Pricing for the AEM pads is in the $50 range depending on the car and whether you buy from either Summit or Ultra Performance. I run them on all of my Hondas-both On and off track. They are far better than the stock pads at places like Watkins Glen and Pocono where braking is from very high speed or in tight corners. I have not autocrossed either the CRX or Prelude-but there is a street near here that I test on (runs thru a park actually) and the cars work well. Our Civic (sold it) had AEM on it for 3 years with little wear or dusting issues. Performance was excellent.

It is a choice you need to make based on how you drive. A dedicated track car can use race pads-if you can get the correct operating temps and compound. The AEM pads are an upgrade from those installed by Honda. (Honda uses Nissin). Just my experience.