Fc owners what kind of clutch set ups y'all rocking? Very undecided n need advice
recommendations?

 

It completely depends on your setup. Is the car reasonably stock ? There's no sense in getting a performance clutch with tons of clamping force from the pressure plate unless you have the power to necessitate it.

Exedy has always been my preference. I like the stage 1 kit. Very drivable, good clamping force.. way less mushy feel than stock.

 

i agree. Car is bone stock and my clutch is slipping so I wanna act fast but can't decide I've been pointed to both ACT or Exedy
Car is NA btw

 

Exedy stage 1

 

Yes.

 

The only problems that I've had with Exedy are the spring retainers break off after a lot of mileage, like near stock mileage. Many times before the disk is worn bad enough to replace. Look at a sprung disc, see the bent out tabs to give clearance and help retain the spring? I've had them break fall into the clutch assembly. I've also had the springs break and the retainer get excessive play along the retaining of the spring lengthwise.

All were stock Honda's that I owned, installed the clutches, and no, I don't stoplight race.

Their site says it's from miss-alignment but I use a clutch alignment tool and the dowel pins were in and not damaged. They all slid together awesome when installing the trans because of said precautions. I contacted them and their reply was a link to their problem list.

I'm not dissing but, expected better.

 

Failures happen, but I've put three or four of those clutches in various FC and recommended them to friends with zero issues. I went with an exedy OE replacement in my current car and hate myself for it. The stage 1 wasn't much more money, but at the time I was counting pennies.

 

I'm driving one now. I was just saying if you plan on putting a good 100K on it, they have their issues. I will say again, the disc always had life left in it, the sprung hub of the disc will fail first with excessive mileage. These were Honda's that saw 300K.

 

How less mushy is it? I HATE the stock feel, i swear every time i push the clutch that my hydraulic part is bad, but i replaced it all about a year ago, and it felt just as mushy, if not more mushy with the new parts

 

It's pretty significant.

 

Then i'll keep it in mind whenever i do the heart transplant

 

On a side note, the FC has always been known for its clutch feel. Pedal effort is far too easy and it feels like there's a disconnect somewhere. I blame the pressure plate and stamped steel clutch fork. I noticed zero difference in feel with a stainless braided line. Different pressure plates will change that feel.

 

Did you bleed the system properly/completely? Even a small amount of air in the system will ruin the feel. If you are used to the feel of a cable setup and this is your very first hydraulic setup, then you will not like it - it would be the same with any hydraulic clutch setup, you just have to get used to it.

 

I have both the Exedy stage 1 HD and the ACT equivalent (don't recall the name). Both have pretty much the same feel to me. Both are solid options and should have no issue holding mild power increases.

 

I have bled it a bunch of times and never get any air or different pedal feel

And its not my first hydraulic clutch, i had a 93 escort that was hydraulic and it actually had a pedal feel, i'd driven a 70's ford wrecker with a cable clutch, what an amazing feeling lol

But i also have strong legs, back in high school i could push 700lbs with my legs in whatever that workout thing was called, so for the FC clutch system, feels like all i push is air

 

Thanks for all the assistance !! I've placed an order for an Exedy stage 1, slowly feeling relieved

 

does the exedy stage 1HD and the act street/strip (act HD pres. plate) have the same pedal pressure?

 

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