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Old 02-20-2005, 07:06 AM
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Fidanza + Exedy (pics)





Well, Dixit and I got that combo in late Friday night. Exedy stage 1 and Fidanza flywheel...all I can say is WOW. So far I've put 100 miles on it, and loved every minute. This combo grips VERY well and satisfies me perfectly. The install was easy...however, the Fidanza was missing 1 bolt hole for the crank sensor to bolt up with....
So we skipped that 1 bolt...no big deal. Through all gears...I can tell it pulls a LOT stronger than stock (and bad stock clutch of course). It feels like a brand new car... -- The pedal is soft, and engages pretty quick with hardly any effort. I need to work on shifting -- less rotational mass of the flywheel makes the RPMs fall a bit quicker than the stock flywheel. Just need to get used to it. I got the combo for $625 shipped from www.clutchexpress.com - Dont try to order over internet...CALL them. Excellent customer support....very fast shipping and great prices.

Time to dyno again

Sorry for the shiitty pics...forgot my real camera.
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Im telling you, come do mine..
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Old 02-20-2005, 07:23 AM
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YOU sir need to move to A-town!
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Im glad you liked what you got...for $600+ it woulda been a huge waste if u didnt. Tell us how the DYNO GOES!!
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Old 02-20-2005, 07:39 AM
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get an LSD tranny and you will have to change your pants everytime you drive

nice work, i love this setup and would recommend it to anyone

thats weird about the missing bolt....i had no snags on the install and everything was in place.

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Originally Posted by Requin6
get an LSD tranny and you will have to change your pants everytime you drive

nice work, i love this setup and would recommend it to anyone

thats weird about the missing bolt....i had no snags on the install and everything was in place.
LSD will be the death of me and my tranny...I want it, but its def. not in my budget now.

Yea the bolt hole kinda flustered me, but since all others fit, no biggie.
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impressive.good luck at the dyno.
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The pedal will stiffen up in the next 500 miles or so.
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Bring it on!
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Hopefully gona dyno today
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Old 02-21-2005, 08:08 AM
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how long did it take you guys to install both parts ?
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Old 02-21-2005, 08:17 AM
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A little over 3 hours....somethin like that
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Originally Posted by I30tMikeD
The pedal will stiffen up in the next 500 miles or so.
Thats what I thought about mine, but it never did (had it 9 mos and 10K miles). I got the same clutch, but I kept with stock flywheel. Now I've really started hating my clutch, I wish the pedal was much stiffer than it is. On my old 300ZX I had an ACT Stage 2 clutch on it (rated at like 450hp, though my car was practically stock) that the owner before me put on it, and I loved it. Really stiff clutch pedal, I miss it

Now I'm thinking about getting a new clutch and flywheel and doing it right.
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Its just preference - stiff vs. soft

I drive in a LOT of heavy stop and go traffic here in ATL...so softer is waht I prefer. Only time will tell if it gets stiffer or not.
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Out of curiosity, are you driving under any kind of break in period? I'd hate to see $600 wasted because the clutch started slipping prematurally (you know the break-in horror story's). When I was breaking in my clutch set-up, I took it easy for like 500 miles (i.e. under 3000 rpm's everywhere), and then let loose...anyways, I'm glad that you like it!!!
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yaya 500 miles, when i got my act i couldnt risist, i pinned it once at 250 and smiled for the rest of the day..

But ya dont beat on it to much....

Looks like a nice setup.


P.S. 3 hours is a awsome time to do a clutch with no lift.
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Originally Posted by Chickan
Thats what I thought about mine, but it never did (had it 9 mos and 10K miles). I got the same clutch, but I kept with stock flywheel. Now I've really started hating my clutch, I wish the pedal was much stiffer than it is. On my old 300ZX I had an ACT Stage 2 clutch on it (rated at like 450hp, though my car was practically stock) that the owner before me put on it, and I loved it. Really stiff clutch pedal, I miss it

Now I'm thinking about getting a new clutch and flywheel and doing it right.
I just know that in the two car's that I have gotten the clutch's replaced the pedal was super, super soft at first. I almost thought something was wrong. But over the next few hundred miles the pedal went back to how it felt before the clutch was replaced. Just figured that was normal
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BigLou - clutch break in can be discussed in different ways. Im not hard on it. Ive been drving like a granny for the past 200 miles...and Im pretty sure its broken in now. It feels VERY strong and grips perfectly. Yes $600 would be a REAL big hit to waste
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Originally Posted by bijangxe
BigLou - clutch break in can be discussed in different ways. Im not hard on it. Ive been drving like a granny for the past 200 miles...and Im pretty sure its broken in now. It feels VERY strong and grips perfectly. Yes $600 would be a REAL big hit to waste
Yea, I just wanted to make sure since you mentioned taking it to the dyno. Again, good luck with it, I know how it feels the first time with a non-slipping clutch, it feels like a brand new car.
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nice curious to see dyno results
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Pulls a lot stronger??? How much is a lot? Dyno S.V.P! Seems like placebo effect to me.
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^^^ you're forgetting the lightened flywheel
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Exedy is like that. the pedal will stay soft. Personally i like my pedal semi stiff but some people like their pedal soft so its up to you want you want. i hope you see some improvment on the dyno but i highly doubt it.
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Originally Posted by Ladzio
Pulls a lot stronger??? How much is a lot? Dyno S.V.P! Seems like placebo effect to me.
If his clutch was slipping badly, like mine was, I wouldn't be able to put a lot of throttle down, hence why he feels a power gain out of this. That, and the lightened flywheel like A Flood99 said.
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sweet setup.




where did you get that trasmission jack?
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they sell transmission jacks at pep boys.

I liked my Exedy S1/Fidanza combo until my exedy disc broke.
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