Update:

called the place I had it installed at, they offer a lifetime worksmanship warranty, they put in a clutch fork stop in. said that that could potentially be the problem and that needs to be adjusted and they would take a look at it for me.

 

well hopefully it's only an adjustment thing. A stock evo X shouldn't be treated like a drag car with hard launches though....even some rwd cars shouldn't be treated that way. I wouldn't launch; if you want to go from a roll it's alot better. Even seldom launches can mess something up bad.....all's it takes is doing it wrong once to cost alot of $$$. good luck

 

Sounds awesome!

 

Theres a bad burnt smell, guy at the shop assured me that this could be a possibility..

Anyone have any experience with a clutch fork stop?

 

u should buy a daily beater civic and launch it every light! On the other hand you might wanna start saving up for more expensive break downs. Enjoy your X.

 

It very well could be the stopper. But it's also an easy thing to check/adjust. Get your hands dirty!

 

wow..my stock clutch lasted longer than yours and im modded and putting down more power and torque than you (assuming youre stock)..if its not that stopper, than it has to be you launching the car. like previously said, evos are meant mainly for the track, thats where they specialize. As asked previously, how do you launch your car? do you dump your clutch? explain to us how and we can tell you if that way is fine or what way you should be launching it

 

Maybe it's the clutch master cylinder. I found a video of a common problem with this part on Evo X.

 

Clutch get shorten that quick.u must of either riding it and race alot..It can be the clutch itself.friction not good and wears out fast.U should try different stage 2 like exedy,cusco.

 

After a clutch job how does one "adjust the clutch"?

 

Honestly, I wouldn't put much stock in other people saying your driving is fine.. An Evo is a heavy car and it's awd so the drivetrain has even more stress on it. Unless the other people are driving an Evo, it's not like most manual cars. I have never had to replace a clutch in my Evos after 6 years of DDing them, even when they have 100+ hp over stock.

The main thing that could kill clutches is riding them.. Like when you start in 1st gear, the higher the revs you use to start moving, and the longer that you hold the revs there, the more wear and tear you are putting on the clutch. Because of the heavy/AWD stuff, it makes it different from most other manual cars or trucks. It's good that you are getting better, it just takes a while. Not trying to say you can't drive, just trying to help you out a little.

And Launching also burns it up pretty quick.

Hopefully it is just an adjustment thing this time tho

 

have your clutch delay pill remove as well..... so worth it

 

This^^^^ 96k on stock evo VIII clutch-400/400. going to need much more seat time- lose the car boy stuff and launching unless you have the cash to take care of that every few K. BTW another heavier clutch wont fix the problem--it will amplify it as you will need to slip it more to take off--Good luck and work on technique.

 

Ok, after reading this you've all got me wondering how hard I am on my evo, so tell me how hard this is on the car (none of this done on a cold engine/drive, always after it's been driven for 10 minutes or so):

From a stop, have throttle at idle, balance clutch release and throttle to not stall, when clutch is fully released and the car is moving, put the gas pedal to floor. Up shift from first about ~6.5k rpm, repeat. Happens 3-4 times a month.

Same as above, except @ 5.5-6k. Happens 2-3 times per week.

Same as above, but throttle to about 70-80%, shift slightly high RPM (4-5.5k). Almost every time, except when internals are still cold. (Almost every time = from a stop about 3-4 times per day average, I don't live in a city, so stopping is rare)

When car is still cold, throttle slowly, stay under 1-2 psi boost, always shift at 4k RPM.

Currently all stock except for accessport, but soon to be modded. 4k miles, break in followed per the manuals instructions.

 

Dude, c'mon. lol. Launching any car is going to put stress on it. Even if you only launch it twice a month like you say, that's still a lot of wear on a stock evo. This is my first manual car as well but I don't even bother trying to launch it. Make sure you're not slipping the clutch to much either when you're leaving first gear.