heard of bad experience about ACT clutches messing up trannies..what clutch would u guys recommend?? and does any one make twin disc?? and what would the benefit be of twin disc?

YES i did a search!

ITR Boosted, planning on 300 fwhp.

 

i'm using a ClutchMasters Stage 3(wanted to stay w/ a full face) very happy and it catches well.

Clutch master does make a twin disc.

 

what are the benefits of the twin disc??

 

my friend had one.. pedal is extrememly stiff.. but catches very hard.

but if you are putting out 300 at the fly.. then Clutchmasters stage 3-5 should be ok for you.

 

how is the streetablity with an twin disc clutch?? is there excessive chatter?

 

get tired of reading the tons of archived threads on clutches?

I do not recommend the Exedy Organic.. go with ACT or Clutchmaster..

 

There are so many archieved threads on clutches! Regardless I read trough the majority of them myself, and decided on an ACT pressure plate, disk and flywheel. I like it so far. It grabs harder than stock but isn't much heavier, feels pretty good.

Heavy Duty pressure plate, street/strip disk and 8.8 lb CM flywheel so far.

 

Why is the Exedy organic Bad??

 

You should consider the OS Giken/Cusco Super Single - it will hold 400hp, and you can upgrade to a twin disk setup if you want. I believe AJ Racing has one for sale (barely used).

It is a sprung metallic disk so it does chatter, but is very streetable. Engagement point is maybe 2-3 inches from the firewall, and pedal is probably 3-4x stiffer than stock, so it will take getting used to




[Modified by kengs, 4:41 PM 2/21/2003]

 

so no honda's really using twin disc clutchmasters?? i just want to know the streetability and chattering...i heard a lot of good things about act, but from personal experience, it messed up my cousins tranny.

SO twin disc? anybody?

 

Here is my experience with Clutchmasters Stage 3.

I installed my first Clutchmasters(new), couple years ago. In about a month time, I had difficulty getting my tranny into first gear(grinding) until at one point it wouldnt go into first at all.(unless I turn the motor off).
Dropped the tranny, nothing looks bad, but everything is pointing at the pressure plate, so I take off the CM PP and send it to CM to inspect, in the meantime I put in a new ACT HD PP. And no driving problems at all. BTW ACT has a heavier pedal feel.

CM says nothing looks wrong with the plate, and it took some persistant whining by me to get them to rebuild it under warranty. Than about a year later, I overrevved and blew apart the ACT PP and put back in the rebuilt CM PP. Everything was fine.

When, I recently rebuilt my motor; I decided to get all new CM flywheel + CM3 again to go with my newly rebuilt motor. This is where I will not buy CM again. First the flywheel did not come with the dowel pins, I had to buy them myself (but whatever it is cheap); Again, in about a months time, the clutch starts to make loud clicking noises when I step on the clutch pedal. (Not all the time, it comes and goes, but is really annoying, as you can hear it outside of the car really loud), It has since stopped but has got me worried as I think it is a matter of time before the PP messes up again.
Than I later find out that when the shifter in first, foot on the Clutch pedal all the way down, rev it up to approx. 7000rpm and I can feel the clutch grabbing and the car goes forward (keep in mind this is with my foot all the way down on the pedal). I was told to adjust the pedal on the hydraulic clutch, but I never had to on any of my clutch installs and neither have any of my friends who have done countless clutch intalls. And anyways, the clutch is fine in the normal rpm ranges and grabs hard.
BTW, the second CM3 that I put in, the pedal was very, very soft (enough for me to think that I had no Clutch Fluid soft). I have gotten use to it since, but thats my experience with CM.

If I was to do it again, and I might shortly, I would probably get a tilton or maybe cusco. Anybody got any opinions on the tilton or cusco(super single OS) unit? Specifically the pedal feel.


Sorry! I missed your thread commenting on the Cusco Super Single


[Modified by ITR#132, 9:09 PM 2/20/2003]

 

The pedal feel of the Tilton carbon is great.

Best Honda clutch I've ever used.

 

Action Stage 2md

 

alright no cm for me maybe act or tilton eh? i'll look into it thanks for all the replies, damn clutches have some many opinions for each maker...

 

Just get an ACT Xtreme PP and 6 puck disc and be done with it.

 

Ive decided on ACT HD/SS myself

 

That's what I got.

 

What is the pedal presure like compared to stock? Does it bite hard? Any chatter?

 

No chatter so far. Pressure is *slightly* heavier than stock, almost the same. I like it.

 

its final for me!