so its time to invest in a new clutch, whats everyone else running and how do you like it? i want something that can handle a little beating here and there and not be an on off switch in traffic..

 

how many miles do you have? I'm real curious as Honda has put a "clutch delay valve" in our cars to "slip" the clutch a bit to not be hard on the trans parts <-- yeah right! i have my "assumptions" about why its there but I'll keep it to myself

if you had good luck with the factory clutch just go with an OEM replacement one, our cars really don't have enough power to merit an "upgraded one"

 

right now im at about 125,xxx and been turboed for about 40,000 miles at 5psi, i dumped the clutch the other day and went NOWHERE haha
im looking to tune it to 10psi as soon as i get a new clutch

 

used exedy before... nice response... but not so good in traffic jams... heavy, and unrelenting to a tired foot... i'm using OEM right now... even with modded NA engine, the OEM can still handle it to some extent... so unless you're running oversized turbo or anything, just stick with OEM

 

Did you have the stage 1 or stage 2?

 

Whatever clutch you decide on, be sure and switch to a lighter flywheel... You will need a stronger clutch if you do though. Mine slips a little at times also unless the tires brake loose first.

 

HaHa! here's Dee now:

 

And when he was younger:

 

Has anyone ever replaced they're flywheel? is it worth it in your opinion? I went to a local shop and they said nobody makes an aftermarket flywheel for the fit.. which i dont believe..
But said they'd replace the clutch and resurface the flywheel for $745 with a stage 2 exedy clutch

ive also been looking into the spec stage 3+ clutch ive read some good things about it compared to the exedy, such as it lasting longer and being easier to drive for a DD.

 

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It's for the GD's, from what I've read they're not interchangeable with the GE8's?

 

Sorry, it's hard to keep up with who is driving which model... I never had a bit of trouble with the shaved stock flywheel I had on my VW Beetle but heard bad things from guys with aluminum ones.

 

TC, NO need to be sorry, I think the OP has a GD anyway thats the part they need.

I need to be sorry cause it doesn't fit my GE.

So, I guess the most would agree that it's better to have the OEM shaved a bit to reduce weight. Good luck for me to find a reputable shop that has the skills. Seems like they all try to rip you off around my area.

 

What I miss about the old days was the small machine shops that could crank out the things you needed to go fast by modifying OEM pieces... There was a place in Dallas that rebuilt brake shoes, pads, clutch disks, and pressure plates with higher pressure springs . Another place that reground camshafts and crankshafts and others that renewed connecting rod and cylinder heads with larger valves and higher compression... All you had to do was tell them what you were doing and had and they would give you what you needed for a fraction of what the well known aftermarket stuff sold for.. It could get expensive if you went crazy with compression and revs, you'd be rebuilding your engine weekly.

 

imo, Very few people have pride in their work nowadays that applies across the board to many trades/crafts. I see it in my job all the time.


btw TC, love what you did with your car (supercharger, suspension, etc.), I wish I had the knowledge, skills and experience to do such things. Great job!

 

I appreciate the complement but really all I've done was buy some good products and follow the directions they came with... I have a lot of things I haven't been able to do anything with and I have always seemed to take a long time on stuff I do or I make a mess of things... Getting older and needing to take medication for aches and pains is making things much harder to do... You wouldn't believe all of the projects I have sitting around here that I am finally realizing I will never be able to fix or finish up.

 

Don't sell yourself short, even if I had the $$$$ for the SC, I'd have no idea where to begin to install, let alone tune it. Now renovating a home I can do no prob, and keep within 1/16" of plans. But when it comes to car mechanics, and electrical I only know the basics.

As for projects on the back burner, plenty of younger people have the same issue. Time is always limited, so do what you can do. It still feels good taking things off the to-do list regardless of age, so do it at your own pace.

back on topic.

Wondering if I can find a reliable shop to shave my flywheel when I get to that mod, but since it's on a long list which I won't get to it for atleast a yr or more, I should find something by then.

 

Get a shop manual, break the task at hand into a few task, take breaks, have a beer and go over the next section you have to do... We're lucky that we can consult with people on line that can give advise and supply us time saving shortcuts that would take years to figure out otherwise... The KWSC kit came with a wonderful instruction manual with nice photos that are better than what is supplied with a plastic model car kit. I gave up on model cars awhile back even though I was putting them together when I was 7 or 8 years old. I can tell I have been spending too much time here by the little gold star instead of doing the work I need to do to my car..