well guys i hope i dont get flamed on this one, but i am in search of a new clutch. 40,000 miles on my stock 2006 EVO IX MR clutch. Pretty good i think. I bought the car back in 2005. anyhow. I do a lot of daily driving (mostly freeway) but do some light city driving. Also i do very little track and 1/4mile do to limited free time. However, i do have a power goal of over 400whp. I have a HKS EVC VI boost controller, Walbro 255 fuel pump, Buschr TBE, and will be upgrading my turbo to an AMS 37R turbo kit sometime in 2008. I was supposed to go to Tunning Technologies in a few weeks for a tune, but fell victim to a slipping clutch . My question is wether I should get a Exedy single plate cerametallic stage 2 clutch or an ACT single plate cerametallic stage 2. I will also be replacing the fly wheel and was thinking of Exedy(12lbs) Fidanza(9.5lbs) or ACT prolite(10lbs). I believe the stock flywheel is 15lbs. Remember, i am having some finacial difficulties and cannot afford a Twin Plate Exedy clutch, which seems to be favored by everyone. I was looking to spend around $900. Cheapest i found the Exedy Clutch was $609(tax included). ACT was about $575. Fly wheel around $300 to $350. Please voice your honest opinions. Thanks for all your help ahead of time

 

i've had a rather limited experience with either when it comes to evos but i personally would favor the exedy clutch and a either exedy or fidanza flywheel. my main reason is for years atleast when it came to dsms it was always act clutches and they were great. well in the last year or two act has apparently started to completely outsource all of their production overseas which has been leading to less quality parts and more issues people are having. one other clutch to look into which i have heard a lot of good things about is the clutchmasters clutches. they have a couple of different mid-power segmented disk clutches out that i have been reading into planning ahead for my car even.

 

If you are going to put a 37R on the car, you cannot get away with anything less than an Exedy Triple metalic. You are not going to be able to go the cheap route with that kind of horsepower.

 

You are better off waiting and saving for the twin disk. No point in wrecking another clutch that can't handle the power.

 

Please tell us where your misinformation comes from ? Have your ever been to our production facility here in Lancaster, CA? I invite anyone in the SoCal area either local or visting to come by and see for themselves. All of our clutches are made in Lancaster CA. Please stop spreading rumors and misinformation about something you don't have 1st hand knowledge about. It is a definite insult to the people we employ that work diligently to produce what we feel are some of the best products on the market.

 

Realisticly, I dont know if i can wait on getting a clutch. I need one asap. I know that when i get the turbo upgrade i will then need to purchase another clutch. But at that time i will have money to buy a twin plate and turbo kit(i will be selling my house), but i want something that will work really great with my mild mods until then. My friend who is a service manager at mitsubishi is really hooking me up with the install. Thanks for your feed back. ACT I know you guys are very respectable and was considering your MB7-XTG6 with Prolite fly wheel. Question on flywheel will a 10lb affect my drivability and if so how extreme? Can they be resurfaced

 

If you are going with a twin plate in the near future, i really wouldnt even bother with a flywheel. The stock Evo flywheel is a very good piece compared to most other cars. Save that extra $300 bux towards your future build.

 

Yes Info on the ACT Prolite Flywheel and wil the HDSS fit the MR Six Speed Tranny?

 

ACT will fit the IX MR tranny. I have the ACT Xtreme with street disc. All I have to say is that it's comming out next week and an Exedy stage one is going in. I'm keeping the ACT streetlite flywheel though. My main reason is because the clutch as it wore down wouldn't fully disengage when getting into 4th gear. It only started when I had the ACT, nothing like this ever happened with the stock clutch. Since Daiken made the stock one and Exedy, I don't think I'll have this problem again.

With the ACT people have told me to bleed the clutch line and also adjust the pedal. I did both but it didn't solve anything, and I don't want to try it out again when I get new synchros in my tranny.

 

Sorry for the delay in responding to you. Yes our MB7-HDSS along with all of our clutch kits are compatible with both the 5 and 6 speed cars. Our Prolite flywheel weighs in at 10.1 lbs and is a forged one piece unit, unlike the aluminum flywheels on the market. In addition to the weight benefits, we also engineer our flywheel to be thicker and thus more likely to resist warping comapred to the OE flywheel and even other look alike chromemoly flywheels on the market. Please let me know if you have anymore questions.

 

Sorry for the delay in responding and thanks for taking the time to post your question. We rate the MB7-XTG6 at 580 ft. lbs. of torque at the wheels. You did not mention what your expected hp/torque goals were so I'm not certain if that is sufficient for your planned upgrades.

The Prolite flywheel is designed to offer the best response of the two flywheels we offer. I've driven cars with both and tend to prefer the Prolite vs. the Streetlite for the improved acceleration and response. I would warn that if you do a lot of drag racing/launching or live in an area with inclines the added weight of the of the Streetlite or even the stock unit might be better suited to your needs. Our Streetlite weighs about the same as stock but is thicker to resist warping but has weight removed fgrom the outside to offer a slight improvement in acceleration.

Please let me know if you have any more questions.

 

FWIW, Our race car is pushing about 450+whp on our AWD Dyno Dynamics (about 517whp on dynojet) w/ ACT MB7-HDSS (street disc w/ heavy duty pressure plate). Not a single problem after several road racing events such as 2007 Time Attack Events - Spring Mountains, many NASA time trials, Super Street Time Attack Events. Matter of fact, its still holding strong til this day!!! In my honest opinion, this is by far the best street/road racing setup money can buy!! This is what we always recommend to our loyal cusotmers here in NorCal region.

+1 for ACT.

 

Thanks for the kind words and feedback .

 

Is it true all the prices went up on act clucthes? How much is the XTSS?

 

No, but they will be raised on 12/01. The prices we list on our website are MSRP and far from typical of what vendors on here will quote . As a manufacturer we only sell at retail (and only on our website) so that we aren't competing with our distributors. Your best bet would be to visit our dealer locator on our website or contact one of the vendors on here.