for a SC or turbo maxima manual running 3.125 or 2.87 pulley which clutch did you pick and why?

i am doing reasearch right now i want to swap to 5 spd soon and would like some opinions.

are blowing trannies up a result of a clutch being to strong for the tranny or driver error?

thanks

frank

 

I'm using an ACT "street disc"...don't recall the part number, but its the one that just about everyone is using.

Driver error and abuse.

 

ditto....

 

highly agree


ACT street disc and Mod Pressure plate

 

Would the "street disc" you guys are referring to be the Stage 1 or Stage 2??


-Tony

 

Stage I kit... the other 2 are "puck" type

 

I will be NA for about 9 more months but I am converting to 5 speed next week. I wanted to get the Stage 2 4-puck by ACT but do not want a very harsch engagement. Have an opinions on the Stage 2 or would I be ok with the Stage 1 kit once I go turbo??


-Tony

 

I would like to know how people are mistrating their tranny to blow up. What do they do?

 

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so you get a flywheel along with the clutch kit? how much is that kit?

 

If your going to get a flywheel, you might as well buy a Fidenza

 

yeah, i also searched around for the hyper clutch set and i couldn't find a kit for the maxima. i'm thinking about getting a spec clutch anyways.

 

dumping the clutch. They take their revs up high and dump the clutch. I ve also noticed that some people dont realize that they are damaging their tranny and damaging the clutch disk at the same time. I dont know why people blame it on the clutch. Think of a clutch like a hammer. Is a good tool if you used properly. It can be a destructive tool if used incorrectly. The clutch clamps hard. If you dont know what your are doing by missing a shift, going from 2nd gear to 1st gear or from fourth to 1st gear etc..at high rates of speed and grinding gears, letting the tranny hop the wheels and all that crap it will damage the internals and possibly the tranny case like I did.

Last night I raced a Z28, the first run I went from 2nd to third and could not get the car in gear. Kept the clutch pedal pressed and finally got in third. I lost the run, but my tranny has plenty of life to go many more rounds. Thats all that matters to me. For someone whos anxious and impatient would have just threw the car in 1st gear and bye bye tranny in a couple of weeks. Thats how simple it is to start the damaging process.

 

I've talked to ACT yesterday and was told that the four puck supposed to have an even more harsch engagement then the six puck. Although on custommaxima they have it listed the other way around. I only need the street disc, anybody can guide me on where I can buy it for the lowest price?

Andrei

 

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