Well its that time. I need a new clutch.
My pressure plate is gone.

I need suggestions on a clutch kit. ACT, Exedy it doesnt matter.
I need your opinions and experiences for the bad as well as the good.
Any info will help.

I need a clutch that will last and perform well. (Strong, long lasting Pressure plate.)

Thanks

 

If you are stock...I would just go with an Exedy OEM one. I have one and I use my car on the track/autoXs and it is fine.

I have friends who track their car MUCH more than I do running a stock clutch and they are just fine.

I got mine off of Ebay from ClutchCity for $120 shipepd to me.

Hope this helps

 

yup, I would go with the exedy OEM off ebay
If you want to save some money on installation you could get a lighter flywheel at the same time if you have the $$.

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by silver97prelude &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">yup, I would go with the exedy OEM off ebay
If you want to save some money on installation you could get a lighter flywheel at the same time if you have the $$.</TD></TR></TABLE>

Or you could just resurface and lighten your current oem flywheel
i went with centerforce dual friction stage two
works great

 

get atleast a stage 2 clutchmaster. Don't go oem..Why not spend the extra money now so you don't have to do it later? PLus it will grab like a mother ******

 

if you just want an oem, i have one that hasless then 6000 miles on it that i just took out when i upgraded to a 4 puck

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by solowerks &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">get atleast a stage 2 clutchmaster. Don't go oem..Why not spend the extra money now so you don't have to do it later? PLus it will grab like a mother ******</TD></TR></TABLE>

That doesn't mean it is better. Cars with bolt ons don't make enough power to make an OEM clutch slip.

Hell, my old clutch had 160K miles on it and it still did not slip.

But hey...if you get an aftermarket clutch...it will look pretty cool in your sig. AHAHAHA

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by solowerks &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">get atleast a stage 2 clutchmaster. Don't go oem..Why not spend the extra money now so you don't have to do it later? PLus it will grab like a mother ******</TD></TR></TABLE>

I totally agree. If you have to go in there anyway just upgrade now and when you add moer and more performance upgrades you wont need to worry about your clutch. I have a clutchmasters stage 3 with a light flywheel and have had it for about 1 1/2 years and no problems and I am going to reuse it when I do my h23 vtec swap.

 

my clutch is fuct too - it doesnt grab good when i shoot the juice.. what do you guys recomend?

 

I never said he needed to have it, but a stage 2 will hold up way better than a oem anyday and give him more performance. Plus in time if you get more mods, that is one less thing to worry about. And yes it will look better in his Sig. I have found that it is better to spend the extra cash and do it right, than try to find the cheap way out and have to go back and spend even more money later

 

Thanks for the advice.

Im going to look at the Exedy series clutches.
Im stock. For now, and for the near future I will be stock. I can't afford to upgrade anything with college.

I was looking into the Centerforce Dual clutches.
Considering the difference between Exedy Stock and Centerforce Stage 2 is like 100$ will it run better? Grab quicker? Take more stress? The Exedy OEM clutch kit has a OEM-like Pressure plate correct? Does that mean it will wear out faster then a Stage2 under pressure. I often shoot out of second from 3k-6k up the on-ramp.
Exedy OEM or Centerforce Dual Stage 2?

Im going to buy the clutch kit probably Wednesday. Thanks

 

Just ordered mine (Exedy OEM) from clutchcityonline for $120 shipped.

 

I loved my ACT, would recommend them anyday.

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by solowerks &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">I never said he needed to have it, but a stage 2 will hold up way better than a oem anyday and give him more performance. Plus in time if you get more mods, that is one less thing to worry about. And yes it will look better in his Sig. I have found that it is better to spend the extra cash and do it right, than try to find the cheap way out and have to go back and spend even more money later</TD></TR></TABLE>
AHAHAHA. You are right.. I have no idea what I am talking about. LOL

I never knew I will get better performance from an aftermarket clutch on a NA car. LOL

Sorry, some of you guys crack me up. Many of you guys are so much into getting aftermarket that it is just plain entertaining.

 

I don't know what is wrong with this AndyD person..I think he's just trying to pick a fight.... but The stage 2 will grab alot harder than the exedy oem style. The oem will be perfect if you aren't planning on doing any major mods any time soon. If it were me id get the stage 2 just because it would be one less mod to worry about at a later time..Im a college student myself and I know exactly what you mean about the cash flow.

 

I don't think anyone is looking for a fight. Yes you are right that a Stage 2 will be more "Grippy" but that doesn't mean it will last longer. In a near stock motor the OEM would be a better choice. It will grab fine. It will last just as long (unless you beat it) but it will cost several hundred less.

 

What I meant by last longer, I meant it will with stand more beating than a oem clutch will. because it can withstand more HP and Torque.


Modified by solowerks at 4:56 PM 10/7/2003

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by Sephro &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">I don't think anyone is looking for a fight. Yes you are right that a Stage 2 will be more "Grippy" but that doesn't mean it will last longer. In a near stock motor the OEM would be a better choice. It will grab fine. It will last just as long (unless you beat it) but it will cost several hundred less. </TD></TR></TABLE>

AHAHAHA. This dude Solowerks PM'ed me saying tht I have a ****** problem. LOL

He is like the typical so called, "car enthusiast" who thinks that aftermarket is better. Obviously, you have faith in Honda...otherwise you wouldn't have one. Give the Honda engineers some credit. They do know what they are doing.

Just a little insight.....the reason why aftermarket headers and exhausts yield gains is because when Honda designs their cars..they have to take into account MANY more factors (noise pollution, environmental pollution, reliablity, gas mileage, sales market, etc) than what the aftermarket takes into account.

My advise to anyone who reads this....THINK for yourself....don't follow what others do ......like freakin Lemmings. Have some faith in OEM. Unless you are building a turbo monster Prelude ( that will probably be really unreliable) most OEM parts are sufficient.

 

If you're stock. go OEM. if you have power adders, start off with at least an ACT HDSS or equivalent. i'm using an XTSS setup and it holds fine.

 

If it weren't for Honda none of our asses would even be here arguing our point of views about buying OEM **** compared to aftermarket.

So basicly AndyD what your saying is lets just buy OEM parts for our cars and Honda's magical engineering will take care of everything? Maybe if you are running a stock car. But i think most of us hear on Honda-tech like to upgrade cars, making them quicker and handle better. Therefor the use of aftermarket modifications comes in play.

Everything depends on the Application. If an OEM part will work than use it...If an aftermarket part will work better than a OEM than use it.

For myself, I plan on doing things right the first time. Paying the extra money now so when I actually will need the aftermarket **** it will be there.

 

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

So basicly AndyD what your saying is lets just buy OEM parts for our cars and Honda's magical engineering will take care of everything? </TD></TR></TABLE>

Never said that. See....with your one track mind.....that is why you follow everyone by buying aftermarket.

My car will only see a new header, high flow cat, exhaust, KYB AGX shocks, GC or Skunk2 coilovers, Bridgestone SO3 tires, and my strut tower bar. That is ALL that is needed.

I drive a Prelude, not an M3 or Corvette. If I wanted my car to perform like they do...I would have bought one.

I am a businessman and I know that it is a waste of money to try and turn something into something it was NEVER intended to be.

Mod on .........Lemmings. LOL j/k

 

I'm glad you cleared up your OEM delema..I'm a import enthusiast because I enjoy working on cars and getting my hands dirty. Its not all about the go and mods, its about taking nothing and turning it into something. Im not a person to brag about my car or things I have better than yours, but I have recently just created a sig just for you...Well I have to go right now, I will return to argue more about irrelevant things when i get back from class..

 

I think the point AndyD is making is that all too often, people will buy aftermarket parts for their cars automatically assuming that they are better than OEM parts. In regards to something like a clutch, I agree with AndyD that unless your car is heavily modded and it REQUIRES a heavy duty aftermarket clutch, OEM is more than sufficient.

Let's face it, the extent of mods that the majority of the import enthusiast world uses are basically boltons. Although an aftermarket clutch MAY grab a little bit better, an OEM clutch would do the same job at far less money. The point is...people shouldn't run out there and buy an aftermarket part with the assumption that it's always better than OEM.

 

Phatboy Si...I LOVE you MAN!!!!! LOL

That is EXACTLY what I am saying. Thanks for the input. I was beginning to think the true enthusiasts are a dying breed.. LOL

 

I agree totally with you phatboy si..Going back to what i originally posted in this thread, was if he was planning on modding his car later, buy a part that he might need later..so you don't end up wasting money in the long run...


Modified by solowerks at 9:45 PM 10/7/2003