Right now I have a bonez street/strip clutch and pressure plate and it is incapable of holding the car. I'm thinking of going to a 4 or 6 puck and retaining the bonez pressure plate. The only thing that bugs me is that most 4 and 6 puck clutchs i've found aren't sprung. Is it a big deal not to get a sprung clutch? Is it going to kill my tranny or am I just going to have a hard time on the street?

Chris

 

I think you may have a 'brand' issue. Get ACT .. they are THE best. The unsprung clutch from what i hear are hardder to drive on the streets ... tend to chatter a bit.. and are a little harder on the tranny. All puck clutches are unsprung. I use ACT's highest powered sprung organic clutch on my car and am yet to have any slipping issues. with a extreme PP. (see sig, Mods and even my clutch model # ) Its good for 340+ FP of torgue .. and torque not HP is the big burden on a clutch ... by default 7's dont have a ton of torque .. usally are HP numbers far exceed torque numbers.

Alot of people will beg to differ about them being harder to drive ... but thats cause they all claim top be 'pro' drivers noone wants to admit they stall there 7 ... haha

 

I have an ACT 6 puck and I love it. It took a few days to re-learn how to drive the car after it was installed, but now I'm happy as can be and I'll never have to replace the clutch again.

My 7 is my daily driver, btw...

 

the difference is all in sprung or unsprung if you get sprung then there isnt really a big difference but get unsprung and youll feel what they mean by "harsh" engagement i know of a guy running a stock plate and 6 puck unsprung and it works very well.... but if you just want plate pressure then an ACT max extreme plate is the way to go 90 percent more holding power..... the extreme plate used to be the highest plate they had but now they got the maxxx.... I personally dont like bonez.

 

i got a good deal on the bonez thats the only reason i got it, I'll look into the ACT clutches, I'm getting ready to go 60-1 pretty soon here so I need a clutch that can hold it. Right now with just my current mods, it ate the bonez in 3 months price you pay for power

 

ACT, they look so damn cool also

 

I doubt you have that much power.. a stock one should hold you. maybe you need to learn how to drive better

 

riiight

I live with CJ, he's my roommate. After breaking in the clutch he used to get wheel spin going into 3rd. Now his clutch is gone, it'll spin when in the boost from the 3-4 shift and the 4-5 shift.

 

I'm not going to say anything about his power... but I am willing to bet, that clutch he has is a piece of ****! I know not to ever recomend bonez I can tell you that.

Might I add, wheel spin is not a good thing. that means your sitting damn near still.

 

i had a h/d sprung organic cluch in my seven when i bought it and it was dead it couldnt take the hp now ive got a daikin exedy 4 puck brass button with a sprung center and i love it no more slipping its a bit bitey and if you try to slip it will shudder you can get smooth take off just have to get use to it

 

I have a Bonez Street/Comp. in my N/A and I haven't had any problems with it. I drive hard most of the time and I love the pedal feel and engagement height. So much funner to drive than when it was stock. I don't know if it's just the power of the TII but I haven't had any problems with Bonez in the NA.

Bonez Intake
Bonez Street Comp Clutch
Bonez Stage I Slotted Rotors/SS Lines and perf. pads
Bonez Hi-flow Cat
Apexi N1 Duals
RP Main and Alternator Underdrive Pullies


Don't know what else I got... it's too late to try and remember But yeah, as you can see, I'll recommend Bonez to anyone, especially in an N/A.

 

double post

 

looks like I'll look into keeping a sprung clutch. My car is my daily driver, so I need to keep it kinda streetable, I worry about taking off on some of the hills around here with "harsh engagement" from a unsprung.

 

That ACT 6 puck clutch is streetable I have one on my 86 N/A, its great

 

prob act 6 puck is the best for you. but if you want harsher engagement for unsprung 6. im doing that when this stock clutch blows