Has anyone here used one of these "XTR" brand clutches? they are pretty cheap for a stage 1 clutch, but i don't know if its just going to be a peice of crap or not. any info would be appreciated. oh, and also, i only want info from people who have actually had experience with these, not people who are just going to say they are crap because they are cheap.

 

The<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by Coolcat55 &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">i only want info from people who have actually had experience with these, not people who are just going to say they are crap because they are cheap.</TD></TR></TABLE>

You got it all wrong. They are cheap because they are crap. Not the other way around.

 

and i am guessing you have never owned one or driven a car with one in it, have you?

 

i heard bad things on sr20forum.com
better off paying for quality one time.

 

I've got one in my B18a swapped CRX, it's the "Stage 2 Street Disc"

I havent had any problems

(I didnt by it, I bought it already on the car)

 

i got the stage 3 one.. so far its holding 17 psi of boost on my a6 motor with no problems.. had it for 3 months

 

How is the smoothness on it? is it at all possible to do somewhat slow starts? the stage-3 is cheaper than the stage-2, so i might as well get the 3, unless its going just be too clampy/jerky. Thank you 97grnrs, and HackAbuse.

 

i dunno what to do, the 90 dollar stage-1 clutch, it says can withstand up to "195hp" (im doubtful) or the 130 dollar stage-3 clutch that can hold up to "300hp" ill prolly never even see 110whp on my car so im not sure.

 

I have never heard of xtr, I have a XTD its good quality stuff no problems

 

ok, im confused as hell. is it XTR or XTD that is the better brand?? both have basically the same prices, and look exactly the same, so i have no clue. also, on one of these XTD stage-3 clutches it said "perfect for stock or lightley modified civics" uhh wtf??

 

bump, how are the smoothness of these clutches?

 

I got the heavy duty pressure plate with a organic clutch disc, so it has the holding power from the pressure plate and the smoothness of the organic disc, I have the xtd 8lb flywheel, it really is 8lbs I weighed it and is quite good quality for the price. They have an 800 number just call and he can do whatever setup you want. I think the guys name was jimmy too, although his English wasnt great. It seemed to be all good quality stuff, if I remember right all the stuff came in boxes marked made in Japan, it was not cheap chinese junk

 

my friend put a xtr stage 3 in his stock y7 turbo holds like a champ so far (couple months on it)

 

i believe Xtr, Xtd, and F1 Racing are all the same stuff, quality, etc.. i've been using an F1 racing Stage two and lightened flywheel in my single cam swapped rex for nearly 15k with no issues at all. it grabs harder than stock, feels better, its smooth and easy to use, and they are priced great. i have no complaints about them at all and i just ordered the same setup for my b18b swap that i'm putting in my rex, i'm sure it will hold up just as well. i did alot of research on these at first as i too was skeptical of their quality but i found the general consensous to be that they were a quality product, the only people i found dissatisfied were jackasses who did'nt give them the proper breakin period and beat on them out of the box.

 

gripforce !!THUMBSUP!! would def pruchase form them again...my oem replacement was great. got the whole kit minus flywheel. i will be buying form them again when my swap is over.

 

yeah thats who i bought from on both occassions, Gripforce is the ****, good customer service too!

 

garbage the presure plate broke and went threw the side of the tranny

 

i had one F1 stage one clutch break when i had my zc. i think anything would have busted though, i didnt give a **** and abused the **** out of the poor thing.

the friction section of the disc ended up snapping away from the hub.

whoops. i have an xtd stage 2, 6 puck on my b16 now. it grabs like hell. all i can say is that there is some chatter, but it is a 6 puck

 

Center Force damn good **** for the price IMO
but it never hurts to try some thing new

 

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I hate to be the guy to point this out, but with 110whp, won't a stock clutch work just fine? I mean i've had one on my DOHC ZC swap for years and never had a problem. A stock disc is $65, and you can probably re-use your pressure plate or have it machined unless it's totally fubar.

 

my friend used to have a crx with prolly around that much HP, he said the stage2 clutch was the biggest improvement he did to it.

 

I have driven a few cars equipped with XTD, not XTR. They weren't bad, a little jagged feeling on the pedal but overall not too shabby. How they hold up to daily and sometimes abusive driving, I would not know. I am however in love with my Exedy / Daikin Stage 1. Exedy made the OEM clutches for all of our cars, I just figure leave it to them to make the best aftermarket piece as well. Exedy