So recently when Im driving my FC I have a problem where I'll be cruising in 5th at about 60mph (3000 RPMs give or take), and when I floor it the revs jump to 4000 and bounce back and forth between 3000 and 4000 until im going fast enough (80+) and then it revs smoothly. But after driving for a bit I'll floor it again and it revs fine. The clutch also doesn't feel like it's grabbing as well. Thoughts on what it could be?

My current setup is na trans, racing beat street/strip clutch and light flywheel. Had this setup for a lttle under two years. Trans was replaced with the clutch.

 

Try 3rd, nail it, and ride the brake to hold it back. If you can't control the revs with the foot brake and it just screams to the top, you have a clutch issue. Don't do this but only once or twice for a short period, you can cause the clutch to over heat and cause stress cracks in the flywheel surface. Another issue can be the clutch getting contaminated with oil and it burns off when it slips a little. Do a little investigating before you dive into it.

Another note: Premature clutch failure is all about improper install or driving habit, maybe you like to slip it inbetween shifts, or slip alot taking off. Every little bit adds up especially as a daily driver.

 

I know I've slipped one major time, but that was it. I drift the car a couple times a year.

Would I just need to replace the disk or the pressure plate too?

 

Would be smart to replace the friction disk, pressure plate, throwout bearing, and get the flywheel resurfaced.

If it was a grandma car i would just replace what was obviously worn out, but for a Drivers car + half assed = Murphy's Law "what can go wrong will go wrong".

 

Alright, thanks. I'll try the 3rd gear stuff and see what happens. I was just going to do the disk.

 

When I built my motor I installed an organic clutch/pp rated for a bit more torque and had the flywheel resurfaced. That ****** GRABS when the pedal's all the way out lol, I would recommend that as well. Before I built the motor the original clutch was starting to slip on 4th gear pulls and was only getting worse.

My truck.... arg, it was so windy the other day that I couldn't even maintain 65mph without slipping its clutch, it really needs a new one. I can dump the clutch at idle and it won't even stall

 

Yeah starting into first and changing gears there's like no grab what so ever. The cars my DD, and will be for about 2 more years until I can put it away and build it so I don't want to sink a bunch of money into. The RB setup was nice, but I might just grab the OEM Exedy replacement and call it done. I need something that will have a long life.

What do you mean by organic? I noticed the Exedy is organic.

 

Can a clutch for an S5 work on an S4?

 

I think organic has to do with the fibers in the clutch, but I really don't know what difference it really makes, it was really about the only detail I had on the clutch except that it would fit in my car ('87 TII) and it was supposed to handle somewhere around 300ftlbs. I think painted bits were yellow. I've put 15-20k miles on it and it's been great. Sorry, I wish I could give you more info. There should be plenty to dig up about clutches in this forum though.

 

It's alright. I looked up organics, seemed like they get longer life. I don't think the RB stuff was organic. I think I'm going to get the Exedy Stage 1.

 

So I'm torn between the Exedy, ACT or Spec. Any suggestions?

 

And it is possible this isn't clutch issue before I buy a new clutch setup.