Has anyone ran a Spec clutch in a lsd equipped tranny? I've been running this clutch for about a month, broke it in right and everything, then saturday night I lit first, grabbed second and boom. It made a hole in the clutch housing case and the preasure plate is GONE. Just wondering, any suggestions on what clutch to go with next? The preasure plate was a "heavy duty" plate, maybe go extreme next??? I dunno.......plate was torqued properly and everything.

 

damn..how much power was the engine making,or what ll did it have done to it?Ive never had one on my personal cars..but have on some cusomer cars and never had anything like that happen.Tell me your setup and i can reccomend some clutches that have worked for me on various setups in the past.

 

Basically a stock ctr motor, has a Spoon flywheel and Spoon headgasket for now. Next year I'm doing Jun 3's and more compression, I just don't understand how this happened so soon. Thanks man..

 

It happened to one of my friends on his sr20 equipped 240sx.The clutch kinda exploded and tore everything close to it.Switched to exedy, no more problems.

 

We've got a sr powered 240,and the stock clutch that came with the engine is holding fine.Even with 14+ pounds of boost,a dual BB GT25R turbo,tubular exhaust manifold,greddy intercooler and piping,a greddy 3" DP...etc but there's a Nismo Gmax twin plate clutch w/matching flywheel sitting here just in case the other clutch call's it quits.

 

The problem is not with the clutch's holding capacity, its with spec.If you dig a bit more, i bet there are more stories like that. JDMotive, btw, he ran high 11's all season long last summer, i doubt you can do that on a stock clutch

 

yea spec clutches are known for doing that...such a shame considering they're pretty expensive.

 

exedy.....RPS

 

Sorry to hear that.

It's hard to know what is a good clutch and one that is so - so.

 

ACT seems to be proven...again expensive for a "modified exedy" unit.

 

I've pulled out 3 spec clutches with less than 4000 miles on all of them and all the flywheels and pressure plates were ruined. Their friction pads are like small grinding wheels that cut into whatever they mate with.

 

I had a clutch master 4 puck in my GSR equipped 93 hatch and I broke all the rivets holding the pucks to the center spindle and bent one of the fingers. But that was like the 6th time at the track on slickys I would have no problem getting the same clutch again it is great for driving cause the plate isn't supper heavy and you can actually slip the clutch but it would still spin 4 gears with slicks.

 

wow ****, thanks for all the reply's fellas....I guess maybe excedy is the way to go then?? Thanks again guys

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by 95 integra &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">ACT seems to be proven...again expensive for a "modified exedy" unit. </TD></TR></TABLE>Modified Exedy??? I think not! Take a closer look! For the B series, we own the stamping dies, design our own diaphragms, casting patterns, drive straps, do our own CNC machining, dynamic computer balance the parts, and SFI certify them. They may not look too special, but I don't get them grenading through belhousings!

In most cases we do modify new Exedy, Aisin, LUK, Sachs, or other OE parts because there is little reason to change the design and the tooling costs are prohibitive. In the case of the B series, we used to change everything but the cover and we still were limited by the OE cover design, so it was time to invest in our own cover stampings.

 

i've yet to see a SPEC clutch last it's expected lifetime...hell, ive yet to see one hit 5000 miles!
they are junk

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by ACTman &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">Modified Exedy??? I think not! Take a closer look! For the B series, we own the stamping dies, design our own diaphragms, casting patterns, drive straps, do our own CNC machining, dynamic computer balance the parts, and SFI certify them. They may not look too special, but I don't get them grenading through belhousings!

In most cases we do modify new Exedy, Aisin, LUK, Sachs, or other OE parts because there is little reason to change the design and the tooling costs are prohibitive. In the case of the B series, we used to change everything but the cover and we still were limited by the OE cover design, so it was time to invest in our own cover stampings.</TD></TR></TABLE>

Yep, that's the first thing I noticed about the new ACT B Series Clutches was their re-engineered pressure plates.

 

quit bangin gears so hard and this wouldnt happen cousin

what are you going to do about the housing now? did tom have anything?

 

Tom doesn't have anything, I THINK all I need is a clutch and bell housing, but I have yet to tear the tranny off the block. I'm hopin my flywhhel and shift-fork is ok, we'll see after this weekend. Thanks for askin Mcsmayler

 

VIDA!!!! Oooooooooh delicious cousin!!!

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by clean rice &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">Tom doesn't have anything, I THINK all I need is a clutch and bell housing, but I have yet to tear the tranny off the block. I'm hopin my flywhhel and shift-fork is ok, we'll see after this weekend. Thanks for askin Mcsmayler </TD></TR></TABLE>

weak, thought tom woulda had somethin layin around.

ill be there for support and help w/ PBR in hand

- vida is a goddesss....