Exactly what the topic says. how long will a stock clutch last with a turbo.
I own a 99 Civic Si. Any information or personal experiences is appreciated.

 

If you don't boost, then itll wear just like stock.
If you rag on it, then your clutch will last exactly 3 hours, 14 min and 6 seconds.

Tom

 

Mine lasted a week. Then the slippage began. Have fun!!

Nick

 

you talking about slippage ? hehehe, yeah tomakit was right about hours afterwards...

but as of yesterday, my stock clutch lasted me 8900 miles in 3 months and I boost very very hard daily....

stan

 

My friend in a turbo Si at 1bar could hit the gas hard in 2nd gear with the clutch full engaged in gear, and the clutch would start to slip and smoke. Haha, it smelled so bad!

 

I'm geting my turbo in one week my new clutch is already instaled din't want to find out the hard way

 

Good man! Plannin ahead! I was hoping to do that, but since I am an impatient bastard I have to get just what I need to run my turbo then I will get the clutch later!

 

depends on how you drive but on street tires quite a long time.
ON slicks - one run then you will want to change it.

 

mine lasted about 3 weeks then it started slipping

 

so far my stock clutch has lasted 10 months ~11,000 miles w/ regular bouts of boost.

 

Hmm stock clutch, slippin on mine..still in for over yr. Netted a best 60ft of 1.83

 

im surprised none of you running on stock clutches have gotten stuck on the road somewhere yet... get a clutch... its a must!

 

Suggestions on what clutch to get then???
I plan on pushing around...6-7 psi tuned and stuff and .. .well??

 

The reason everyone is probably having different 'clutch lifes' with boost is due to mileage. I'd be interested to see the kinds of miles each clutch has seen BEFORE boost and then how long it lasted AFTER boost. My guess is that the clutches that have lasted a while post-boost had fewer miles pre-boost. That probably goes without saying but... well... I said it anyway

So how many miles did everyone have on their stock clutch BEFORE and AFTER boost?

 

I just put a new stock clutch and a lightened and resurfaced stock flywheel on my civic. I'm hoping to get the summer out of it with boost. I know I'll have to watch it though.

 

mine went the same day with the drag3 kit

 

Same day! Ouch! I hope mine does not go that fast!!!

 

i bet driving habits have an equally large impact on clutch life post-boost. power shifting probly toasts it.

 

Well I for sure do not powershift on purpose! Sometimes I let the revs get up a little too much before fully releasing the clutch going into the next gear, but it is unintentional.

 

I have a 97 civic LX with a greddy kit running 4.5 psi on stock clutch. Befor the clutch I had 90,000 miles! Now I have 95000 and it is time to pass the stock on to the gods because it is Fried!
Yeah sure i can get around town but as soon as that punk *** stickerd, ugly *** painted, chrome wheel, gehtto booming bitch pulls next to me, it is on and that dumb @*!% is going to get schooled by a four LX! I am sure as hell going to lay a whoopin! Why? the new ACT!

 

My clutch was almost new only had 18000km and I replaced it you guys know it will not last long with boost change the them thing!!!!!

 

not long.

 

no long at all

 

so like,what clutch do you guys recommend then??? Brand?? Stage??? make???

 

You know... my stock clutch was still running strong when I passed it up... I thought it was slipping... it turns out my motor mounts were shot and that's what was causing the grip/slip/grip/slip feeling I was getting... from my tires! Car had 19K on the clock when the Greddy kit went on, and about 28K when I replaced it w/ the ACT. The stock clutch sits in my closet now--it's not too bad! No glazing, no hotspots nothing. Honestly though, I drive very gently on the clutch... very few hard shifts, launches are gentle (like taking off from a stoplight), properly rev-matched downshifts and upshifts. Only time I jump on it is when the clutch is fully engaged. I say stick w/ the stock unit till you're positive it's the clutch that's slipping.