Well its happened. My stock clutch is letting go and I am losing power every day.

I want to get a nice setup, something like this: http://www.coximport.com/store/Z65-XT00

I would like to keep the disc a stock style as to not hurt the flywheel, which will be a lightened steel in the range of 15-20 lbs.

Can someone point me to a good shop which will sell me all of this stuff? Im looking for something Australian to get the best deals on the nicest stuff.

Eric

 

SR motorsports sells a kit that contains the ACT clutch kit, as well as their 9.5# aluminum flywheel. I believe its about $800 for that kit. Racing beat carries ACT products as well as lightened steel, and aluminum flywheels. www.rx7.com carries Bonez clutch and lighted flywheel kits also.

 

If you are interested in a 4 puck, i know you said you wanted to keep it disk, but at this price maybe youll change your mind, i have an ACT 4 puck for a non- turbo for sale 200. I put the break in miles on it then I went back to stock til i can afford to rebuild tranny. My tranny has 172K so the ACT was not helpin hehe. Great tranny STICKS WELL!

- James

 

how much did you pay for that ACT 4 puck? I seem to remember someone only paid $125 CAD for their ACT 6 puck... (of course this could just be my mind slipping again.... )

 

Ok, I lied it was $252 CAD

https://www.rx7club.com/forum/showth...ghlight=clutch

...but still.......

 

wow 252? uh how much is that in US currency. mine was 350 give or take 10 20 with shipping from la to norcal. And with this yu dont have to break it in? I did all the baby ***** foot driving for you. haha

- James

 

oh yea, i sut checked that link. On his reciet I see no presure plate, only 6 puck disc, mine comes wiht the presure plate.

- james

 

ahh... it makes sense to me now ....see I thought you were only talking clutch disk...

....and as for the break in period, I'm pretty sure both the clutch disk AND the friction surfaces need to be broken in, so he would still have to take it easy for a while...


...on a side note, how did you find street driving with the four puck? I'm about to dump some cash on a clutch and I'm still thinking six puck...

 

Uhm at first I was a little scared. I thought " oh **** I fucked up " thinking I bought something waaay to strong or the street. Which in all likelyhood, being 100% ohnest, its a little much. But being the young guy that never elarns his lesson that i am, I love to drive fast, and hard, even if im not the fastest out there. And having a clutch that NEVER slips is a great bonus. With this clutch, you can go from a normal powered 7 to I belive the number I got was 480 HP. this pretty much covers your entire fase of mods. Unless you go nutzs and ****. But i found it fun, had to change my style of driving, but once its broken it it getsa taaaad bit softer.

- James

 

cool.. I think the 6 puck is supposed to have slightly softer engagement, but being young and stupid myself, I'll prolly just wait til afterwards to find out...

 

The Australian advantage is that they have low labor cost like Mexico and Taiwan, so you will only get a good deal on components MADE in Australia. ACT is based in California, so you are probably not going to get a good deal buying ACT components from Australia. If you want a low-priced Australian product, then maybe you should check out Daikin. Shipping and duty costs are going to raise the price, though. Also note that the US dollar has fallen over the last couple of months, so the deals on foreign products are not currently as good as they used to be.
http://finance.yahoo.com/q?s=AUDUSD=X&d=c&t=1y

The RX-7 Store beats the *** Import and SR Motorsports pricing:
http://66.216.67.51/subcatmfgprod.as...1=241&2=-1&6=2

A friend of mine just bought the ACT clutch/flywheel combo for his 10AE, and it looks really nice.
http://66.216.67.51/subcatmfgprod.asp?0=206&1=290&2=-1

 

Any idea where I can find these products for sale online?

 

what are your future plans for your car? I would upgrade to a TII TOB if your an NA car, and maybe get a new disk, not 6 puck, if your staying witin stock HP ranges. The mazda stock clutches I heard are very good.

- James

 

Nope. I sell GT-series turbos for an easy $400 under US retail simply because I buy from Aus. Don't ask me why it's that way, it just is.

Heh. You have no idea.

HAH! Yeah, if Jason doesn't just take your money and disappear (though it seems as if it tends to happen for low-dollar items and special-order items). TWO of my friends are still waiting for items that have already been paid for, one of whom is a respected shop owner in Australia and had planned to buy a whole lot more.

Brandon

 

lol... it's a NA, and it'll be staying stock for quite a while (until I find a better job ) After replacing a few clutches only to have them fail, I have become quite leary of organic disks and so I will probably end up going 6 puck. (I like the idea of a disk that doesn't slip)(My current clutch slips at 5000 RPM... and that really pisses me off... miss out on all the fun stuff above 5000 RPM ) Now, what is a TOB? release bearing? ...and why should I upgrade this?

 

Getting back to the point here for a moment...

I remember seeing a complete clutch and flywheel set from an Australian company for 650 AUS. This included some sort of performance plate and disc, along with a lightened steel flywheel. Can anyone remember this combo/company???

 

I would also like to know the diference in wear characteristics between a stock disc and a 4/6 puck disk.

Will a 4 puck last 50,000 miles? 75000 ? 100k?

Heres the australian setup I was looking at for 650 AUS
http://www.rotorworx.com.au/perfor_clutch.html

 

got my ACT 6puck, bearings and pressure plate for $309 from RX7TRIX, I think N/A's are even cheaper.

 

I think a good deal would be to use a stock pressure plate with a 6 puck sprung hub. Not as stiff a pedal, but lots of grip. I ran that setup for about 3 months, with barely any visible wear to the stock flywheel or the stock pressure plate. I practiced launching my car as soon as I got that setup too, so it went through some abuse...

 

Thats where i got mine from Did you talk to brandon? Nice fella huh?

- James

 

Sorry I was too lazy to type out throw out bearing, and also I was wrong, haha I was very tired, the Pilot Bearing, i heard is jsut a smart idea I hear to use in your car, mazdatrix says so, as well as other more rotary inclined ppl on this forum.

- James

 

Well under heanvy race conditions, obviously a clutch is not going to last as long. But like me, autocrash is driving a stock NA. So putting in a clutch like the ACT is like having a damn clutch for life. As for the 4/6 vs. disc youll stick harder, shift higher without worrying about slip, and as long as you do a proper break in, there great. Stiffer tho!

- James

 

Got mine here. Flywheel and clutch combo.

http://66.216.67.51/subcat.asp?0=206

 

Hi!

They left the stock flywheel on my 7 when they installed the ACT. I asked if a 'better' flywheel would be needed and was assured that it would not. The mechanic has installed these clutches on a LOT of 7s and knew what he was talking about.

Anyway, here's a couple of things you should be aware of before you buy the clutch:

- it's like a light switch when it comes to engagement. Let the pedal out... let the pedal out... SNAP - you're going! However, I have NO trouble in traffic or under any other driving circumstances (stop and go, starting uphill, etc.) Some people howl that the clutch is not streetable, but you may notice that they have spent little or no time driving a 7 equipped with one... Regardless, after almost two years and about 80,000kms on it I can assure you that it is totally streetable. You just have to get used to using the damn thing.

- it may develop an annoying squeal after a while. Check out this thread, and the link that I posted within it.

https://www.rx7club.com/forum/showth...threadid=37240

No, I haven't gotten the car to my mechanic yet - he's had no time for it and this is hardly urgent.

Autocrash, the clutch was shipped up from the states. To the best of my knowledge, he can still get it at this price. And this price is not dependent on his installing it - what you do with it once you get it is up to you...

 

It all depends on what the application is. If yours is a track car, then a lighter flywheel and a more aggressive clutch is definitely essential. The stock flywheels that RX7s have are one of the heaviest flywheels out there - and there's a reason for that. The inherent lack of torque from the REs makes a heavy flywheel crucial to normal driving. With a lighter flywheel you'd lose a lot more momentum when you slow down...

However, if yours is just a street car, a lighter flywheel will further reduce the very little torque (not from the engine side, but from the driveline side) we have in our rotaries, making it even harder to drive on the streets. So if you live in a hilly area (like San Francisco) I would not recommend getting a lighter flywheel...