im new at this maxima thing (as you can see) and was wondering what you guys would think is best?


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im driving the car on a normal basis and would like a nice tight grip on the shifting... is stage 2 good? i no that most stage 2 clutches (if not all) come with the cevlar material (which is longer lasting) and am curios to know if that is best? do you think that this is good for daily use?

and what kind of life expectancy are these?

thank for ANY help, i appreciate it

kenny

btw... this is the one that i SPECIFICALLY thought would fill the bill??

 

unless you are modded a stage 2 is a waste.
Also be careful of what you get on egay if you need a warranty

 

what do you mean ... its a waste?

 

the different stages are the torque holding capacity of the clutch.
a stock motor doesn't need 3x the stock clutches capacity.

 

Check the Group Deal section and search for "clutch/fw", as most vendors have clutch kits and flywheels for sale.

I got a great deal from importcarpartsp, Justin DeMatteo, on a Stage I kit and flywheel for my 2002. I recommend buying from a reputable vendor, not from eBay.

 

Well if you dont plan to mod the car just get a 5th gen clutch and you will be happy.

 

Keep in mind that a stage 2 clutch will have no slip at all. On the street this is not usually a good thing, your clutch pedal will be more like a go/no go switch. Had a customer that in stalled a stage 2 in a Acura and tried to street it, tore up the cluch and flywheel in 3 months becouse he was trying to get it to engage smoothly. These were known to old timers as a suicide clucth.

 

whats different on it to make it better? do the 5th gens have 3.5's?

thanks

 

the 5th gen got both the VQ30DE-K and the VQ35DE depending upon year.
the clutches are a bit higher in their torque handling capacity than a stock replacement one but less than a stage 1 clutch and a correspondingly lower price.

 

as others have said unless you have made serious upgrades to the power output of your car, there is really no need for a stage 2. I got my exedy oem replacement from importrp, one of the vendors on this site and it's been great. Less stiff than what my car came with in terms of pedal feel and the engagement has been great in bumper to bumper traffic.

 

so pretty much from what i have gotten is that a stage 1 with or without a performance flywheel is a good way to go..... ya?

thanks guys for the help!

 

so is a stage 1 the way to go?

 

Factory worked great for 100k miles so I replaced with a factory one. Got the flywheel resurfaced too. Drove great for another 30k until I sold the car.

 

I am kinda new to Maximas, I just purchased my car a few days ago. I have a friend with a 4th gen like mine but his is an auto.

I did however considering buying one that needed a clutch 2 or 3 years ago and from the research i did back then, the general consensus I seemed to get was that a stage 1 is pretty much spot on, however the stock clutch is really pretty good and can handle quite a bit of power as well.

 

I say go with the stage 1. I have an ACT stage 1 with a Fidanza flywheel and is a daily driver. It works great on my 98.

 

stg 2 is waste not enough hp in the motor to matter

 

stage 1 will last longer than stage 2. And stage 3 is only gonna last 10k miles if you use the car as a daily driver and you will notice alot of chatter at low rpms