Hay all

Got my clutch replaced today and machined flywheel. The clutch is just the replacement PBR witch set me back $650 as far as im concerned there is absolute no need to upgrade to a heavy duty clutch the standard clutch is more than enought bite mine even chirps 3rd so to everyone out there heavy duty is gonna put alot more stress on your box and is not even needed i learnt the hard way with my previous magna. I reckon u can still blow a diff with the standard clutch it bites alot but obviously alot less of a chance though. So yeah no need for heavy duty.

Kurt

thanks mate. wont bother with a heavy duty for my next one

You'll notice the difference when you start going to the drags with it.It will heat up quicker and you will get fading and engaging problems.You can blow a box with any clutch it they way you drive it which will cause it to fail.

agreed, i have noticed the difference between a standard clutch and a HD even just in spirited driving (engine braking, quick shifts etc)

It's all to do with driving style.

Thanks Diciple, I was going to say exactly that

Drag racing aside, "spirited drivers" should match revs on both up and down shift and even a worn clutch will work ok, Amin is proof of this with his 3.0 clutch behind his 3.5 and his driving style which we all know about, the difference?? Amin knows how to change gears and knows how to make sure that there is min stress on the clutch at grab point by making sure that the engine is at the correct rev range

As for Price, I can get the Exedy for a little cheaper than the above quoted price

the standard clutch is more than enought bite mine even chirps 3rd

this is how you break things... heaps of revs and pulling the clutch out as hard as you can, between gear changes, to attempt to break traction...

alot of guys here are running massive clutches with massive horsepower and havent broken diff's or gearboxes.. yet they drive hard but do not abuse the car (tzaboy comes to mind.. big hp with a button clutch)...

take it a bit easier and your car will look after you a bit better...

this is how you break things... heaps of revs and pulling the clutch out as hard as you can, between gear changes, to attempt to break traction...

alot of guys here are running massive clutches with massive horsepower and havent broken diff's or gearboxes.. yet they drive hard but do not abuse the car (tzaboy comes to mind.. big hp with a button clutch)...

take it a bit easier and your car will look after you a bit better...

Thats right i learnt the hard way but a standard clutch on 3 gen is capable of chirping 3rd is definatly enough i reckon.

You'll notice the difference when you start going to the drags with it.It will heat up quicker and you will get fading and engaging problems.You can blow a box with any clutch it they way you drive it which will cause it to fail.

I did 10 runs at willowbank without and problems of engaging or fading on a standard clutch with had only 2000km left of life without any problems. Heavy duty i reckon only should be used for turbo or supercharged application.

I did 10 runs at willowbank without and problems of engaging or fading on a standard clutch with had only 2000km left of life without any problems. Heavy duty i reckon only should be used for turbo or supercharged application.

I used a Heavy Duty clutch in my Ralliart for a long time, including 2 trips to Willowbank and never had a problem except for boiling the clutch fluid one time.