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Old Nov 10, 2002 | 03:50 PM
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Talking Harsh clutch choices...

I'm planning on purchasing a new clutch (finally) in the next month or so... (no hurry 'cause my cars on blocks... ) and I have narrowed the field down to an unsprung 6-puck and a sprung 4-puck.
What I'm wondering is if the 6 puck is gonna be any more rough than the sprung 4 puck, considering it shouldn't grab quite as hard....?
Also, anyone know of online sources for a sprung 6-puck? I know they exist somewhere and that would be ideal for my situation...

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Old Nov 10, 2002 | 03:54 PM
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heh, I'm about to purchase a clutch as well. I'm torn between the ACT 6 puck, and the street/strip combo. I hate clutches. I never want to buy another clutch for a long long long time. Because of this, and it's capability to hold any kind of power I can through at it...I want the 6 puck. But I have a lot of people saying they are a total bitch on a street car, and then others say it grabs, but it's fun and streetable....I'll find out
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Old Nov 10, 2002 | 04:13 PM
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Re: Harsh clutch choices...

Originally posted by autocrash
I'm planning on purchasing a new clutch (finally) in the next month or so... (no hurry 'cause my cars on blocks... ) and I have narrowed the field down to an unsprung 6-puck and a sprung 4-puck.
What I'm wondering is if the 6 puck is gonna be any more rough than the sprung 4 puck, considering it shouldn't grab quite as hard....?
Also, anyone know of online sources for a sprung 6-puck? I know they exist somewhere and that would be ideal for my situation...

Thanks....

'CrasH
I have a 6puck spring loaded disk......works great, along with my ACT HDplate....i got mine from a local shop....im sure they do shippin u can give them a call to see if they can do something for u. The number is 954-463-4404 name of the place is Clutch House they do very good work all of my cars have clutch setups from them.
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Old Nov 10, 2002 | 04:18 PM
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I have a weird setup, I have a clutchnet 6 puck sprung disk with the pressure plate from a centerforce. What happened was i needed a new clutch pretty badly and the transmission was out of the car anyway because it was shot, so I wanted them to do the clutch too, but the clutchnet was all they had on hand, but I didn't want to pay for the whole setup since it's pricey, and was in a hurry to get the car back, so they put just the disk in there for me. It works pretty well. It was ultra harsh while it was breaking in, but it's pretty good now. You can't slip it for very long tho or it starts to chatter pretty badly.
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Old Nov 10, 2002 | 04:59 PM
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So is it only clutchnet that makes a sprung 6-puck? also, how expensive is the clutchnet disk... ?

(money is ALWAYS a factor...)

Thanks guys!
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Old Nov 10, 2002 | 05:45 PM
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what is a good clutch for street that is good for the occasional road race, and also the sunday drives?
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Old Nov 10, 2002 | 05:52 PM
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ACT 6 Puck is good for everything.
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Old Nov 10, 2002 | 05:54 PM
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Originally posted by autocrash
So is it only clutchnet that makes a sprung 6-puck? also, how expensive is the clutchnet disk... ?

(money is ALWAYS a factor...)

Thanks guys!
act has a 6 puck sprung
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Old Nov 10, 2002 | 06:13 PM
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Originally posted by speedjunky
act has a 6 puck sprung
Are you sure... its not listed on their site...
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Old Nov 10, 2002 | 06:21 PM
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I'm pretty sure the one I have is sprung (ACT 6 Puck)
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Old Nov 10, 2002 | 06:35 PM
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Well... its nowhere on their site..... ...maybe I give them a call tomorrow or something...
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Old Nov 10, 2002 | 06:39 PM
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Originally posted by speedjunky
act has a 6 puck sprung
Did u get it from ACT themselves or from another vendor cuz at the time i was lookin for a clutch ACT themselves told me the don't make a 6 puck spring loaded.....only a full disk. Not doubtin what u have cuz they could have changed their policy.
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Old Nov 10, 2002 | 08:10 PM
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Did u get it from ACT themselves or from another vendor cuz at the time i was lookin for a clutch ACT themselves told me the don't make a 6 puck spring loaded.....only a full disk. Not doubtin what u have cuz they could have changed their policy.
Yeah, I'm fairly positive that they don't make one......
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Old Nov 10, 2002 | 09:35 PM
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ACT only makes unsprung puck clutches now
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