**Evo X Track Times?**
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From: Philly
i agree with the other guy. i got 70k out of my stock clutch before it started slipping, and even then it only slipped slightly in 5th and 6th gears. i raced my car, had plenty of launches and autocrosses, and just my beat'em up style of driving and i NEVER had problems with that clutch. when i went to the drag strip for the first couple times i went 4 runs in a row. launched every time as hard as i could and the clutch held every run. in autocross i've had days that i couldn't stay for the whole event because of work, so i had to make 6 autocross runs one after another. the first two runs i had breaks waiting for other cars, but the last 4 were all in a row. i crossed the finish line and went str8 back to the start line. launched hard every run, and drove like a bat out of hell. my tires eventually over heated and i spun on the last run in a slalom, but the clutch was fine. i ended up winning that event by .05 seconds over a heavily modded STi 
so all this crap about EVO's clutches not being good is just that...crap
if there's any EVO X owner out there willing to let me drive their cars at the track please let me know. i'll be happy to take the chance to see if it really is the clutch, but i seriously doubt it is.
so all this crap about EVO's clutches not being good is just that...crapif there's any EVO X owner out there willing to let me drive their cars at the track please let me know. i'll be happy to take the chance to see if it really is the clutch, but i seriously doubt it is.
Its okay to sound like a dick when this guy gives a dick of a response...sry but you do
maybe your right. The added weight is probably a lot of extra stress on the clutch. But i still think part of it is driver error. I really dont think a 10s clutch is gonna break after a few launches. And I dont think a clutch is whats keeping the 1/4 mile times so low. The first fresh launch when the clutch is still good to go no one still cant get close to magazine times?
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From: Philly
The 2step makes tracking the ten rather simple, reaction times dont affect the quarter mile, the only driver error i can think of there can be is getting locked out of a gear or perhaps dropping the clutch too hard every gear b4 it can catch. The evo is simple with a good clutch, sry but its not driver error, my second track launch ever and i got a 12.58, sry ppl its not driver error bc im a noob and thats not a bad time (i had a great launch and gears meshed exactly). im sure a more experienced driver could have done even better tho, dont get me wrong!
Those of you who think so highly of your driving abilities please stop, its making others who have the ten really aggravated (shelling out 1600 for a new clutch installed would do that). Ive been driving and launching cars enough on the street to know that im not complete noob.
Oh and btw i have driven and launched a stock IX clutch, its like titanium compared to the tens clutch (comparable to butter)
Those of you who think so highly of your driving abilities please stop, its making others who have the ten really aggravated (shelling out 1600 for a new clutch installed would do that). Ive been driving and launching cars enough on the street to know that im not complete noob.
Oh and btw i have driven and launched a stock IX clutch, its like titanium compared to the tens clutch (comparable to butter)
Last edited by BluesunsXIV; Aug 25, 2008 at 09:32 PM.
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From: Philly
Well if what you say is true that is rather sad. You buy a 40k sports car and have to upgrade the clutch =/
Im sorry if I offended any x owners but considering the same was said about previous evos I jumped to conclusions you can say. I really really wanna launch an x now to see how it feels haha. Too bad you practically have to buy the car before you can even sit inside it
Im sorry if I offended any x owners but considering the same was said about previous evos I jumped to conclusions you can say. I really really wanna launch an x now to see how it feels haha. Too bad you practically have to buy the car before you can even sit inside it
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From: Philly
Well if what you say is true that is rather sad. You buy a 40k sports car and have to upgrade the clutch =/
Im sorry if I offended any x owners but considering the same was said about previous evos I jumped to conclusions you can say. I really really wanna launch an x now to see how it feels haha. Too bad you practically have to buy the car before you can even sit inside it
Im sorry if I offended any x owners but considering the same was said about previous evos I jumped to conclusions you can say. I really really wanna launch an x now to see how it feels haha. Too bad you practically have to buy the car before you can even sit inside it
its nuts, how can a car be so beautifully engineered and fail at a primal level....
Well if what you say is true that is rather sad. You buy a 40k sports car and have to upgrade the clutch =/
Im sorry if I offended any x owners but considering the same was said about previous evos I jumped to conclusions you can say. I really really wanna launch an x now to see how it feels haha. Too bad you practically have to buy the car before you can even sit inside it
Im sorry if I offended any x owners but considering the same was said about previous evos I jumped to conclusions you can say. I really really wanna launch an x now to see how it feels haha. Too bad you practically have to buy the car before you can even sit inside it
EXACTLY right. The evo x is performorming just as designed. The clutch was specifically designed to be weak so that anyone going around launching the hell out of the car wouldnt damage the transfer case or rear or anything else. Remember all those complaints about blown TCs from previous gen evos? Im SURE the engineers were instructed to make sure that didnt happen as much this time, and understandably so.
