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nate9213
03-05-2003, 12:56 AM
I am definetly going to go turbo on my civic and while I do the engine swap I would just replace the clutch. Which of these clutchs feels more like stock, can handle 8psi or more, and last longer. Please give me opinions and what you guys are using. Thanks.
Pang
03-05-2003, 01:03 AM
clutchmasters = stock pedal feel
act = leg workout

i'd say go with the clutchmaster stage 3
95GSRB18C
03-05-2003, 01:19 AM
Originally posted by TurboSi
clutchmasters = stock pedal feel
act = leg workout

i'd say go with the clutchmaster stage 3

:werd: I Totally agree.
exciv2000
03-05-2003, 08:40 AM
ACT, hands down.
john
03-05-2003, 08:48 AM
I've no experience with clutchmasters, but an old DSM pal had pretty bad times with a few of them. I used ACT 2600s on my old DSM with very good results.
V8SpankR
03-05-2003, 09:03 AM
With FWD the CM is probably good and I've heard good things with them on Hondas but with my AWD I'll stick with ACT 2600.
CSMsi311
03-05-2003, 01:18 PM
I've heard good things about CM stage 3 and Exedy. Exedy is a lot cheaper than a CM so I ended up with an Exedy racing clutch. Sorry, I haven't put it in yet so I can't tell you first hand how the Exedy clutch feels.
Mark_H
03-05-2003, 01:42 PM
DSM=ACT
Honda/Acura=Clutchmasters Stage 3 all the way for your application

HTH
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DnVr
03-05-2003, 02:30 PM
act= built to take abuse and last through it
shane
03-05-2003, 02:58 PM
CM Stage 4= slips like a motherfucker!!!!
SlamMan
03-05-2003, 03:26 PM
Exedy is a great clutch. Got mine for $240 and it just as good as anything else and im runnin turbo. They are huge in japan and are oem equipment on many japanese cars. Also they are not rebuilds of stock clutches like many others. Dont dismiss them just because they dont have a cool website.
TedR719
03-05-2003, 04:11 PM
I can get you an Exedy 08-800B for $249 shipped!
2000SiVTEC
03-05-2003, 05:25 PM
I had a clutchmasters in my boosted SI and it was a great clutch. Probably one of the best out there you can get for Hondas.
nate9213
03-05-2003, 11:39 PM
How does the holding capacity on the Stage 3 compare to that of the Exedy.
SlamMan
03-05-2003, 11:59 PM
I boost about up to 9psi and the exedy has no problems at all holding the power. Couldn't tell you about the CM.
nate9213
03-06-2003, 01:55 PM
Does the Exedy feel like a stock clutch?
TedR719
03-06-2003, 03:02 PM
Just a tad bit stiffer than the whimpy stock one :) I think it feels just right.



Originally posted by nate9213
Does the Exedy feel like a stock clutch?
SleeperZ
03-06-2003, 05:10 PM
Originally posted by shane
CM Stage 4= slips like a motherfucker!!!!

Is that the one you sold me Shane? :p

You were pushing 400+ hp, so that doesn't surprise me...
nate9213
03-06-2003, 07:50 PM
Talked with Manny from PAC and he said that Exedy could'nt hold much more than stock and that a CM Stage 1 would be good for 8psi. Is this pretty much true?
CSMsi311
03-06-2003, 10:01 PM
there are 2 types of Exedy clutchs. Stock replacements and the "racing" type.
nate9213
03-07-2003, 03:43 PM
What is the holding capacity on the "race" clutch?
CSMsi311
03-07-2003, 04:39 PM
i read on a Clutchcityonline auction on ebay. it was 275-300 bhp.

you can look up your application http://www.clutchcityonline.com/main.php?page=exedy.htm

Mine was a 32% increased capacity
exciv2000
03-07-2003, 05:23 PM
Originally posted by CSMsi311

Mine was a 32% increased capacity

Mine's 50% :p
TedR719
03-07-2003, 05:27 PM
The Exedy clutch for the d16 is a 69% increase over stock. $240 shipped to your door :D
exciv2000
03-07-2003, 05:51 PM
Originally posted by futuresi
The Exedy clutch for the d16 is a 69% increase over stock. $240 shipped to your door :D

I got an ACT clutch and a clutchmasters lightweight aluminum flywheel for $350, both new, betcha can't touch that :p
TedR719
03-07-2003, 05:58 PM
Maybe with a killer special I could :) That's a real good price, how did you manage that?

I can get the Exedy/ACT 11.9 Flywheel Combo for $449 shipped



Originally posted by exciv2000
I got an ACT clutch and a clutchmasters lightweight aluminum flywheel for $350, both new, betcha can't touch that :p
exciv2000
03-07-2003, 06:07 PM
Originally posted by futuresi
how did you manage that?


Mark
nate9213
03-07-2003, 11:35 PM
Do lightened flywheels help much with turbos? Do you have any problems with daily driving?
95GSRB18C
03-09-2003, 10:43 AM
i heard that it might spool a little quicker but my friend Marshall told me that you loose torque with a lightened flywheel. He told me if i was gonna go boost, to just lighten my stock one a little bit...maybe to 14lbs or so, which i did and i revs a lot better...i just dont have boost yet. :D
beau_safken
03-11-2003, 03:46 PM
ACT all the way. You could cheap out and get a exedy but why??? You get what you pay for ya know?
stu
03-11-2003, 05:47 PM
The reason that people don't like to use lightened flywheels with turbo is because the revs drop much faster than a heavier one. So all your shifts have to be fast to compensate for it. Well, if you're racing.
john
03-11-2003, 06:36 PM
There's a lot of energy stored in the flyweight mass, and removing some of that mass loses the energy. Launching an AWD is miserable with a really light flywheel, and I found that launching my supra (stock flywheel 34 lbs, aftermarket 13 lbs) I was NEVER able to get better than a 1.9 after the flywheel swap.

But, the car revved like a chainsaw with the lightweight part, and it pulled, well, quite hard. :)

Like turbochargers, it's a game of tradeoffs.
snydsam
03-12-2003, 09:28 AM
I have been building cars for 15 years. I have nevevr seen a better clutch than act. As for the price i jut picked up a stage2 and the 8lb flywheel for 338.00. You probaly cant get that price but for the product i think you should suck it up and pay a few bucks more and put the right part on your car.