I need a new clutch. This is for a 90% garage queen (3,000 miles/yr), 10% track/autox car.

Exedy OEM is dirt cheap. For those of you who have experience w/ each I'd appreciate some recommendations. Also after searching I've seen quite a few exedy failure threads, is this still an issue?

 

The OEM clutch is perfectly fine for what you said you'll be doing with the car. Why look at something else that might have questionable history?

FWIW, the OEM ITR clutch part number is now superceded with the 92-96 Prelude VTEC part #. I didn't really see that as a bad thing, either.

 

I was in your exact same predicament last year with nearly the same needs. As Todd said OEM is just fine for your needs but for the costs I ended up going with the Excedy stage 1 with lightened flywheel. Havent had any issues at all. I broke it in at Expo 10, the hard way.

I went with it because the costs of OEM was immense vs aftermarket and I wanted to retain a stockish pedal feel. It has done what I wanted it to do and the lightened flywheel turned out to be a nice touch as well.

 

Exedy and Daikin (OEM) are the same company.

 

i would get the stage 1 if you do any real hard driving and here's why

the throwout bearing in the oem kit is a unsealed ballbearing that does not like being hit hard

the stage 1 plate and disc and reinforced and MUCH less likely to come apart. i've personally popped a spring out of an oem during autocross.

 

I thought Exedy/Daiken made the OEM. I recognize that OEM could set its own standards, but Exedy quality seems good enough to make OEM. For the price, Exedy OEM, or Stage 1. I have the Stage 1 and like the feel of a little more tension, especially for track. I did not pay the extra for the lightened flywheel and kept the cost down. Just had opportunity to see the clutch, tranny change, at 35k, and even the mechanic said looked almost new.

 

OEM...Original

 

thought fuji carbon made the OEM clutches that actually came with the car

i know exedy is an oem manf but didn't think it was what actually came on the car

 

I've done a ton of autocrossing and never once have I had problems with the OEM clutch (on any Honda/Acura). Usually, you only make one or two shifts during a run, anyways. And you don't need to abuse the hell out of the launch, either.

 

I have driven with both the stock ITR and Exedy stage 1 and I loved the Exedy... The pedal felt very good and wasn't much more tension than the stock but it was enough to notice...

 

I had an Exedy stage 2 in my 99 GSR, when I was installing it the throwout bearing looked EXACTLY the same as the stock one that I pulled out of the car; same markings and everything.

 

I've ran, oem, stage 1 and stage 2. Stage 2 is far the best.

Oem was way too soft for me.
I liked the feel of the stage1 and grip was great.
I'm on a stage2 now, and the 3 puck isn't bad at all. Has almost the same pedal pressure as stage1, maybe a weee bit more pressure. But the engagement is quick and to the point; which I like.

 

Im with this guy! I had an exedy with a lightened flywheel in my EM1 and I prefered my ITR with a stock clutch set up! My ITR is 90% garage queen and 10% track too! My .02

 

Thx for the replies

So for the record, how much a difference is there between exedy OEM and Honda OEM???

 

I recommend also buying your Excedy products from BlueR. Cheapest anywhere! When I was pricing it all out, I could have bought 2.5 Excedy stage 1's for the price of 1 OEM. It made my chioce easy. BlueR had it to my door in like 48 hours or less.

I think you know where to find him.

 

Haha, yeah, I'll def. be hitting him up if I decide exedy over OEM Honda. Still would like to know what the differences between OEM exedy and OEM honda are.

Also, I remember reading threads where the stage 1 gave the driver some sort of pedal issue, can anyone comment on this?

 

3-4 years, no issue here. Slightly more firm pedal which I like.

 

x2, I purchased my Exedy stage 1 from BlueR, and his shipping is always on point. As Shawn mentioned, a stage 1 with a lighten flywheel will serve you perfectly

 

a stock honda TB yes, an exedy oem no, honda uses a very high quality TB similar to the stage 1-2 kit. it's a sealed bearing that won't fail nearly as easy

 

and..........

 

TB is the big one. the exedy oem kit uses a cheese TB where as the honda oem TB is a much more stout unit, similar to the better exedy TB

 

I have had all three, get the stage 1 exedy. its perfect.

 

Appreciate all the responses, think I'll prob. go w/ the stage 1. How much firmer is the pedal feel over stock?

 

They reel just right.

 

There were a lot of threads where exedys were cracking, they said it was from the pedal stop not being adjusted or something like that. I'll stick with honda oem when my time comes.