Evo clutch only bad on 03? or also 04/05

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Mar 9, 2005 | 03:56 PM

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chrisw

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Originally Posted by ronitlancer

How come mitsu doesnt do something?
Also, does anybody know if the STI has some gay problems? Cuz I could always get the STI...? I like the evo so much more but if the problems are too much to handle then I dunno...

The clutch is weak for a reason. It's a wear item, it's designed to fail before you break something else that is far more expensive (tranny, TC, axles, etc)

Mar 9, 2005 | 04:03 PM

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evolucion

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Originally Posted by tke_413

I can smell it a little at the track after a couple 3K-4K launches, but still grips great and the smell is gone the next day. That's the only time I'm hard on it, driving around town I'll let some punk spin his tires when the light turns green...I'll just ease out and punch it through 2 gears to leave him thinking about what just happened.

same thing happen to me, Some punk in an S2000 did the same to me. I can never forget the look on his stupid face after I left him behind.

Mar 9, 2005 | 04:03 PM

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exhaust_note

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22,800 miles stock clutch... 80+ 5000 RPM launches at 1.8 sixty foot or better... so far no problems with the clutch (knock on wood). Saving up for an ACT and fidanza flywheel cause im gonna be adding more power soon...

i love my car...

Mar 9, 2005 | 04:28 PM

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Ookami

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The stock clutch disc in the Evolution '03 is an Exedy, I've talked to two or three WRX / STi owners, they fried the clutches pretty quick due to launching (<10,000 miles). This is going to happen if you launch during drag racing, autocross, for fun, etc... be prepared to pay.