never seen a design like this. Where the caliper bolts holding the piston and body part of the caliper there were the plastic cylindrical coverings of some sort. I didn't want to dismantle the caliper to find I needed a special tool to put it all back together. Anyone service a caliper like this?
I can tell from the pad ears poking out of the caliper in your 3rd picture that the 11th gen stock pad is definitely different from the 10th. And the ears look the same as the bottom pad in the Unity picture. And then in my picture, the rear pad is much smaller than the stock 10th front.
So unfortunately, no dice, looks like the 11th gen Si pad really is different from the 10th gen pad. As a 10th gen owner I'm pretty bummed, too--was hoping Honda would re-use the same caliper which would hope pad availability for both gens (like the 8th/9th crew). Wasn't meant to be, I guess!
That retaining clip you found looks to me like it is just a basic spring. So some sort of flathead and/or pliers should be all that you need. I wouldn't be too worries about it when the time comes.
Having someone send a stock pad backing plate to Carbotech or G-Loc is probably the best way to get access to decent performance pads.wothout going to a BBK.
I'm going to be moving to a carbotech XP-8 for my next track day later this year with my 10th gen. Carbotech already has the 10th gen Si stock backing plate info in their system. I did a powerstop "track day" pad for my first outing and they held up fine-ish. No brown trousers moments, but they were pretty much used up after one outing and the braking confidence was never really there.
Hopefully a good Carbotech/G-Loc pad will do well for track days with stock power on the stock caliper. Otherwise, the 27won BBK is definitely a favorite for the 10th gen platform... I expect the 11th gen community will find the same!
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