New Clutch Help ASAP: Stock v. Aftermarket

[AdrenilineCrash]

My clutch is dying. Im being so careful not to kill it. Its my only car and I have to drive to work every day so Im being very nice to it.

Basically, me and my dad can do the swap at home easy. I need to know what setup I should go with. I want something that is stronger than stock but my car is stock (not for too long) so I dont need super gripping power.

I was thinking an ACT 2100 with 241 TQ rating then again that seems high for a stock car. Is there another clutch made for better performance without being too grippy? Or is 241, not too grippy?

Also if I go aftermarket do I need an aftermarket flywheel?

-mike

 

[laserboost]

Well it depends on how much HP your aiming for w/your car. If you buy a clutch that can't handle the HP that your car will have then you'll be stuck buying a new clutch all over again.

 

[my95tsi]

I just got an Act 2100 lcutch with flywheel and B&m lsd. It's damn amzing. My car just has intake, bov, exhaust, boost controller and i took a good second off my quarter mile. The 2100 isn't overkill, it feels like stock except for the lightweight flywheel. Plus guys have ran 11's on the 2100.

 

[AdrenilineCrash]

Remember though Im n/t. Also do I need a flywheel if I buy an aftermarket clutch?

-mike

 

[my95tsi]

no you don't need one but it's nice to have one, plus they are already stepped to the new clutch

 

[AdrenilineCrash]

So if I buy an ACT 2100 I dont have to buy a new flywheel? Cool. So, do I have to get the flywheel 'stepped'? Thats sounds dumb, . Thanks!

-mike

 

[my95tsi]

yess you have to get the stock flywheel "stepped" or resurfaced for the new clutch

 

[laserspeeddemon]

Don't get ACT clutches. Recently a handful of them have been breaking. And every time it does ACT says that the clutch was installed improperly. Extreme MotorSports and Road Race Engineering installed some of the clutches in question. And still ACT says it was the installation that caused the failure. I lost $640 because when the clutch failed it ruined my light-weight flywheel. Both the flywheel and the clutch had 3000 miles on them and were 3 months old. On the flip-side, there have been ALOT more clutches that did NOT fail. So its a gamble, either way.

I am actually in the process of gathering a list of people who had the clutches failed and denied their warranty.

 

[my95tsi]

Theres always going to be a few cases of problems with certain products and when it effects a small amount of people everyone hears about it, blowing it way out of proportion. It just like the crankwalk issue which is definitely blown out of proportion. You think ACT's are bad don't even get me started on Centerforce.....