hawk 7

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I just purchased an 85GSL that is in need of a clutch replacement. My plan is to drive it this summer and this winter transfer everything from my old 83 (Weber side draft 45DCOE that has been choked down to a 40 by Skip Gorman and using one of his lake cities rotary manifold and a racing beat street port exhaust). I will have the engine street ported at this time but this is pretty much all I plan on doing to it. Since I am not going for a high horsepower build would the Exedy stock clutch work or would it be best to just get the Exedy stage 1 clutch?

zaridar

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No experience with exedy, however I know the center force worked well for me under all kinds of abuse with an OER 47 mm 2 barrel side draft on a street port 12a with header and full 2.5 exhaust.... Multiple multiple 5-7k drops and never had an issue till I turboed it.... Then it slipped like crazy but I expected that..

Jeff20B

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"Exedy stock clutch" should be the right choice for you. How much torque will you be making anyway? Less than 200ftlbs? NA? Yeah, "Exedy stock clutch".

hawk 7

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Zaridar, thank you for your recommendation of the Centerforce. I have read the right up on the Mazdatrix website, it looks like they are only offering the dual friction model.

hawk 7

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Jeff, thank you for taking the time to answer. I would love for a N/A 12A to be able to make over 200ftlbs but we know there is NO way that will happen. I figured the OEM replacement https://www.mazdatrix.com/f-ExedyKits.htm would be the way to go but there are no torque figures on the site, I just wanted to see if there was any different opinions.Thanks!!

jgrewe

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I liked the centerforce dual friction I had on my ITA car. Check ebay, there is one on there that is new but has been on a shelf for years.

Cookboy

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Rockauto mo' cheapah'.

hawk 7

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THANKS FOR THE HEADS UP!!!! No one bid on the clutch and I got it for $99.00 plus shipping.

I know it is going to be overkill for what I am going to do but you cannot beat that price. I just hope it is in the condition it is reported to be in, but I paid through paypal so I should be safe.

How is the pedel feel? Is it much stiffer than stock?