2600 or Evo 3

[rampridersrider]

Hey whats up fellas. Heres my conflict. My turbo is going down hill, puff of smoke after boost, shaftplay, yada yada yada. And I was going to get an Evo 3 setup to replace it. Well, here recently I have noticed my clutch being a huge piece of **** that it is. Its an ACT 2100 with 7000 miles on it. 15-20 track passes on it and a little harder street use in a basically stock car. I have tried every method in the book to launch and all I have ever came up with was a 1.9 60 ft. It just never seemed to hook up like it should. Now I have been driving a stick for 2 years now so I definitely know what I am doing and how to launch and just drive daily. So heres my conflict. Would you personally just get a 2600 with a SS clutch line and ACT flywheel, or Fidanza, or get the Evo 3? I'm at a crossroads and would just like some advice. There is nothing I absolutely HATE more than a slipping clutch or something that won't let me come out of the hole. What would you do?

 

[Lookin4aDSM]

well me personally....I would get a new turbo before a clutch UNLESS the car couldn't be driven because of the clutch. Put it this way...would you rather put the money into the clutch and have people thinking your car is pos since its smoking or put the money into the turbo? You would yield better times in the long run once the clutch is replaced down the road.


Fix whats wrong then put goodies on it.

 

[ChvyKc]

I'm a little confused as to why you are already burning through that clutch. One of my buddies made 315whp/343wtq before his 2100 gave up on him. You should still be good on that clutch.

As far as running 1.9's, that's not that bad, but could be better. I am running a 2600 in my car and the last time that I went to the track I was running 1.80's all day long. I should be mid 1.7's now though.

I would probably go with the turbo because it just sounds like you are having a smaller problem with the clutch. Check your master/slave cylinder and make sure that the clutch it adjusted right. Maybe you can work it out to where that clutch will last you for another six months to a year

 

[gridlyne]

Liek everyone said, I would also go for the turbo. I dont think that clutch would go bad on you that fast. It could be that the loss in power your feeling is related to your old turbo crapping out on you. Maybe when you get the new turbo you will notice that the problem was really coming from the old turbo dying on you.