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Old Jun 13, 2007 | 08:26 PM
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looking for the best clutch to hold the power. if I have 400-500whp, which clutch would be the best to use for heavy drag racing, but still be streetable.

right now (in an eclipse, not an evo) I use an ACT 2600, it holds 420ft/lbs and is sweet for my 250whp setup. I'd really like to have a clutch that has a similar feel. A clutch that can have a slight amount of slipping so it's not a pain to drive. Which clutches are good so my clutch doesn't feel like an on/off button but can hold 400-500whp.
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Old Jun 13, 2007 | 08:32 PM
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If your on a budget i would go with the act 6puck unsprung. I would get about 120 passes at about 500whp before it would go south.
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Old Jun 13, 2007 | 08:34 PM
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how does that handle daily driving, cause it's a daily driver
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Old Jun 13, 2007 | 08:35 PM
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act's break t-cases, go with exedy
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Old Jun 13, 2007 | 08:35 PM
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how does that handle daily driving, cause it's a daily driver
A little noisy but my wife drove around on this clutch for a year and she picky
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Old Jun 13, 2007 | 08:36 PM
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act's break t-cases
Driving skill breaks parts not the clutch. Learning how to modulate the clutch off the line helps a ton
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Old Jun 13, 2007 | 08:39 PM
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I have an exedy clutch in my honda, they're sweet, an act in my eclipse, sweet.

how are exedy clutches for evos? you can break a transfer case with a stock clutch, I agree it's about the driver, but what are the exedy offerings for an evo 8.
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Old Jun 13, 2007 | 08:52 PM
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i have an exedy stage 2 and it is great! It grabs real nice and has strong engagement, but you can still slip it just fine! If you plan on going by the 450-500 hp area, just get the exedy twin and you'll be set.
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Old Jun 14, 2007 | 10:34 AM
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is the exedy good for dragstrip launching?
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Old Jun 14, 2007 | 01:13 PM
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Do you have an Evo yet? How much horsepower exactly are you looking at putting down? That will determine what clutch you need. For a daily driver with modest mods, id go with the ACT Street or the RoadRaceEngineering Noname (if you want 2 try 2 preserve your warranty!)

However, if you are really wanting to put down 400-500 HPs, then u r getting into the twin disk realm.

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Old Jun 14, 2007 | 01:17 PM
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my brand new Exedy twin disk came in today.....it looks GREAT!!!
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Old Jun 14, 2007 | 01:25 PM
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exedy twin, not too bad for daily drivability, little chattery, but holds the power well, and the only one that will last a while at that power and slipping at the drags
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Old Jun 14, 2007 | 03:08 PM
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is there a table anywhere that lists the clutches available and their torque capacities?
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Old Jun 14, 2007 | 04:12 PM
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http://www.exedy.co.uk/sports_clutch.pdf
what is better and streetable, carbonetic twin carbon or exedy hyper carbon twin ?
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Old Jun 14, 2007 | 04:41 PM
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now I'm more confused than before, so many choices
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