I just recently installed my exedy hyper carbon series clutch and I just want to know if anyone with the same clutch is experiencing the same issues as I am. Whats happening is that the clutch is actually slipping a little at WOT the only thing that I haven't tried doing is warming it up like the manual says every time before I punch it. anyone with this same clutch.......confirm?

 

actually I'm going to try warming it up like the book says first and I will post any changes. haha.....if this works I'm just a moron and have answered my own freakin' question.

 

any one????

 

Please, please, please WARM UP the clutch before using it.

We have made numerous "house calls" to very large shops to teach them the correct warm up process, and field numerous calls about this very issue.

Three, five second slips of the clutch within 30 seconds.

This will get it to the proper temp and ensure the clutch will hold whatever you throw at it. If you have questions, feel free to give me a call.

 

My cusco carbon (same thing) was actually improperly adjusted from the installers. I've noticed that you have to set VERY LITTLE free play in the pedal to get it to disengage fully, and if you go too far it will slip even with the warm up. Check your free play and see if it is too tight. Just my findings, I figure MattGold knows 100x more than I.

 

Thanks for the info Matt!

 

I've got the EXEDY Monster TRIPLE carbon!!!!!!!!! what a sweet product!! Do what Matt Gold says, and the results will be "golden", that sounds tacky, but he is absolutley correct!!I guarentee you'll love the clutch!! good luck, and happy slipping ( to warm it up of course!)

 

LoL... thanks!

After re-readin this thread and my response I want to make sure I mention something...

The "heat" process I have explained is required on CARBON clutchs only. No need to heat up a metallic clutch - I don't need any warrenty calls about metallic clutchs going south due to "heating"

 

yes, I do comfirm the warm up and yes, it is "golden" !!!
thank you very much matt for your help on the phone as well and all others for your input. I have set the FREE PLAY in my clutch pedal to specific mitsubishi standards and left them like so. it says 3mm is the maximum it should have untill it starts to engage and or disengage. sinse the clutch disk is slightly thinner(but alot stronger) than OE the pedal height for release should be higher than OE clutch I'm assuming.

 

Well I definitely learned something new today. I had no idea you are supposed to purposely slip a carbon clutch to warm it up. I'm assuming that's everytime you want to drive it hard?
What's the disk life compared to a metallic disk?

That's some amazing stuff.

Jeff

 

Yeah, pretty suprising to you and a few others! Myself included when I was taught / told.

Carbon has twice the life of it's metallic counterpart and it takes a lot of heat to start wearing at the material down. Don't be afraid - altough it does sound excessive - slip away.

 

wow!!!! twice the life of metallic huh.........hmmmm, sinse the OE clutch lasted me 30k with daily driving and it being a organic...a metallic would have lasted (estimate) 50-60k? so this "carbon" (double the life of metallic) should last me.............(drum roll) ..........120k plus!!! wow, me like. me like a lot. I'm beginning to love what I baught. not like, "love"

 

How is the engagement of this clutch now that you've got some miles on it? Is the pedal pressure and engagement similar to the stock clutch. I don't want to end up with anything too grabby as this is my daily driver

 

...or a very "short" window of engagement.