well, my clutch is completly gone. it slips badly in gear, and will rev up if i give it minimal gas. i knew this would happen soon. i was looking at the rmr clutch, but i think im ganna need a pressure plate also. im ganna get a flywheel at the same time. clutchmasters said they will have a kit out in a mont, but i need one before then. are there any kits out yet with a clutch/pressure plate/flywheel? will the entire kit from an evo 7 fit? what are some of the kits others on the board have?

 

stop smoking your tires next time

 

mine went out tooo i just ordered the rmr clutch disk and i am going to use the factory pressure plate and flywheel... i caleld hks they said they got some twin plate ones coming soon but they will not be here for 3 weeks!

 

Get the Exedy. They are the ****. It will be the only clutch youll ever have to buy for your car. The Exedy twin plate. HKS uses the same clutch/flywheel/pressure plate setup. They just paint it and call it an HK$ product

 

Advising people to stop driving the Evo hard is a pretty asinine response, as thats what the damn car was designed to do.

Anyways, check with Z-1 Performance, I just got the Exedy single disk setup from them for right at $1K. Includes flywheel, 6 puck disc, and pressure plate. Its a real nice heavy duty unit, rated to over 400hp. Having it installed tomorrow.

Any VII clutch should work, per all the vendor input.

 

what, that exedy unit should last how long if driven hard? what about the ACT that Ultimate Racing is using?

-Shahul

 

There is no magic number to saying how long it will last, as it depends on the driver, and how you drive the car.

Adam

 

BTW, the HKS GD twin plate is not an Exedy unit....it is a far harsher engaging clutch (having driven a few 6's with it....it loves to be launched, but is very hard to drie smooth, while the Exedy twin disk is actually fairly easy to enage smoothly.

Adam

 

yea... and the driveability is still good? like around town?

-shahul

 

Street driveability is said to be very good on the Exedy/Cusco twin plate (same exact unit, Cusco is anodized blue, Exedy is purple). The HyperSingle is also considered a streetable unit, though people's idea of what is streetable varies depending on many factors. I am not a big fan of how it engages, and find the twin disk much easier to drive in traffic. However, these are not units that are designed around around town driving, they are designed around holding up to certain power levels, and still providing a pedal feel and engagement that is streetable. No doubt though that no aftermarket clutch will be as easy to drive as the stock one though. Case in point, is the venerable ACT 2600 for the DSM's..basically the gold standard that nearly everyone who goers for an upgraded clutch gets (I have it in my GVR4). Its obnoxious to drive around town...pedal is very stiff, engagement is leaning towards the on/off side, though it can be slipped due to its sprung hub. However, there have been many a night driving home from Englishtown for a race, sitting in the massive line to get onto the Belt Parkway, where I wished there was such thing as a GVR4 automatic However, at the power level I am at with that car, there really is no other option out there that is as widely used, so its a compromise most people are willing to live with.

 

Adam, big kudos to you guys getting my clutch out next day delivery when I ordered on Monday. Actual replacement is taking a couple days, but at least I had the parts.

 

thanks Adam...that is very helpful... how much and what comes with either kit? ie...will I need anything else?

-shahul

 

Won't get into prices Z-1 offered on the single disk, but it comes with flywheel, disc and pressure plate. You will need to get bolts (old ones are torque to yield I believe, which means use once then replace). Make sure you have an alignment tool as well.

Also, replacement is much more involved than the AWD Talons/Lasers. Plan on having several helpers, lotsa tools, and several days if you attempt if on your own.

 

i see....thanks 2cool... is the flywheel lighter than stock? any performace gains from that?

-shahul

 

FYI

The stock clutch in the EVO is made by Exedy. This was told to me by a Mitsu Techline Rep.