Hi everyone, I have stock tC w/ 50 thousand miles and my clutch gone already.
I need help in choosing clutch kit (which brand, stage). I need to know if I should change a flywheel too. I'm not going on turbo, maybe exhaust and intake system (+40-50 hp) but not more.
I drive like a crazy, it's a third pair of front tire on my tC now.

 

stage 1 clutch master and fidanza flywheel

 

 

ohhhhh you must be using on of those eletric superchargers from ebay to get that much power those things are like a woping 75 bucks!!!

your going to need a twin disc!!!

 

If your replacing the clutch id have the flywheel resurfaced(not expensive)...but I doubt you need a new one. (Flywheel atleast). Lightweight flywheels hurt daily drive-ability from what I heard when looking at them when I went turbo. Look up paul at dezod and see what a stronger clutch for a non turbo setup would be. I use an act sprung hub 6puck w/ heavy duty pres. plate and love it but its a little rough in traffic sometimes but I doubt you need that.

Rotate your tires more often...and your probably looking at more like 15hp w/ intake & exhaust if your lucky.

 

my rule of thumb if your gonna get a new clutch,might as well get a light weight flywheel since your in the tranny,for you non-turbo 12lb would be perfect,its perfect for daily driver and free up some power,not much but noticeable...as far as the clutch,really depends,i have the act street clutch,which in my opion is alot better thern stock,its alot stiffer...with all the basic bolt ons and pullies and everything,looking at about 30 hp..

 

Since we have a few seasoned aftermarket clutch guys in this thread (I dont wanna start a new one.)

I have 52k on mine, and want to replace it for ***** and giggles. I CAN'T physically handle a clutch that will make the pedal more difficult to push (I have left knee problems). I want to upgrade to a clutch/flywheel set-up that doesn't require any addition pedal strength, but will handle some spirited driving. My car will not see over 200hp at the wheels.

* Clutch adjustment in the pedal/at the slave cylinder?
* Increasing fluid pressure before the cylinder to ease pedal when I upgrade clutch/flywheel?
* Aftermarket clutch that doesn't affect the pressure required to engage/disengage?

 

theres not much you can do really if you don't want more of an effort in pedal pressure for the clutch. most if not all aftermarket clutches will be at most a little more effort.

i would highly suggest a 12lb flywheel upgrade though. it will have a learning curve to it but you will be much happier and its very streetable and not that bad in use for a daily driver. revs quicker / speeds up quicker / very good for spirited driving habbits.

as far as clutches if you dont want a huge pedal pressure upgrade than maybe a new oem or trd might be best. or maybe an exedy stage 1 or clutch masters stage 1. you might want to see which one has the lesser pressure and clamping force as that will tell you which one is more of a hastle for you to use because of your knee.

i would highly advise though NOT to get any comp clutches also.... also i would advise while its all open is using a new OEM throw out bearing with any upgrade you do and if you can replace the rear main seal on the crank with a new one. the rear main seal is not a necessity but i like to do it every 50k to 70k miles for peace of mind a leak wont be coming from there anytime soon.

 

the only clutch that ur really gonna get this out of is the trd clutch. it grabs a little bit closer to the floor, but there is no increase in pedal pressure. i have one in my car now running 12 psi and its holding up well. so if spirited driving is u, than i def suggest the trd clutch. its expensive but, imho ull be happy with it.

 

1. Maybe Clutch Masters FX100 + OEM Flywheel? Is it ok, if I won't change flywheel? Unfortunately I won't be able even resurface flywheel (we don't have such resurfacing machines in here).
If not, what can happen? Is life of clutch disc and pressure plate will be shorter?

2. If there is no way and I must change flywheel, which one is most affordable?

* Where online I can buy rear main seal? Is there any OEM part selling website?

* Also consider that nearly impossible to drive my car now. I can't normally move on on 1st gear. I guess if OEM flywheel is already damaged.

 

I don't want it closer to the floor (unless the pedal is shortened(. I am 6'-1", so I usually poke my toe into the clutch while hovering my heel over the floorboard so I do not have to extend my leg all the way. (once the car is already rolling)

My feet are pretty big too so If I put my heel on the floor the clutch pedal is way to low (center of my foot) I have had the idea of shortening the clutch pedal (I know that will decrease leverage) but will allow me to extend my leg fully/toe clutch/keep my heel on the floor. Also thought about switching my gas pedal to an old VW Roller.

 

it doesnt grab that much lower than the stock clutch does. as for the gas pedal, u wont be able to do that bc of the drive by wire setup, unless u convert over to a cable setup which imho isnt worth it.

 

What I mean is removing the physical face of the pedal for something smaller.



I have been eyeballing SPEC brand clutches. Has anyone played with their stage 2?

 

Please help me too.

 

chances are ur flywheel is fine. if u dont replace or resurface the flywheel, the surface contact will not be 100%. its similar to resurfacing brake rotors. i wouldnt worry about replacing the rear main seal unless its leaking.

 

Im not sure on the different clutches so I can't put in info for any other than my own. I went off a recommendation from a few guys that have/had turbo tcs before. the 6puck sprung hub is nice w/ the hd pressure plate. Its got noticably more pressure when pushing the clutch in and grabs much closer to the floor. I think its a little much when looking at your power goals. Mine holds about 280-300 hp fine without slipping.

I like ACT just because I see alot of other people using them and mine works perfect so that's the only brand I can speak to. I would recommend calling one of the shops and asking because they deal with multiple brands and can give pros and cons for each brand or type.

 

Thanks everyone for your help! Especially Erager09 and my06tc, thanks guys!

 

anybody rocking the act solid 6 puck ?