Centerforce Dual Friction Clutch Question?

[XPaYaNtX]

Hello
I just saw a 91 talon TSi AWD for Sale with some performance mod on it. The car as New JDM engine, 5 spd, fully loaded, 16 g turbo, centerforce dual friction clutch, 3" turbo back exhaust, 1" drop, KYB GR2 shocks, Apex'i AFC, HKS turbo timer, hacked MAF, boost controller, boost gauge, A/F gauge, Viper alarm,and more, no rust, many new parts. 55,000 km on JDM Engine, $4,200 CAN or best offer cert & e-tested.
Seem's to be just too good for the price!
But I plan to Sell the 16g for a AGP RS49 with a big front month intercooler and some other mods. Enough to run about 360WHP~
I was wondering if the Centerforce dual friction clutch would be good enough to hold like 360 WHP or more? I know the Torque Capacity of the ATC 2600 is like 400~. Is the Centerforce comparable? Will I need to change my clutch for a better one?

Thanks!

 

[Italipalm]

dont get the centerforce. i had one i blew it after 12k miles. and im only running a 16g. i just put on an act2600 and act flywheel this weekend. very happy with it so far. ill keep u post after the break in periord how it works w/ launching and what not.

 

[gbpkr]

The centerforce will hold it fine. The key to making it last is to let it cool down between launches. You hear a lot of bad stuff about them on the internet, but I like them and I know people who have used them on some really fast cars.

 

[slodsm]

Since its already on the car, I would not worry about it. I have used them personaly in several different applications. They will hold all the power you can throw at them, until they decide to quite. The time can vary from person the person some lasting a long time and others not. When mine have gone though, they have always gone with little warning. One day its pulling 1.7 60's and the next its slipping in 5th on the highway. On a good note though, the PP with the clutch is great, plenty of holding power but a light pedal. When/If the clutch lets go on you, you can grab a ACT street disc and continue to use the CF pressure plate as long as it is not worn out. I say no worries, buy the car.

 

[dizzygsx]

I killed mine in less than 6K miles running 12's.

 

[turboblack2door]

i have a cfdf clutch on my spyder and the previous owner put around 15k on it and i put about 5k on it so far and i love it. No hard clutch pedal and it grips really good

 

[SOADweskey]

I ran CFDF for 40,000 miles. 1.8 60' times in a Big 16G AWD car. It suddenly let go on the dyno on a pull that made 316 lb-ft of torque. I was happy with the life I got out of it but I replaced it with a 2600 as the car is only getting faster.

I would say that if you treat it right and let it cool down you will get some good life out of it and then replace it with a stronger clutch when/if you need it.

 

[daren_p]

Most people that complain about short life with the CFDF clutch either didn't follow the break in procedure properly (which is very important with this clutch) or had other issues such as wrong flywheel step height etc. IMO this clutch works very well in the power range its designed to run in, which would be more then the act 2100 but not as good as the 2600. As long as you allow some cool down time after a hard run, this clutch should work at your power goals. If it lets go on you, then I'd consider some more aggressive.

I've had mine for around 30K running 18-26 psi on an evoIII & then a FP3052 & haven't had any issues yet.

 

[Project2G]

I just put the CFDF clutch in my gst and so far I like it. I'm running the TD06 20G and I've only launched the car twice and it felt great. I've put 800 miles on it so far.

 

[JrCRXHF]

I have had one in my truck for about 100,000 miles with no problem. This does not reflect on the DSM clutch but does on the company.

I have a ACT 2600 in my DSM and it has been fine but for the hard pressure plate is a bit much for a EVO 3 16g.

 

[bvass]

The clutch will handle the power fine. I have had mine for 2 years with no issues. You just have to take good care of it.

This information was helpful to me when I was shopping around for a clutch - Road Race Engineering's Eclipse Drivetrain Upgrades

 

[GORBS88]

I have one in my car and it has did it's job, ran constant 12.2's with low 1.6's all day long and held all the power the 16g could throw at it. It wasn't until i ran the hx-35 that it began to slip.