b18sihatch

i have a clutch setup that looks like this as of now

ACT prolite flywheel
Act xtreme pressure plate
Clutchmasters stage 3 carbon kevlar disc
Arp flywheel bolts
Arp Clutch bolts

how much whp/tq will this kinda setup hold. i dont want a puck clutch as i want power and driveability.

anyone running this clutch

StolenTeg

It a really nice daily driving clutch, i make 280wtq and it held up fine. It drive like a stock clutch im my opinion.

I would also like to know if anyone have went into the 300+ wtq with this clutch, my next set-up should make around 320+wtq so im thinking of going with a stage 5 but am interest to know how much the stage 3 can hold up to.

drumking15

i ran my kevlar and loved it for the street w/ minor power n/a...a freind runs it in his f22/h22 vtec motor and its holdin up great...my only prob w/ kevlqar is that onces its heated up it tends to slip...after about 6 passes i had to let it cool down or else it would grab at all....so i eventually step up to a ceramic unsprung disk before i boosted....and has buged an inch since i put it in...its a lil tricky to dd but you get the hang of it....

but i loved my kevalr disk when i had it...**** ran great and felt like stock!

b18sihatch

what would you guys say the maximum ammount of wtq and whp this can hold?

na200whp

im running it in my car .I put it in when i was running my NA k20 setup and didnt think i was going to run as much boost. I havent run it at the track with more than 350whp but will put it to the test soon on 450whp & 318 Ft lbs

b18sihatch

im not looking to track my car however i would like somewhere in the range of 350-450whp, im not sure wat kinda torque that may bring but i would really hate to have to go to a puck clutch, kevlar is gentle on the presure plate and flywheel. also good on the tranny. if i can hit 350-400whp with it with no problems iwould be happy

StolenTeg

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by na200whp &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">im running it in my car .I put it in when i was running my NA k20 setup and didnt think i was going to run as much boost. I havent run it at the track with more than 350whp but will put it to the test soon on 450whp & 318 Ft lbs
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Hmm 320 tq huh? does it show any sign of slipping? if it is able to hold that much power then i dont see the need of me upgrading to stage 5

DrVtec99

I have a stage three and haven;t had any problems except it doesn;t want to disengage above 9,000 rpms . Other than that it has held up grat on my ls.vtec running 14psi throught a t3/04e50 trim

JDogg

it'll hold a decent ammount of power till the springs fall out of it, and the hotter it gets the worse it works

StolenTeg

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by JDogg &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">it'll hold a decent ammount of power till the springs fall out of it, and the hotter it gets the worse it works</TD></TR></TABLE>

Around how much? until it start slipping

JDogg

i have seen em eat **** and slip on stockish motors... and we have a passat i built thats making 300hp/300tq thats holding up fine

b18sihatch

i donno those dyno numbers really got me hopeful

CRVRX

I have tuned many cars 400+ with CM3 clutch's.

I run a CM4 in my ITR , it slipped a little the other day with a quick 4th to 5th shift but it's in been in there for over a year.

I'm making way more than it was designed for .

ExVtec

GREAT clutch...I made 400whp and ran it for a yr or more...

Started to move up towards 450 and above and it slipped on me..

b18sihatch

i heard really good things and from you guys are hearing really good things,

if i can get 350-400 out of it i would be fine

DrVtec99

just make sure the flywheel is turned and steped according the the clutch specs and you will be find, people who have the problems with clutches most of the time don;t ge the flywheel turned properly

StolenTeg

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by CRVRX &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">I have tuned many cars 400+ with CM3 clutch's.

I run a CM4 in my ITR , it slipped a little the other day with a quick 4th to 5th shift but it's in been in there for over a year.

I'm making way more than it was designed for .</TD></TR></TABLE>

Hmm how much torque were you making?

b18sihatch

do you guys think the holding capacity will increase runnnibg the fx300 disc and xtreme pressure plate?

can i exptect more holding capacity?

b18sihatch

The pressure plate the fx300 came with was just a heavy duty pressure plate, however i had the act xtreme pressure plate from another setup (new) so i got all that together

which leads me to believe if holding capacity is rated at 110% over stock with a hd pp then it should be more holding capacity over 110% being its a xtreme pressure plate.

does that sound right?

also would you guys say these clutches are underrated? 110% over stock and making 450whp and 320tq is much more than 110%

ExVtec

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by b18sihatch &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">also would you guys say these clutches are underrated?</TD></TR></TABLE>

Yes I do. But it all depends on the amount of tq made.

b18sihatch

so do you think my Pressure plate theory is correct?

Iceman05

i have the CM stage three and went to tune last week. didnt get one good run in bc every time full bost hit the bitch slipped. I ordered (and just recieved) a stage 4 6-puck sprung Competition clutch that should hold up just fine.

mrx

How much boost? which power/tq level?

b18sihatch

well i wonder if my xtreme pressure plate that is a step up from the Heavy duty pressure plates will be able to hold more power?

StolenTeg

Has anyone been able to make about 340 wtq on these without it slipping?