clutch is going!
10-15-2002, 02:27 PM
#1
Contributing Member
Thread Starter
Join Date: Jul 2002
Posts: 709
clutch is going!
i've had the car for two weeks and the clutch is already slippin. damn. anyway, what's a good clutch upgrade? i was thinking ACT or Unorthodox Racing.
4-pad, 6-pad, twin disc...what duz it all mean?
4-pad, 6-pad, twin disc...what duz it all mean?
Last edited by spitz7985; 10-15-2002 at 02:45 PM.
10-15-2002, 02:31 PM
#2
Registered User
Join Date: Sep 2002
Location: Fredericksburg, VA
Posts: 352
ACT is a VERY good clutch. Alot of people use them in Honda/Acura race setups. So you cant go wrong I have heard nothing bad about them, BUT i have heard bad things about Centerforce and some other companies who make cluthches.
10-15-2002, 06:36 PM
#3
Contributing Member
Join Date: May 2002
Location: NYC
Posts: 2,817
This is the clutch that I am running now. I am very happy with the clutch. Grabs nice and the peddle feel is a little softer than stock.
Purchase it at www.enjukuracing.com
Purchase it at www.enjukuracing.com
10-15-2002, 07:03 PM
#4
Contributing Member
Join Date: Feb 2002
Location: NYC
Posts: 1,115
I agree with Stan. I had recommended it to Stan and have it on one of my 240s and am getting it for my other one. Stage II SPEC you can get from Enjuku Racing.
10-15-2002, 07:08 PM
#5
Contributing Member
Thread Starter
Join Date: Jul 2002
Posts: 709
how duz it compare to others?
10-15-2002, 07:18 PM
#6
Contributing Member
Join Date: May 2002
Location: NYC
Posts: 2,817
It has a clutch plate that looks like the act and clutchmaster's stage III with a stage II spring. I think it is the best of both worlds.
I want the durability but don't need the strength of the springs. I am not a drag racer and don't want to have my left calf the size of my thigh with the right looking like a twig.
I want the durability but don't need the strength of the springs. I am not a drag racer and don't want to have my left calf the size of my thigh with the right looking like a twig.
10-15-2002, 07:24 PM
#7
Contributing Member
Thread Starter
Join Date: Jul 2002
Posts: 709
how much harder duz it grab then the stock clutch?
10-15-2002, 07:54 PM
#8
Contributing Member
Join Date: Feb 2002
Location: NYC
Posts: 1,115
well the pedal feel is lighter than stock, which is amazing, since it holds about 267 lb of torque. It grabs very fast even with my lightened flywheel. I know they are a few others out there with the clutch that also loved it.
10-16-2002, 05:19 PM
#9
Contributing Member
Join Date: May 2002
Location: NYC
Posts: 2,817
Originally posted by spitz7985
how much harder duz it grab then the stock clutch?
how much harder duz it grab then the stock clutch?
I snapped the clutch when going into a hard turn cutting a guy off. There was a sound like a whip cracking. I was impressed that it held with me pushing it like a did.
10-17-2002, 09:17 PM
#10
Contributing Member
Thread Starter
Join Date: Jul 2002
Posts: 709
i think i'm looking for something a little more stiff. my goal hp out of the car is 280 from a KA24DET. anyone had any expierences with the unorthodox racing clutches?
10-17-2002, 09:32 PM
#11
Registered User
Join Date: Oct 2002
Location: Bergen County, NJ
Posts: 1
the ACT clutches perform very well, and if you are keeping the stock flywheel, you may want to go with a stage III from ACT... it will hold plenty of torque, and boost should you add it. It'll be rather stiff, and should engage a lot faster then the stock clutch.
10-17-2002, 10:06 PM
#12
Registered User
Join Date: Aug 2002
Posts: 119
i second what fallout said...
10-17-2002, 10:48 PM
#13
Registered User
Join Date: Sep 2002
Location: PA
Posts: 29
hum....
Its my understanding that... putting an aftermarket clutch on a stock transmission can do some serious damage.......and the whole reason you bought the clutch in the first place(to replace your stock broken one) has come back to bite you.....and anyway if you have nothing HP wise done to the car why would you put an aftermarket clutch on thats only purpose is to improve your burnouts.....H e L L are cars are allready RWD what more could you ask for........
Any takers....plz comment...
Any takers....plz comment...
10-18-2002, 03:36 AM
#14
Contributing Member
Join Date: May 2002
Location: NYC
Posts: 2,817
Re: hum....
Originally posted by 240_Sparx
Its my understanding that... putting an aftermarket clutch on a stock transmission can do some serious damage.......and the whole reason you bought the clutch in the first place(to replace your stock broken one) has come back to bite you.....and anyway if you have nothing HP wise done to the car why would you put an aftermarket clutch on thats only purpose is to improve your burnouts.....H e L L are cars are allready RWD what more could you ask for........
Any takers....plz comment...
Its my understanding that... putting an aftermarket clutch on a stock transmission can do some serious damage.......and the whole reason you bought the clutch in the first place(to replace your stock broken one) has come back to bite you.....and anyway if you have nothing HP wise done to the car why would you put an aftermarket clutch on thats only purpose is to improve your burnouts.....H e L L are cars are allready RWD what more could you ask for........
Any takers....plz comment...
When you improve one item in a system you must prep any other ruined or hurt component. The new item will speed up the damage taken by the already damaged.
Example:
I changed my shocks to coilovers and had to change my already hurt tires because I wore the treads away quicker. Now I have to change swaybars after last night.
10-18-2002, 07:27 AM
#15
Contributing Member
Join Date: Feb 2002
Location: NYC
Posts: 1,115
I second that from Stan. I have seen people upgrade and put in a nitrous kit for example and don't take care of the proper fuel mixture and blow up their engines. Once you start changing things other things must be looked at.
I am a fan of using all Nissan Factory stuff(tune up materials and other things, but in the event of the clutch going, it would only make an upgrade rather than hurt anything.
I am a fan of using all Nissan Factory stuff(tune up materials and other things, but in the event of the clutch going, it would only make an upgrade rather than hurt anything.