Clutch longevity
ACT is the way to go for price and performance. It holds great power and is CHEAP. No problems what so ever. All that complaining about shifting at high rpm problems seems to be a myth of sorts. Ive never once had a problem. As long as its installed correctly.
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I have a stock clutch with 70k on it and it still has plenty of life left in it. THis clutch has been launched and driven fairly hard as well. Only reason I'm even swapping it now is because of convenience and the fact that it probably won't hold up to the power I'm going to try to lay down.
Basically, the life of any clutch you use depends on how you drive, plain and simple.
Basically, the life of any clutch you use depends on how you drive, plain and simple.
Even after many, many track days (road course) and quite a bit of spirited driving my OE clutch disk had all the relief vanes clearly visible - the disk looked a bit worn but by no means near the end of it's life. The flywheel & pressure plate do show some hot spotting, but nothing too serious. I will probably reassemble everything with a new OE clutch disk and a better pressure plate.
The dealer I worked with warranties it for one year. However, from the factory Mitsubishi DOES NOT warranty the clutch, but will warranty the rest of the drivetrain. Unless, of course, you install an aftermarket clutch.....
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After digging for a bit, it looks like the ACT HDSS will be what I install in my car. While I don't need it to support drag starts, I will be adding power and am concerned about overpowering the stock clutch.
Now I just need to weigh up the stock flywheel and see how much relevant mass a ~10 lb flywheel will save...
Now I just need to weigh up the stock flywheel and see how much relevant mass a ~10 lb flywheel will save...
