Dropped it hard. I was a child and thought reving the motor to 5500 rpm and letting go of the clutch as fast as possible was a good idea. Clearly was a horrible idea. Big bang, one tire spin, and once I let off and got going it pulled to the driver side.. it accidentally converted an AWD car to a single wheel dirve car

You should be alrite. It was driver error on my part hands down.

 

lmao that's epic. Live and learn right!

 

1. being a cheap ***. never pays off.
2. being impatient. also never pays off.

 

^ true

 

I wish I would have chosen the quietest exhaust possible and a tune then invest everything else in the driver mod. Now I have turbos, injectors and all sorts of parts laying around which used to be $$$.

Also feels like a fast (and loud) car I have to drive slow most of the time or worry about arrest me speeds. Kind of miss the slow car fast way of doing things.

 

Not buying a car with parts that would not pass CA smog! Had to sell my car out of state or put it back to stock to register it, well legally that is. I changed cars way too much back then. Wish I still had that car for just a fun car!

 

sorry for bringing your old post up, regarding your point 4. do you mean that going with the ACT HDSS is the right way? I am currently looking for a clutch to replace my OEM clutch. My evo 9 is the 6 speed manual, so power will not be more than its torque capability and prioritizing street drivability. I drive in a pretty hilly area so easy clutch engagement is important.

 

I wanted to not blow a ton of money on a new turbo so i got a map ef2 used and under preformed now im mad and have to spend money on a better turbo. Also, not regret but should of gone with a 2.2 or 2.3 and not a 2.0 long rod motor.

 

I've never used the ACT HDSS, but I've been using the Exedy Organic Stage 1 clutch with my 6 speed for years now. My car just has basic bolt ons, and the clutch feel is just a tad heavier than stock. I believe Exedy is also the OEM for the stock clutch. No complaints whatsoever.

 

For me, that clutch has always been great. I've used ACT discs, pucks, sprung/unsprung, HD and Extreme pressure plates, on different platforms over the years. Not once did I ever have a problem with any of them. Once... ONCE I strayed and installed an Exedy. One of the springs from the disc came loose and wedged it's way under the PP fingers. It took a full day to get the trans and clutch out. So, I went back to ACT. Lots of other people will say other clutches are fine, I just stick with what I know works. Your results may vary The HD PP is heavier than stock but you won't notice after a few days of driving. It's not so bad that you can't be stuck in traffic, etc. I'd suggest researching your options and picking what you feel works best for you. It's possible that my situation was a fluke.

Sorry to hear, dude. Despite all the threads on EvoM (and warnings from my tuner) about how much of a POS MAP turbos are, I tried one too. It broke within a week. MAP fixed it. Same thing happened so I sent it back again. They sent me a refund because they decided to stop supporting/repairing/selling the turbos. They were trash. I feel your pain

 

Sorry to hear, dude. Despite all the threads on EvoM (and warnings from my tuner) about how much of a POS MAP turbos are, I tried one too. It broke within a week. MAP fixed it. Same thing happened so I sent it back again. They sent me a refund because they decided to stop supporting/repairing/selling the turbos. They were trash. I feel your pain [/QUOTE]

Turbo seems fine. I made 400 HP on 26 pounds of boost. Tuner said that's all turbo has. I know the tune could use some work but I wanted 450 460. Giu i got turbo made around 480 on 28 pounds. I know my car is set up to make the power so im blaming it on turbo and tune. Solution spend more money.

 

I'll cross my fingers for ya. They aren't known to last very long. Good luck, brotha!

 

Turbo seems fine. I made 400 HP on 26 pounds of boost. Tuner said that's all turbo has. I know the tune could use some work but I wanted 450 460. Giu i got turbo made around 480 on 28 pounds. I know my car is set up to make the power so im blaming it on turbo and tune. Solution spend more money.[/QUOTE]

Surefire, that's the only way to solve that, "Spend more......."

 

I'm pretty sure that is the official Step 1 of anything car related. "Step 1: Spend more money".

 

Biggest regret was not having a plan before I started slapping parts on the car. I could've been where I am now YEARS ago if I had a plan.