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Black_Sunshine · 09-25-2008, 01:19 PM

oh yeah. i totally agree. mine still has great grip after 60k.

Tom400CFI · 09-25-2008, 11:03 PM

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Originally Posted by Black_Sunshine

i see no reason to spend money on an aftermarket clutch if your car is bone stock and staying that way. the stock clutches are really good, inexpensive, and can last 60k+ miles if treated right. mitsu designed the clutches to have a 20% margin (meaning it can hold 20% more than the rated TQ of the engine).

Well THIS stock car had it's stock clutch replaced under warranty at 50k. It now has 115k and needs another clutch. No, it doesn't get abused or beat on.

Black_Sunshine · 09-25-2008, 11:35 PM

maybe it's your style of driving? how you slip the clutch greatly determines how long it'll last. i'm not criticizing, but those stage 1 or 2 clutches aren't going to be any better for you. they have upgraded pressure plates with organic discs. the kevlar discs aren't known to last any longer than the organic discs either.

MiVR4TT · 09-26-2008, 12:44 PM

I had the Spec Stage II which is suppose to be the same as the TZ and I am not a big fan of it. The first one I had never broke in properly possibly due to a ill advised shop owner who turned the flywheel wrong. The second is good but now I am starting to get some noise when I engage and disengage and when it is warm is will chatter when you are disengageing. If I were to do it again I would consider a SBC DXD and a OEM disk with heavier pressure plate. Either way I would get a new flywheel.

Jason

94PearlwhiteTT · 09-26-2008, 01:54 PM

I have the stage 3 DXD and love it. I've had it in the car for almost 10k now and its been great. I did have the stock clutch in the car for over 100k though, in fact it finally started slipping at about 106k. The only thing I can say is the 6 puck is chattery on the street, and it does take getting used to how to drive it. Look at my mods, my car is mostly stock also, I am planning on upgrading turbos soon 15G or 16G so that's why I chose it. If its a DD I would recommend the TZ or even FE? I believe, although stock the TZ should be more than plenty for your car.

SilverJester · 09-26-2008, 06:42 PM

I dunno if I completely agree with the guys above. I live near SBC and had one of there clutches in my old talon back in 2002. It was a piece of junk and I have heard countless bad things about Eddie. However after going through 2 spec 3+ clutches (both popped springs) in 7 months I decided to give SBC another try (mainly because they are local to me and I could take it back to them if anything happened). I have a SBC Stage 3 OFE clutch, my car is bpu and it's given my no problems what so ever and engages and feels just as light as the stock one. If I hadn't gone with SBC I would have gotten an ACT, but I opted against that because no one in the 3/s community really has experience with them (but it was awesome in my gsx and awd talon).