View Poll Results: Did Mitsubishi screw up on the clutch?
Yes, You screwed the pooch
483
61.69%
No, The clutch is fine.
300
38.31%
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Did Mitsu screw up on the clutch
I have around 10,200 miles on my evo, and the clutch is still holding up. I like to drive it hard sometimes, but the clutch has never slipped or anything. I hope it holds up because clutches for the evo are expensive as hell.
i have over 30,000 miles on mine and it's fine... once you come to terms that the restricter is going to stop from launching like you would in a 2wd car, you can make it last a little longer...
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Joined: Aug 2003
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From: La Mesa CA
Hmm.. I smell a class action lawsuit. Don't get me wrong but 30K for a car that needs a clutch? It is just BS.
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WORD.... 21,000 and slipping like a hooker out of a thong on a busy Sat. night.
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Joined: Jun 2004
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From: Memphis, TN
IMO Mitsu probably made the clutch vulnerable to protect more costly components further down the drive line. If the clutch gives before the gearbox, transfer case, diff, etc. it has done what it was designed to do.
Corporate math says that it is less costly for Mitsu if the customer has to foot the bill for a blown clutch than it is for Mit$u to fork over a big ticket drivetrain component under warranty.
..or the clutch is just a cheap POS...
Corporate math says that it is less costly for Mitsu if the customer has to foot the bill for a blown clutch than it is for Mit$u to fork over a big ticket drivetrain component under warranty.
..or the clutch is just a cheap POS...
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Joined: Jan 2005
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From: Seattle
im sort of split on this one...
part of me thinks its good to have a weak clutch that we dont destroy the tranny,
but i started to notice a little clutch slip on my '03 evo with about 15,000 miles on it before i traded it in, and that seems awfully early for a clutch to start going out, considering i launched it probably 4-5 times, almost never really burnt it. However, im starting to think it might be from the traffic around here, probably releasing it and re-engaging all the time to try to avoid riding it hurt it.
A 2-sided issue.
part of me thinks its good to have a weak clutch that we dont destroy the tranny,
but i started to notice a little clutch slip on my '03 evo with about 15,000 miles on it before i traded it in, and that seems awfully early for a clutch to start going out, considering i launched it probably 4-5 times, almost never really burnt it. However, im starting to think it might be from the traffic around here, probably releasing it and re-engaging all the time to try to avoid riding it hurt it.
A 2-sided issue.
I have already had my clutch replaced by the warranty at 13,000 miles now i need another one at 25000 miles....
...on the second clutch I didnt even launch it once!!! anyway now im forking over the money for a clutch now....not something I was wanting to replace at 25000 miles
...on the second clutch I didnt even launch it once!!! anyway now im forking over the money for a clutch now....not something I was wanting to replace at 25000 miles
past 20k, works fine, stop doing launches and awd doughnuts, putt-putt off the line like I do and it'll be great for a long time 
and you'll have a car that everyone thinks is slow for the first second or two that it's rolling, I think mitsu did a great job, i think the owners of most evos dont, the clutch isnt made for launching the car, it's made for making the car move...I'm sure mine will be going shortly after a few more mods here though, cuz it's also not designed to handle much more than the stock hp levels
and you'll have a car that everyone thinks is slow for the first second or two that it's rolling, I think mitsu did a great job, i think the owners of most evos dont, the clutch isnt made for launching the car, it's made for making the car move...I'm sure mine will be going shortly after a few more mods here though, cuz it's also not designed to handle much more than the stock hp levels