Clutch Shootout: ClutchMasters VS ACT
Thread Starter
Honda-Tech Member
Joined: Nov 2002
Posts: 1,169
Likes: 0
From: US
Clutch Shootout: ClutchMasters VS ACT
ive narrowed my choices down to two companies:
1. Clutchmasters Stage 3 w/ clutchmasters(fidanza) flywheel
or...
2. ACT Xtreme PP with SS disk and ACT chromo flywheel
so 1 or 2?
1. Clutchmasters Stage 3 w/ clutchmasters(fidanza) flywheel
or...
2. ACT Xtreme PP with SS disk and ACT chromo flywheel
so 1 or 2?
Joined: Aug 2003
Posts: 10,173
Likes: 0
From: Warning, gRand Return imminent,, NY, USA
Re: Clutch Shootout: ClutchMasters VS ACT (RTW DC2)
<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by RTW DC2 »</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">Id go with option 2. </TD></TR></TABLE>
Honda-Tech Member
Joined: Oct 2001
Posts: 9,342
Likes: 0
From: So., Ca.
Re: Clutch Shootout: ClutchMasters VS ACT (98cwitr)
I have a CM stage 4 with the CM FW and I love it.
The pedal feel is very stock and the engagement isn't too harsh from a stop. But slamming it into third it will grab hard and spin the tires. It's very streetable IMO
I assume that the stage 3 would be even easier to daily drive with..
The pedal feel is very stock and the engagement isn't too harsh from a stop. But slamming it into third it will grab hard and spin the tires. It's very streetable IMO
I assume that the stage 3 would be even easier to daily drive with..
Joined: Nov 2003
Posts: 2,486
Likes: 0
From: Kool Place, Y0, USA
Re: Clutch Shootout: ClutchMasters VS ACT (TypeR 599)
What kind of mileage does the stock clutch run if its driven moderatly... not too hard. Never tracked and only at the strip a handful of times.
Trending Topics
Honda-Tech Member
Joined: May 2001
Posts: 10,980
Likes: 0
From: Look up!
Re: (visi0n)
<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by visi0n »</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">get a cm stage 2 or 3 it'll spit all over act.</TD></TR></TABLE>
Is that what you think?
Is that what you think?
Honda-Tech Member
Joined: Dec 2000
Posts: 1,571
Likes: 0
From: On the hudson, NY
Re: (Smitdog)
I've been on the Clutchmasters Stage 3 w/ lightened flywheel for over 2 years already, daily driven, 6 HPDE's, an Auto-X and even some trips down the 1/4 mile so I stand by it, no problems for me... I still love it
Joined: Nov 2002
Posts: 1,420
Likes: 0
Re: (ITR 98 1162)
<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by ITR 98 1162 »</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">You guys should probably know by now which clutch I would vote for.</TD></TR></TABLE>
haha ACT pwned you
i am also bewildered on which clutch i should get. im going turbo and still deciding...
haha ACT pwned you
i am also bewildered on which clutch i should get. im going turbo and still deciding...
B*a*n*n*e*d
Joined: Aug 2002
Posts: 2,778
Likes: 0
From: NAR SPEC.com, So Cal, US
Re: (seanb18c1)
Clutch Masters stg 3 HANDS DOWN.
Also the Fidanza fly is more streetable since it comes w/ a replacable 'friction disc" rather than the ACT which is one unit.
My Choice: No.1
Also the Fidanza fly is more streetable since it comes w/ a replacable 'friction disc" rather than the ACT which is one unit.
My Choice: No.1
Honda-Tech Member
Joined: Jun 2001
Posts: 8,074
Likes: 0
From: 626, CA
Re: (ITR 98 1162)
cm stage 3 matted to a spoon flywheel... been runnin fine for 2 years and 60k of HARD driving... (snapped some engine bolts, had to replace a motor mount.. and **** is still shaking loose...)
it needs to be replaced soon.
it needs to be replaced soon.
Honda-Tech Member
Joined: Dec 2003
Posts: 851
Likes: 0
From: SoCal
Re: (98cwitr)
i'm with TypeR 599, i have a cm2 on my car and i luv it. act is alright, but it's too harsh. cm grabs just as good as act but not as harsh. for cm.
oh yea, a buddy of mine has a cm3 in his hatch(w/ a gsr), it feels just like mine but grabs better.
for cm.oh yea, a buddy of mine has a cm3 in his hatch(w/ a gsr), it feels just like mine but grabs better.
Honda-Tech Member
Joined: Apr 2002
Posts: 3,390
Likes: 0
From: nova
i rather go with option 1
i had option 2 before on my boosted eg8...that setup was good..but if your daily driven i think its the worst..it was too stiff to drive in stop and go traffic..but it also depends if your traffic is as bad as nova
i had option 2 before on my boosted eg8...that setup was good..but if your daily driven i think its the worst..it was too stiff to drive in stop and go traffic..but it also depends if your traffic is as bad as nova
Honda-Tech Member
Joined: Jun 2001
Posts: 8,074
Likes: 0
From: 626, CA
Re: Clutch Shootout: ClutchMasters VS ACT (98ITR#0020)
my clutch lasted 88k before the brackets that hold the friction springs in snapped and the **** was sitting loose making love to my flywheel...
the spoon flywheel and cm stage 3 rocks *** as long as im not in traffic, since most of the kevlar is gone on the disc the engagement isnt good anymore... hence why I need to replace it, otherwise the car didnt feel different at all after I got it in, until I realized my car chirped all the way to 5th gear after 2k of break in...
the spoon flywheel and cm stage 3 rocks *** as long as im not in traffic, since most of the kevlar is gone on the disc the engagement isnt good anymore... hence why I need to replace it, otherwise the car didnt feel different at all after I got it in, until I realized my car chirped all the way to 5th gear after 2k of break in...
Honda-Tech Member
Joined: Jan 2002
Posts: 6,630
Likes: 1
From: Charleston, SC, USA
Re: (EbboyPSi)
<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by EbboyPSi »</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">I love my ACT XT/SS and Fidanza flywheel setup</TD></TR></TABLE>