Which clutch [Merged 3-9] what clutch best

[rayden]

ok i am going to get a new clutch for my car. i was wandering which one i should go with. i was thinking of the act 2100. Dont think i want the 2600 because it is a daily driven car and will only go to the track a couple times a year. if there are some other brands you all would suggest let me know. i want a good streetable clutch for a cheap budget.

 

[talongod]

Originally posted by Lancer14
This is just my opinion:
I would never buy another Centerforce/Exedy clutch after my last experience.

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This happened 3 months after I installed the clutch, and it wasn't even on my Eclipse. My old little 1.5L Mirage did that! 92HP rated at the flywheel and it ripped it in two! I wonder how long it would've lasted if I hadn't babied it while I was breaking it in.
I've done several clutch installs. I've got an associates degree in auto tech (also ase certified in a few fields), so they can't say that I don't know how to install it properly. Do you think Centerforce would replace it? absolutely not. :thumbdown
my Eclipse had a CF when I bought it. it was pretty decent while it was in there, but I don't think I drove it more than 20 miles before I installed an ACT.

Chris

If you say this is a CF clutch then y do u say not 2 buy an exedy clutch?

 

[BOOstGhost]

What clutch and flywheel do you recomend for my 92 Plymouth Laser?

 

[candela]

c mon man... no goals, price range, power wishes, awd/fwd or anything?

However regardless of what you say i will MOST LIKELY recommend an act2600

 

[doodie]

ACT2100 if your FWD, ACT2600 if your AWD. Hands down no competition at all. As for flywheel, people debate on whether XACT or Fidanza are better. Personally, I use a Fidanza so I'll be bias towards it since its done me good. Just don't get a lightened stock once, cause you don't want it to blow up on you.

 

[leet]

I use 2600/Fidanza. Love it. Just get it checked for trueness, Fidanza has had some QC errors in the past

 

[UndergroundR32]

I'll get smacked around for saying this, but I've had bad experience with the ACT2600. It's functions well, but I've seen what it's done to the pressure plate and last disc that I used and I was a bit skeptical to whether or not it was the fault of something other than the clutch. I've seen the same thing with another built Galant with a 2600. Almost no miles on the clutch and the disc was nearly halfway fried.






Oh and yes, please save your "so and so has used it in their x.xx second talon for years". Like I said, it's functioned fine for me.

 

[LiquidOC]

Well....it does help when you break in the clutch for a few hundred miles before you go romping it up at the track.

 

[GRNDSM]

Underground, I do not understand what was your complaint about ACT 2600.

I had some offers to try a couple of different clutches and I had to pass on them. I really like the way my ACT2600 PP works with a street disc. So much so, that I do not want to mess with, what I consider to be, a winning combination.

As for FW. I am using Fidenza, but only because that was the only option going back 2+ years (when I originally installed it). I am not thrilled with its weight and I probably will be switching to an ACT FW in April, because it is 33% heavier (12 lbs vs. 9 lbs).

Leon
RR

 

[UndergroundR32]

Well, I don't know if I'm looking to complain about it so much, but after 1500 miles I took my transmission out to swap flywheels. After taking the clutch off I noticed three pretty dark hot spots on the pressure plate, and the clutch disc's dampner springs were all very loose. I replaced the disc and assembled the clutch again. In another clutch related thread I mentioned this and how the Galant that a friend of mine built for a customer had a silimar problem. After about 1000 miles he had a problem where he needed to drop his transmission. What he found was a nearly friend clutch disc. He was using a 2600 obviously. Don't know why this happened, but the car was taken easy on for the first 500 miles, and still after that it wasn't powershifted. Could have just been the driver, but I can't say.

 

[Big Bald]

My aim is a 12 second car....but this car is a daily driver. I was reading that the 2100 should only be used up to low 14s...not sure how true that is. I am also still on my 7 bolt motor with 150k on it...so there is also that "issue" i guess. Most poeple just tell me to get 2600 since i am AWD but i heard a few people on here are doing fine with the 2100. I am really just looking for opinons on this matter.....thanks.

 

[slowAWDTSi]

It all depends on if you want to risk getting crankwalk. The 2100 is less prone to getting it. If you are on the hairy edge of it now and u put the 2600 in it will defenatly let you know. It basically boils down to if you want to get a 6-bolt in the near future
Dru

 

[leet]

If you want 12's get the 2600.

Crankwalk is overrated

 

[badgsx]

Who cares about crankwalk. Dont live your life worrying about it. Mod your car and have fun doing it. Your engine has 150,000 miles on it. If it was going to walk it would have done it already.

 

[Big Bald]

Originally posted by badgsx
Who cares about crankwalk. Dont live your life worrying about it. Mod your car and have fun doing it. Your engine has 150,000 miles on it. If it was going to walk it would have done it already.

Yeah i was thinking this same thing. My biggest concern isn't crankwalk but driving the 2600 on a daily basis. I hear that it is a very heavy clutch to use on a daily driver. Because of this i was thinking 2100 but i am hoping to find people who use the clutch on a daily basis and say it is fine. Everyone i know with the 2600 do not drive there cars on a daily basis.

 

[siceclipse]

#1: Crankwalk is highly over rated
#2: dont feed into the BS that you have X amount of miles, so if it was going to walk it would have.


the 7 bolt has a manufactured defect in the bearings, so when a load is put on it, all the stress is put onto one side of the bearing casing. you can walk at any time.

my advice is as stated by the other guy.

have fun moding the car. if it walks, it walks.
me, i have a 6 bolt in my basement that i bought for $100, waiting for that day to come. but for now im just having fun.

 

[slowAWDTSi]

Originally posted by Big Bald
Yeah i was thinking this same thing. My biggest concern isn't crankwalk but driving the 2600 on a daily basis. I hear that it is a very heavy clutch to use on a daily driver. Because of this i was thinking 2100 but i am hoping to find people who use the clutch on a daily basis and say it is fine. Everyone i know with the 2600 do not drive there cars on a daily basis.

If you want to know how its gonna be as a daily driver, go to your local tractor dealer, find a mild sized John Deere (Im talking a TRACTOR not a lawn mower) Push in the clutch on that, that will give you an idea on the stiffness, After you drive it a month you will not even notice it. but your left leg will be slightly larger than your right my friend had a 2600 and i was the driver while he tuned it and i got used to it after 2 weeks
Dru

 

[Big Bald]

Originally posted by slowAWDTSi
If you want to know how its gonna be as a daily driver, go to your local tractor dealer, find a mild sized John Deere (Im talking a TRACTOR not a lawn mower) Push in the clutch on that, that will give you an idea on the stiffness, After you drive it a month you will not even notice it. but your left leg will be slightly larger than your right my friend had a 2600 and i was the driver while he tuned it and i got used to it after 2 weeks
Dru

Thanks alot....I have big legs anyway.... I just really wanted to know if it was doable or not. Some people were acting like its a no go as a daily driver. I wanted to hear from people that have it as there daily. CW was small concern of mines but not to any extent that it would stop me from getting one.

 

[logic]

I've got a daily-driven (well, when it's running) 2g with a 2600. Never been a problem, and it was a barely-noticable stiffness upgrade. But, my legs are as thin and girlish as a large redwood, so take that with a grain of salt.

 

[TurboLuva]

I may just be lazy, but I finding it hard to find what clutch kit will work with a 2G transmission and a 1G flywheel. Do I use a 1G pressure plate and a 2G clutch disc to mount to the tranny or will this not work. I know a couple hundred people have done this swap so please help me.

 

[FASTSPOOLINGST]

clutch kits are universal, just be sure you get the correct flywheel for whatever bolt (ie 6 or 7 bolt) motor you have. Get a ACT 2600 if you plan on laying down some power in the future, anything else will slip. XACT fly is a great combo with the 2600 and at a great price.

 

[neuralracing]

clutch kits are universal, just be sure you get the correct flywheel for whatever bolt (ie 6 or 7 bolt) motor you have. Get a ACT 2600 if you plan on laying down some power in the future, anything else will slip. XACT fly is a great combo with the 2600 and at a great price.

Thats the combo I have and the engine revs allot quicker than with the stock fw. I have heard that the Fidanza tends to be to light and you may loose up top.

 

[1fast97gsx]

Thats the combo I have and the engine revs allot quicker than with the stock fw. I have heard that the Fidanza tends to be to light and you may loose up top.

How much does the ACT flywheel weigh?

 

[neuralracing]

I believe its 11lbs

 

[TurboLuva]

Thanks for the replys guys. Yeah, the thing is I have a 7 bolt with a ACT 2600 PP and want to put it on our project 6-bolt but wasn't sure if it would fit. Thanks again guys! Oh and I'm pretty sure the Fidanza weighs in at 8 lbs compared to the 11.5 for the ACT, which do you think i should use for the project car that were hopein thats gonna make around 400-450 whp. Thanks

 

[FASTSPOOLINGST]

xact will be great for it.

i heard the fidanza since it's so light sometimes causes stalling when the clutch is pressed in and the rpms drop to idle....the car about dies is what i heard due to the weight being too light.

i also heard that there is sometimes fitment problems and it must be heated to get it to seat correctly.

i have heard nothing but good things about the XACT. I also speak from personal experience, it is the bomb and you will notice the gains. rpms match your shift points and you are taking off instead of the rpms dipping like it does with the stocker.

plus since you have a act clutch, it will be perfectly stepped i believe right out of the box with no worries.

go ACT on both is my 2 cents bro.