I'm in the market for an affordable clutch for my turbo setup and F1 clutches seem to be a brand I have heard nothing about. A few places sell them but not too many from what I've been noticing. I found one ebay seller with excellent feedback, who sells various brands of clutches selling a stage 3 sprung for cheap, just what i'm looking for really.
If anyone could give me some info about this company or if anyone has used these clutches please respond, thanks.
Below are some links selling the F1 clutch and at the bottom the clutch I'm going to get if I can't get some feedback on the F1 clutches.

Here is the link to the auction I'm talking about:
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors...yment

I also found the one at this newish honda-tech sponsors website:
http://www.westcoast-turbo.com/clutch_int.html
But they want a bunch more $ for it.

I'm probably going to go with a Clutch Specialties from this guy for $315 shipped though since I know alot of people who have given these clutches great reviews:
https://honda-tech.com/zerothread?id=1352249

 

Nobody?

 

I will give ya a bump, as i need a clutch some time soon also

 

There must be someone whos used one of these...

 

i've see quite a few people complain about those clutches......there just to cheap and poorly made to handle the power they advertise. i would not buy it since its a pretty important part of your drive train and its a pain in the *** to do the same job twice.

i would look into some name brand clutches........ Clutchmaster, ACT, Action, Exedy etc........

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by non-VTEC &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">i've see quite a few people complain about those clutches......there just to cheap and poorly made to handle the power they advertise. i would not buy it since its a pretty important part of your drive train and its a pain in the *** to do the same job twice.

i would look into some name brand clutches........ Clutchmaster, ACT, Action, Exedy etc........</TD></TR></TABLE>
I really have not heard much of anything bad about clutchspecialities? Do you have any threads supporting this? I wish I could search F1 clutches but I can't since it says the search term is too small. So if anyone has some threads supporting these complaints please post them up, thanks for the input.

 

the clutch specialties is a good brand/clutch

the F1/gripforce thing is not so good......it might work ok for a while but dont expect it to last......

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by non-VTEC &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">the clutch specialties is a good brand/clutch

the F1/gripforce thing is not so good......it might work ok for a while but dont expect it to last......</TD></TR></TABLE>
I understand what you're saying and all but what I really want is evidence of one breaking or someone who has them, or a thread of where they talk about them, and someone actually even knows someone who has one on their car. Sure they may be crap, but who knows really, they might not be too. I'm sure you're saying they won't last for a reason (i'm not arguing that point), but I'd love to even see a shred of evidence on them. I've just heard too much BS on here that was totally false and this might not be one of those instances but w/o evidence thats all i can assume.

 

Anybody?

 

Opinions would be great.

 

Regardless of if they are absolute crap or not, we can all agree that they are not as good as a ACT, or Exedy. They make fine products, that when you open the box the awe-striking smell of quality hits you in the face like a brick wall. So save your money and buy an ACT, and unless you have 370whp you dont need a stage 3, and it will make you drive like a ricer, and break your tranny.

 

I'd have to agree that a stage 3 clutch is excessive, unless your putting down 300+ to the wheels. A stage 1 or 2 organic disk is just fine for most people. They're easier to drive, and cheaper

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by GolfIVTyBiggums &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">Regardless of if they are absolute crap or not, we can all agree that they are not as good as a ACT, or Exedy. They make fine products, that when you open the box the awe-striking smell of quality hits you in the face like a brick wall. So save your money and buy an ACT, and unless you have 370whp you dont need a stage 3, and it will make you drive like a ricer, and break your tranny.</TD></TR></TABLE>
This thread has <U>completely</U> nothing to do with what clutch I need. I <U>know</U> what clutch I need because I did research, the same thing I'm trying to do in hopes of saving some money in getting my car together. I've read many threads where people do not like the "fine products" made by ACT and I know people who have ran them and won't again. What I'm trying to find here is some evidence about this clutch manufacturer not a bunch of trash about being a ricer because I know I'll need a stage 3 clutch and not a bunch of we know what brands are good and what arent. Thanks for your crappy comment. ANybody with some decent input?

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by patmcd &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">I'd have to agree that a stage 3 clutch is excessive, unless your putting down 300+ to the wheels. A stage 1 or 2 organic disk is just fine for most people. They're easier to drive, and cheaper </TD></TR></TABLE>
Excessive for all motor? Yes. But not excessive for 14psi on a t3/t4 LS-turbo. Once again, I wasn't asking for what clutch I need advice, that I've already figured out, now I'm just looking at all my options manufacturer-wise.

 

obviously not a lot of people are going to have experience with those clutches..**** have i have never even heard of them.
But i would say get it and youll be the 1st to know...how knows they might be good..
And if you get them and the disk wears out or the pressure plate cant hold the power well then youll know they are bad..
for test mule and letting the rest know haha

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by mmuller &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">obviously not a lot of people are going to have experience with those clutches..**** have i have never even heard of them.
But i would say get it and youll be the 1st to know...how knows they might be good..
And if you get them and the disk wears out or the pressure plate cant hold the power well then youll know they are bad..
for test mule and letting the rest know haha</TD></TR></TABLE>
I'm seriously thinking of doing this but my friend might try this before me for his crx LS-T that will be together in a few months at the latest. He's going to be swapping motors soon after we get it together so if it does need to come apart b/c something fails, it won't be a problem really.

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by Danronian &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">Excessive for all motor? Yes. But not excessive for 14psi on a t3/t4 LS-turbo. Once again, I wasn't asking for what clutch I need advice, that I've already figured out, now I'm just looking at all my options manufacturer-wise.</TD></TR></TABLE>

Maybe you should give people more info about your application then? If your willing to spend the money on building your car for 14psi, then why not spend the extra money and get a clutch you know will last. Personally I wouldnt want to screw up my nicley built motor.

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by patmcd &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">Maybe you should give people more info about your application then? If your willing to spend the money on building your car for 14psi, then why not spend the extra money and get a clutch you know will last. Personally I wouldnt want to screw up my nicley built motor.</TD></TR></TABLE>
The point I was making was that I don't need advice on what type of clutch I need...
I probably will get the "name brand" clutch instead of the F1 but I figured if someone possibly had a good or bad story about it, it would sway my opinion, but it seems no one at all even has one to tell about. Oh well, the clutch specialties are only about $200 more.