What clutches have you used / do you use?

Slapshotnerd · 08-01-2005, 02:42 AM

There's so many brands to choose from, what is everyone using right now? what have you used in the past?

the clutch battle could be the next major battle on the circuit. Only 1 car in FD is an Automatic, it's the one thing that is almost unanimously swapped out on every car. First came the tire manufacturers, next comes the clutch battle??

Exedy? Act? ORC? Clutchmatchsters, OS Gikken, the factory aftermarkets (spoon / TRD / Nismo), HKS, Centerforce, Blitz, etc...

chime in here! Let's show the clutch companies that they should get involved...

Jaggorri · 08-01-2005, 10:28 AM

Max at Illegal Garage makes some excellent clutches. They are impossibly strong and very well made. I have one in my AE86 and every 240 owner with one loves it as well.

Highly recommended.

sdtouge · 08-01-2005, 11:55 AM

i used a exedy oem replacement on my single cam, then on my ca18 i used a ceneterforce dual friction for the ka24, now on my ca i am moving to sr flywheel/clutch combo so im going lightweight flywheel and spec stage 3 clutch.

so far ive liked all of the clutches alot, the cenetrforce showed almost no wear after like 5 drift events and about 3k miles.

theflatlander · 08-01-2005, 03:23 PM

Clutch is in the sig. over 8000 miles on with lots of abuse, i love the clutch and will prob. never go back to anything less.

Stannyboy · 08-01-2005, 06:19 PM

Exedy Hyper single. I Hear from various ppl its a sr tranny killer but I just maintain the fulid changes and its still alive after 10k with a lot of clutch kicking.

RED350z · 08-01-2005, 06:21 PM

I have used alota different brands on quite a few different cars, and i have found that somtimes the same setup in one car can be great and one car can be bad. Unfortunatly you have to have the money for trial and error, or if you have a friend or someone you know that has the car you want or have, and the clutch setup you want that you can drive, you are good to go.

If not then i say ACT and RPS are the 2 ive used and been pleased with most often. However i am never up for trying new things, so in my Z I am thinking about trying a new brand and see where it gets me. I just hope it works out.

daytona350z · 08-01-2005, 10:21 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by RED350z

I have used alota different brands on quite a few different cars, and i have found that somtimes the same setup in one car can be great and one car can be bad. Unfortunatly you have to have the money for trial and error, or if you have a friend or someone you know that has the car you want or have, and the clutch setup you want that you can drive, you are good to go.

If not then i say ACT and RPS are the 2 ive used and been pleased with most often. However i am never up for trying new things, so in my Z I am thinking about trying a new brand and see where it gets me. I just hope it works out.

i have a jun with nismo clutch and pressure plate on my 350z. runs great and 3 drift days later and still beating on it

also seen the tilton carbon carbon clutch, but thats crazy hard to drive on the street and crazy $$$

RED350z · 08-02-2005, 06:21 AM

No kidding, I know a guy that has that Tilton setup on his 350 and he attempts to daily drive it, its loud and extremely hard to drive even remotely normally.

However i have the Nismo clutch from the dealer in my 350 and since i track it, drift it, and daily it (pretty hard), its not dead but going. I dont know what im going to get yet, but i need something that i dont want to kill myself if i get caught in traffic somewhere, but also if i want to beat the crap out of it, it will hold. But i think thats what everyone wants

Boostedrex · 08-02-2005, 04:54 PM

I had and beat the *** out of an Exedy hyper single in my FD for several thousand miles without any problem. I also have several friends running the same clutch with 10K + on them and they haven't had any problems either. I just ordered a hyper single for my FC drift project and I have absolutely no worries about it failing early. Exedy would be my recommendation. I have heard great things about Tilton clutches as well, but I don't have any personal experience with them. By the way, the Exedy hyper single is as close to stock feel as you can get with the kind of performance it offers unless you want to step up to a multi disc setup from Exedy or ORC. And Exedy clutches are made from OS Giken products, if I'm remembering correctly, so you can pretty much group those two together.

Zach

illegalgarage · 08-02-2005, 10:24 PM

Well if you want to drift
shouldn't you get a clutch that is desgined for drifting?
by drifters, for drifters?

I have the first clutch ever designed specifially for drifting (circa 2001)
Does anyone else make one yet?

Max

zack · 08-25-2005, 11:15 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by illegalgarage

Well if you want to drift
shouldn't you get a clutch that is desgined for drifting?
by drifters, for drifters?

I have the first clutch ever designed specifially for drifting (circa 2001)
Does anyone else make one yet?

Max

got a question for illegalgarage. do you guys ship them out of the states?

DriftGirl · 08-26-2005, 07:13 AM

ACT 6 puck with HD pressure plate....

will be using a new one next month, not sure what kind tho

EasTSide DRiFto · 08-27-2005, 06:11 AM

I have Spec stage 4 on my sr.. I did not break it in like they said but it still does the trick.

illegalgarage · 09-01-2005, 01:05 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by zack

got a question for illegalgarage. do you guys ship them out of the states?

Yes i have had customers in japan, guam, philipines, canada, mexico, trinidad, peru, denmark, england, ireland, germany, norway, sweden, spain, france, and of course the USA

Max

zack · 09-01-2005, 05:12 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by illegalgarage

Yes i have had customers in japan, guam, philipines, canada, mexico, trinidad, peru, denmark, england, ireland, germany, norway, sweden, spain, france, and of course the USA

Max

cool, so when i need a new clutch i'll try one of yours

EasTSide DRiFto · 09-01-2005, 05:25 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by EasTSide DRiFto

I have Spec stage 4 on my sr.. I did not break it in like they said but it still does the trick.

I take back what I said about my spec clutch.....It's down to a coupe of the rivots on the disk..I need a new presure plate now. I can get an ACT 4 puck for $115 new, from one of my friends so. My buddy also use a spec stage 4 presure plate with a act disk and says it great. I will know on Saturday.

cfrost · 09-02-2005, 05:43 AM

I'm using illegal garage on the s13 that I drive, and it's an AWESOME clutch, nothing but great stuff to say about it

CarloSR · 09-02-2005, 07:12 AM

ACT XTSS, very nice over all.

IwantanFC · 09-02-2005, 08:33 PM

spec clutches are amazing, i will never buy anything else.

SilverGhost · 09-06-2005, 06:21 PM

i used to run an ACT stage 1 clutch and pressure plate on my KA, which i was happy with until the disc shattered from too much clutch kick lol (my tranny also went, as did the engine, my entire powertrain took a *Censored**Censored**Censored**Censored* in like months time...lol) but now of my SR im using an Exedy Stage 1 organic copper mix which i like alot, its a hard grabbing clutch that doesnt completly kill the calf muscles in traffic. however, my pedal seems really really low, like there is tons of free play in it, but the clutch works just fine. im curious does anyone else have that going on/ever heard of it??

08-01-2005, 02:42 AM	#1
Slapshotnerd Registered User Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 1,919	What clutches have you used / do you use? There's so many brands to choose from, what is everyone using right now? what have you used in the past? the clutch battle could be the next major battle on the circuit. Only 1 car in FD is an Automatic, it's the one thing that is almost unanimously swapped out on every car. First came the tire manufacturers, next comes the clutch battle?? Exedy? Act? ORC? Clutchmatchsters, OS Gikken, the factory aftermarkets (spoon / TRD / Nismo), HKS, Centerforce, Blitz, etc... chime in here! Let's show the clutch companies that they should get involved...

08-01-2005, 10:28 AM	#2
Jaggorri Registered User Join Date: Jun 2004 Posts: 90	Max at Illegal Garage makes some excellent clutches. They are impossibly strong and very well made. I have one in my AE86 and every 240 owner with one loves it as well. Highly recommended. Last edited by Jaggorri; 08-01-2005 at 04:29 PM.

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08-01-2005, 11:55 AM	#3
sdtouge Registered User Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: san diego Posts: 868	i used a exedy oem replacement on my single cam, then on my ca18 i used a ceneterforce dual friction for the ka24, now on my ca i am moving to sr flywheel/clutch combo so im going lightweight flywheel and spec stage 3 clutch. so far ive liked all of the clutches alot, the cenetrforce showed almost no wear after like 5 drift events and about 3k miles.

08-01-2005, 03:23 PM	#4
theflatlander Registered User Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: North Dakota Posts: 393	Clutch is in the sig. over 8000 miles on with lots of abuse, i love the clutch and will prob. never go back to anything less.

08-01-2005, 06:19 PM	#5
Stannyboy Registered User Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: 818 Area... Posts: 383	Exedy Hyper single. I Hear from various ppl its a sr tranny killer but I just maintain the fulid changes and its still alive after 10k with a lot of clutch kicking.

08-01-2005, 06:21 PM	#6
RED350z Registered User Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Nashville, TN Posts: 49	I have used alota different brands on quite a few different cars, and i have found that somtimes the same setup in one car can be great and one car can be bad. Unfortunatly you have to have the money for trial and error, or if you have a friend or someone you know that has the car you want or have, and the clutch setup you want that you can drive, you are good to go. If not then i say ACT and RPS are the 2 ive used and been pleased with most often. However i am never up for trying new things, so in my Z I am thinking about trying a new brand and see where it gets me. I just hope it works out.

08-02-2005, 06:21 AM	#8
RED350z Registered User Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Nashville, TN Posts: 49	No kidding, I know a guy that has that Tilton setup on his 350 and he attempts to daily drive it, its loud and extremely hard to drive even remotely normally. However i have the Nismo clutch from the dealer in my 350 and since i track it, drift it, and daily it (pretty hard), its not dead but going. I dont know what im going to get yet, but i need something that i dont want to kill myself if i get caught in traffic somewhere, but also if i want to beat the crap out of it, it will hold. But i think thats what everyone wants

08-02-2005, 04:54 PM	#9
Boostedrex Registered User Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Rocklin, CA Posts: 120	I had and beat the *** out of an Exedy hyper single in my FD for several thousand miles without any problem. I also have several friends running the same clutch with 10K + on them and they haven't had any problems either. I just ordered a hyper single for my FC drift project and I have absolutely no worries about it failing early. Exedy would be my recommendation. I have heard great things about Tilton clutches as well, but I don't have any personal experience with them. By the way, the Exedy hyper single is as close to stock feel as you can get with the kind of performance it offers unless you want to step up to a multi disc setup from Exedy or ORC. And Exedy clutches are made from OS Giken products, if I'm remembering correctly, so you can pretty much group those two together. Zach

08-02-2005, 10:24 PM	#10
illegalgarage Registered User Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: San Jose NORCAL Posts: 214	Well if you want to drift shouldn't you get a clutch that is desgined for drifting? by drifters, for drifters? I have the first clutch ever designed specifially for drifting (circa 2001) Does anyone else make one yet? Max

08-26-2005, 07:13 AM	#12
DriftGirl HighSider Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Confused Posts: 745	ACT 6 puck with HD pressure plate.... will be using a new one next month, not sure what kind tho

08-27-2005, 06:11 AM	#13
EasTSide DRiFto GoT DRIFT? Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: connecticut Posts: 36	I have Spec stage 4 on my sr.. I did not break it in like they said but it still does the trick.

09-02-2005, 05:43 AM	#17
cfrost Registered User Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: shift-lock.net Posts: 499	I'm using illegal garage on the s13 that I drive, and it's an AWESOME clutch, nothing but great stuff to say about it

09-02-2005, 07:12 AM	#18
CarloSR Registered User Join Date: Jun 2005 Posts: 5	ACT XTSS, very nice over all.

09-02-2005, 08:33 PM	#19
IwantanFC D-TOWN DRIFT Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Doylestown, PA Posts: 69	spec clutches are amazing, i will never buy anything else.

09-06-2005, 06:21 PM	#20
SilverGhost touge sleepy-eye 180sx Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: CO Posts: 964	i used to run an ACT stage 1 clutch and pressure plate on my KA, which i was happy with until the disc shattered from too much clutch kick lol (my tranny also went, as did the engine, my entire powertrain took a CensoredCensoredCensoredCensored in like months time...lol) but now of my SR im using an Exedy Stage 1 organic copper mix which i like alot, its a hard grabbing clutch that doesnt completly kill the calf muscles in traffic. however, my pedal seems really really low, like there is tons of free play in it, but the clutch works just fine. im curious does anyone else have that going on/ever heard of it??