K!NCH

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So my clutch is on it's last legs, luckily I'm in school and have no need for my FC. I've decided instead of just replacing it with a stock piece, it would be a good time to upgrade. So suggestions on clutch kits would be apperciated. I'm looking at Clutch Masters, Exedy etc.

But I'm not too sure what suits my applications. It's my only car so I have to drive it around town or whatever. But at the same time I take it to the track and do drifting/gymkhana multiple times a month. It's an N/A S4, with an Apexi Cat-back and cone filter. No major power mods. It's probably going to stay n/a for a while, but I would like to add headers and a high-flow cat at some point just to get the most out of it without porting it.

Any suggestions are apperciated. Also looking to go with a lighter flywheel as well. Thank

funkjaw

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Act or Exedy are good clutches. A dealer clutch would work just as well and when I got mine from the dealer it turns out it is just an Exedy clutch anyways.

K!NCH

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I think I'm goin Exedy. And I'd like to upgrade. The Stage 1 seems like enough, whats the major difference between that and the stage 2? And I'd probably couple it with their flywheel.

FCJoe

I had an exedy stage one on an old Nissan 240SX, caught really strong. I would definatly get another one, especially for the price.

K!NCH

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If I can afford it, I think I'm gonna go with the Hyper Single.

K!NCH

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Anyone have any experience with these clutches and do any racing? Also if I get the clutch for an na will it work with a tii if I keep the na tranny?

eage8

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no, it has to bolt up to the TII flywheel. You'll need a TII clutch or use the NA flywheel which I don't really recommend...

I have an ACT clutch which i auto-x with all the time and it's held up fine.

with an NA though, pretty much any clutch is fine. you probably won't come close to maxing it out.

K!NCH

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Which ACT model?

eage8

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Z65-XTSS

Xtreme Pressure plate with a performance street disc.

I also have it bolted to an ACT 9.8 lbs flywheel.

the clutch is a little stiffer than stock, but not that bad, I drove it to work everyday for a while.

Turbo II Rotor

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I would just get this and forget about HD pressure plates until you go turbo. You don't make enough torque to need a race clutch setup.

http://www.advancedclutch.com/cart/c...d&prod_id=5342

K!NCH

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That was what I was thinking, but people had been telling me otherwise. Is that disc pretty much the same as the exedy stage 1?

K!NCH

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Does anyone know the weight of the Exedy flywheel?

K!NCH

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Bump

Turbo II Rotor

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I got no idea what stages are.

But, I checked Exedys website. The Stage 1 is a HD pressure plate and upgraded organic disk. I would just get the disk itself. How many miles are on the car?

http://www.exedyusa.com/oe/Clutch_Specifications

Mazdatrix also has relatively cheap HD pressure plates you might want to look at if your stock unit is worn or has high mileage.

http://mazdatrix.com/f86-92nt.htm

Compare to;

http://www.advancedclutch.com/119236...1.3L_N_FI.html

K!NCH

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About 56k miles, and never been replaced. Is the Stage 1 organic any kind of step up from the stock?

Turbo II Rotor

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I say just get the ACT organic disk, your pressure plate should still hold tons of pressure and the disk won't eat the flywheel or PP when you clutch kick.

K!NCH

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Will the Exedy eat the flywheel and PP?

Molotovman

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ACT is better than exedy. I highly reccomend the SCT HDSS series clutches. They come with a PP that has 38% stronger engagement than stock.
All the Exedy's I've ever dealt with are crap.

Turbo II Rotor

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It's puck vs organic disk, not brand name.

K!NCH

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That's what I'm looking into now.

K!NCH

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Anybody have experience with clutch masters? Looking at their stage three (FX300).

Keboh

I had really good luck with an RPS clutch in my KA-T 240sx. Gripped very strongly, lasted a long time, and it was a good price. I haven't heard anything about how they are in 7's but I'd expect the same quality. My .02

Molotovman

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I just wanted to edit whats in red, I wrote SCT above on accident.

K!NCH

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Thanks for all the info. Last question, any luck with the Spec Stage 2 or 2+?

Turbo II Rotor

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Avoid spec clutches. There really is more than enough info in this thread that you can pick a clutch disk. It's an NA so any quality clutch will be more than enough.