I was able to watch mine being done as I used to do service work for the dealer I bought my car from. Tech dropped the sub frame... the trans is heavy and has to be orientated just rignt to go into place as Dan mentioned.It is definately a job best done with the car on a lift. Some of the guys here have done thes changess under a car on jack stands, if you are not a skilled mechanic (professional or nearly so) you will struggle with this job. I have done four clutch changes, ground up restorations, rear clip replacements and other long involved projects so I have the skills for this job but am only too glad I didn't have to go for this one.

But we digress

My ACT HD is now fully run in and it works super. My wife even drove it and had to comment on the difference from stock.

 

I recently installed an ACT street setup in my car and highly recommend it. Drives and feels much better than stock. The install was a pain in the **** though. Luckily my father-in-law (a master mechanic) was here for Thanksgiving, so that made it much easier. And since I'm in the Air Force, I had access to a complete shop on base with a lift and tools. I couldn't imagine trying it without a lift. Mad props to anyone who did it without one!

 

How well does ACT hold up on launches?

 

yeah , what was i thinking

 

No problems so far. Holds great!

 

wailed on mine yesterday and it holds super. Had my buddy with me (former cop) and he slipped it hard, when I drove I dumped it.. nooooo probs. It is well broken in and will do things the stock clutch could never come near doing. I have little doubt it could easily break the rest of the drive train because it locks up wham bam.

 

How many launches have you done on your Evo and at what RPM? Just curious...thanks

 

Thanks everyone for the confidence in our products! I hope we can keep earning a good reputation in the market. Seeing what is coming up in the next year or two in our R&D dept, I am excited about what the future holds for ACT and their customers. Happy Holidays!

 

Well hold on Dirk, what is in our future? I'm getting close to finally needing a clutch. I personally don't like the idea of using an OE disc. RRE offers the six rivet Exedy disc with your PP which is more in line with my needs. Is ACT stepping up to the plate with a disc with more heat handling capability? What can we look forward to, and when might it be available to the public.

 

maybe the act will come out with a twin disc clutch that wont destroy the transfer case. That and it'll make coffee for the driver in the morning somehow.

lol

 

I don't drink coffee though...

 

We haven't been using the OE disc for quite some time. The OE Exedy Mitsu. disc is different from the Exedy aftermarket disc, actually a little better IMO but they aren't available except through the dealer and the friction material has been known to wear out prematurely for some reason. So what we have been doing is using their aftermarket disc and putting our steel backed linings on them.

As far as what we have in store in the future, I won't get specific because there is too much still up in the air, but we are making some great advancements. I don't know yet if or when this will affect what we offer for the EVO, but the coffee thing sounds interesting.

 

Dirk,

So is the disc your using now a the original OE 4 rivet design, or the 6 (little confused)? I'm pretty convinced that I will be saying away from any of the 4 rivet designs. Reports have been that the aftermarket Exedy disc's were holding up better... RRE's opinion carries a lot of weight in the DSM/Evo community. Do you think they are wrong in offering (and claiming better heat handling abilities) the after market 6 rivet Exedy disc as a recommended option? Or is this indeed the relined 6 rivet disc that you, in fact, offer as standard now?

 

Now I am confused. which rivets are you talking about? Exedy only comes with 4 rivet for the EVO (both OE and A/M) if you are talking about the center section. I haven't seen either disc fail on the EVO. This is a different story on the DSM cars. I have seen just about every design fail for one reason or another on them.

 

I'm sorry, yes the "center rivets"






...not to mention that it just appears to be a more hearty design.