spec or act

[mikes94blacktsi]

hey whats up wich clutch has the best holding power and longest life an act 2100/2600 or a spec stage2/stage3

 

[ProStreetOnline]

I recommend the ACT 2600.

 

[97cLyPsE]

why do you recommend act?

 

[mikes94blacktsi]

i have a 94 eagle talon tsi lightly modded all my mods are in my info im not gonna be doing too much more for the mods till next year wen i rebuild the motor but my clutch went and i need to put one in to get me through the summer and wen i rebuild my motor iim gonna put a better one in so give me your opinions thanx

 

[Spidey]

I would not bother with Spec clutches, a local went through 3 of them in less than 1000 miles if I remember right. It was an AWD car with a 16g and one of the best drivers around, who thought he'd give the stage 2 a try but wasn't very happy needless to say. He now has an ACT and 0 problems. I know 1 experience doesn't mean everything but I would skip the hassle and go with what is proven.

 

[2GturboTALON]

well if you decide on the spec clutch a guy on ebay is selling stage 2 and 3 for 339 shipped. I recently bought one but still havent installed it. And on the act note look for the thread with all the failed act clutches.

 

[Lunch_Box]

well if you decide on the spec clutch a guy on ebay is selling stage 2 and 3 for 339 shipped. I recently bought one but still havent installed it. And on the act note look for the thread with all the failed act clutches.

And what, you will read that it was install error? ACT clutches are fine.

 

[housegsx]

Some of people's stories about the ACT clutches are a bit worrisome, but I have had my ACT2100 in for 62,000 miles without any problems. But now it is getting replaced with an SBR3500 because I have the tranny out for a rebuild. The clutch still looks real good, but with 62k I thought better just replace it and the flywheel anyway. The act2100 is more than enough for a mildly modded vehicle, but if you are going serious with the engine rebuild, you may want to get the 2600. What are your future goals? I almost got the spec stage 2, but decided on the sbr3500 instead. It is probably overkill for me right now, but hopefully more mods will be coming soon.

 

[chefcg1]

I have used the ACT 2600 for 3 years now and have about 25k on it and have never had a problem. My car is heavily moded and is some where in the mid 400hp range (never dynoed) 26psi on a 60-1 SBR turbo. I will be changing the clutch disk in a couple of weeks just because I'm pulling the tranny to install my new Kormex LSD unit and figured I would replace it since I have the tranny out. I'm going to replace the street disk with one of Slowboy racings 3500 disks just to try it out. Act is a good proven performer!