im going to replace the clutch and get the tranny rebuilt and i am not sure which clutch i should get i am choosing between
-gravity series compition cluch 40-50% torque capacity increase
-centerforce dual friction 90% increase
-some exedy one off ebay that is i think basically a bit better than stock

im not sure which to get
i have y-pipe, high flow cat, cat back, cai, jwt ecu, fidanza, udp, matts ground kit
i want something that will handle my basics and perform well at auto x but be streetable at the same time
any advice would be appreciated

kyle

 

doesnt the car already have an exedy stage 1?

 

no rosamax told me it was a new oe clutch but im having the tranny rebuilt so i figured it would be the perfect time to upgrade and is this the stage one exedy or is it just an oe replacement
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eB...category=33730
the description dosnt tell much about the clutch or give a part number

 

Thats just the OE replacement Exedy, I think it has 10% extra clamping force though. Stay away from Centerforce.

I have an Exedy Stage 1 and I am extremely happy with it. If I have to buy another clutch I will probably pick up that one on ebay just to see what its like. I would however pickup an NTN throw out bearing, it looks like the ebay kit does not come with the NTN.

 

is this the stage one exedy in the gd section

Exedy
1985-2001 Maxima 3.0L (VG30D/DE)
36% over stock Torque Cap.
Single Plate Organic Part #06803A
Maxima.org Price: $259 shipped

 

the one on that ebay auction is the oem type replacement. if you're going for performance, go with the true stage I, or go with an ACT.

I wouldn't touch any of the other ones you mentioned, and in fact HIGHLY recomment against the Centerforce. they're absolute crap.

 

yeap I paid $255 for mine, thats a good price.

 

sweet its settled then exedy stage 1 for me thanks mr. g

 

Dam, I just looked and saw i can match that price.
I always thought my cost was more than that.

 

I know what the cost is on them.. he's still making a bit of money selling them for $260 shipped- depending on where it's being shipped to.

 

Isn't that the whole point?
To make a little money.

 

but of course!
but there's a difference in making $50 on a clutch sale and $150..

 

if he's making $150 on each one them I'm insanely jealous.

 

he's making nowhere that on them, but if you walk into a shop and buy one, they will be.

 

right, but a shop has overhead that he or I lack though.

 

not when they drop ship stuff like that most of the time...

 

then that's not a shop. a Shop has inventory, rent , etc.
I'm not a shop, I'm an e-tailer so I avoid most of the overhead. I've still got the costs associated with advertising, phone, website and cataloging (coming soon)

 

many shops will do e-business as well.. I do both.. you do as well to some extent. (you have calipers in stock)..

most of the performance shops around here, even orielly's and regular parts stores all have accounts with large suppliers for their performance goodies (Like Arrow Speed Warehouse- one of the largest in the country.) The stores keep some of it in stock, but most of the time they will just order it from their wholesaler and ship direct to you or call you when it comes in- I've even bought optima batteries from a parts store, then they call the supplier and say "Hey we're sending Matt Blehm over for a Yellow Top. can you have it ready when he gets there?"
And they give me the address and I go pick it up.

so it goes both ways.

 

my stock is owned by the warehouse where I work

Arrowspeed I actually have an account with but I don't recall them being willing to drop ship for me.

I linked up with a larger import performance place instead, they drop shop and I will be having their complete catalog on my site in the not so distant future.