Hi,

like the topic saies, i ask, because we inspected my 18.400mile old clutchmasters stage 5 and noticed that the pad's are just at the service limit (a bit more wear and the flywheel would have metal to metal contact)... and if that isn't disapointing enough, the clutch had almost never hard work to do, because of tuning and engine issues, i used the car very civilized (almost no boost at all) for most of the time because i had to drive to university every day with it. So 80% if the driving distance was cruising without boost and 80mp/h on the highway without shifting.

Maybe i had just bad luck, but i think that this lifetime is very bad for a clutch like that.

So my question: did you have made similar experiences with your clutch? i'am thinking about a competition stage 3 at the moment and hope it will handle my powerlevels i want to do in the future, but i think as less friction the pad's produce, the higher the lifetime shoule be.

Hope to get some inputs on different clutches with milage, driving stlye, powerlevel to make a better decision next time.

Thanks

 

My competition stage 5 lasted 13passes then it fried. Which was 2 months worth.

 

My ACT sprung 6 puck clutch showed signs of wear after 1500 miles. I replaced it because i had the tranny out at the time. I've got a new disc in there and have about 6k miles so far without it slipping any. However we did smell burning clutch last time we were on the dyno. Kinda makes me wonder if it is going to give me problems soon. Still cheaper then a twin disc and it hasn't sliped yet. This clutch sees abuse, multiple 11sec passes, and boosting around town.

 

thanks so far... maybe someone with normal / sportive driving style? who uses his car as daily driver.

i think for 11sec. runs on a car with much HP it is ok for a clutch not to life very long, but for normal driving i think it's a bit short.

 

Ive had my Competition stage5 clutch for over a year now in my DD that i beat on every once in a while,and it has shown no signs of letting go anytime soon.

 

My Exedy Stage 2 is still holding strong after 2 years

 

my unorthodox racing is holding strong after 3.5 years, no problems at all

 

my action 2ms clutch lasted over a year of REALLY hard abuse, tons and tons of preloads, burnouts, etc.

 

Exedy Twin Disc
- 2ish years
- 26,000 daily driven miles
- about 6-9 1/4 mile passes
- at least 50 dyno pulls (and that's being conservative)

 

Ebay ProClutch
6-puck Stg III

20,000+ miles and still workin great.

daily driver*

boost doesn't necessarily kill a clutch; your foot does.

 

i got about 15k miles including a little less than 30 passes and a good 15 dyno pulls on my last act xtr6. clutch still held when i took it out, but the disc was missing sizeable chunks of friction material

 

its a stage 5 clutch, its not intended for daily driving and not intended to last very long. 18K miles is alot for a clutch like that.

every non organic material clutch ive pulled after a few thousand miles looked very worn out for the mileage.

 

ACT 6 puck sprung disk made it 3800 miles, pulled it andddd there was nothing left as far as material goes lol

 

Slipping race clutches when daily driving is what eats them up fast. If you want a race clutch to last, don't ride the clutch at all. Even if it means coming off stops abruptly. Gotta pay to play.

 

ACT 6 puck sprung 1000 miles then started sliping, then got a clutchmaster 4 puck no sprung still in car over 4000 miles car made 300whp ls/vtec turbo

 

my competition stage 5 lasted about 20,000 kms this season... approx 40 passes at the track and beaten daily... Lots of dyno time

still holding strong, ready for next season...
stage 5, unsprung w/o the heavy duty pp...
power numbers in sig..

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by CoreyR &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">its a stage 5 clutch, its not intended for daily driving and not intended to last very long. 18K miles is alot for a clutch like that.

every non organic material clutch ive pulled after a few thousand miles looked very worn out for the mileage.</TD></TR></TABLE>


right, like drag radials and slicks, they are made to hook, and hook hard, not last forever. so if you want a longer lasting clutch get one of the discs labeled "STREET" discs. If you want it to hold power get the heaviest pressure plate with that brand. Puck clutches aren't made for daily driver use, if you want them to last long anyway.

 

My clutchmasters Stage III and 8lb flywheel has been on my car for 8 years and around 120000 miles. It has been on the car throughout its life, from when my car was 230 WHP all motor with 8000RPM launches to being turbo'd at around 380 WHP.

The last time I had it apart was around 3 years ago and the clutch was still mint.

 

Agreed; The foot determines any clutch's lifespan.

Also; to give you an idea of why my clutch is taking the mileage: The OEM clutch from my EG 4Dr lasted 195,000 miles....

Only slip a hair in first gear... the rest get dropped into gear but smoothly; or no-clutch shifted if worthy.

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by agrn93ls &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">


right, like drag radials and slicks, they are made to hook, and hook hard, not last forever. so if you want a longer lasting clutch get one of the discs labeled "STREET" discs. If you want it to hold power get the heaviest pressure plate with that brand. Puck clutches aren't made for daily driver use, if you want them to last long anyway.</TD></TR></TABLE>

Or you can get a exedy twin disc not have to worry about a clutch again.

 

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Or you can get a exedy twin disc not have to worry about a clutch again.</TD></TR></TABLE>

Not if you have a d.

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by Schister66 &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">My Exedy Stage 2 is still holding strong after 2 years </TD></TR></TABLE>

Same. 4 years. And that's with road racing 12 events.

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by agrn93ls &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">


right, like drag radials and slicks, they are made to hook, and hook hard, not last forever. so if you want a longer lasting clutch get one of the discs labeled "STREET" discs. If you want it to hold power get the heaviest pressure plate with that brand. Puck clutches aren't made for daily driver use, if you want them to last long anyway.</TD></TR></TABLE>

Heaviest pressure plate? Doesn´t extreme high pressure plates cause more wear to the thrustwashers and lead to more axial play of the crank?

Thanks

 

Depends on how much you ride the clutch.

My Exedy Stage 2 Lasted 2 years, 9 months of boost.


Modified by Scheizty at 11:53 AM 12/7/2007

 

I had a clutchmasters STG 5 before, only lasted about 3k miles of street abuse, it is a horrible clutch for a street car, far too harsh engagement and is not designed to last long, why it is labeled as Drag Only. I also think it play a good roll in completely destroying my last tranny on a 2-3 on the street.


Modified by 96 GSR-T at 4:02 PM 12/7/2007