I sent Mardi a PM and he said that the clutchnet is tough to drive on the street but great on the track? IANSW do you find that this is a streetable clutch? I really want a clutch that will hold the power, but still be streetable...

 

As I said before if you want a really good streetable clutch you can't get better than Spec. My new setup is going in tomorrow and is supposed to hold 600lbs of torque. and believme by next weekend i will be putting this clutch to the test. Mardigras told me as well that the clutchnet was not a daily driver clutch which for me was not an option.

 

The term "streetable" is relative. Mine doesn't cahtter, grabs great, and drives fine. in my opinion, this is "streetable"

It's smoother than my ACT clutch was, that's for sure.

 

I have 45,000 miles on my act HDMM clutch. Running a V1 with a 3.125, cai, ypipe to muffler. I drive city, I have taken atleast 5 900mile road trips and countless highway rides. I down shift to 2nd going 45mph with no problems. The chatter goes away after break in plus it helps if you can very the pressure. The pedal is nice and firm and is in no way hard to push in. I can slip the clutch if I get on the gas too hard before I let the clutch out. I think it is just right, for me anyway. good quality ****

 

Isn't it a little late now since you've already ordered the Clutchnet?

FWIW, a full face clutch will usually be more streetable than a pucked clutch all other factors being equal. What is Matt making now with his Clutchnet? Way north of 400whp, and Ian is at ~336? No point in getting more clutch than you need on a daily driver.

As I mentioned earlier, a friend ran a SPEC stage 1 on a Maxima with more power than yours for over a year without issue. It was only after he sold the car to a manual tranny newbie that the clutch got toasted. Even the new guy admitted to me that he accidentally slipped the clutch trying to do a 5K launch. He bought a Stage 2, everything is fine now. I know guys with 100 shots of nitrous running Stage 2's and those cars all make more torque than the SC will. That's all the clutch cares about, torque. A clutch really has no idea how much hp your car has.

 

I'm at 200 miles on my Spec Stage II. Seems money so far, no chatter at all. Feels lighter than the stock clutch.

300 more miles and the spray gets thrown at it.

 

would u guys recommend waiting for all chatter to go away before going hard on the clutch? i have 900 miles, still got a little chatter, its better than before but i feel ready to start moving....

 

Shadow - I agree that I wont be making as much HP as them, but I would rather put in a better clutch now, because I'm sure I will be going MEVI eventually - so i wanna leave room to upgrade. Also, is having too much of a clutch a bad thing?

 

It is if you're worried about daily drivability. I see that you're very concerned with how the clutch will feel during everyday use. There is a difference between having some headroom in how much power your car makes and how much power the clutch is rated for and just going overboard. Getting a clutch rated for more than your car puts down so you have room for upgrades is a good thing, getting a clutch that is so strong it messes up your daily commute is a totally different thing.

 

Ok i know u guys are all boosting but i did this same thread in 5th gen forum and no one would help me. My father doesnt know that im putting a aftermarket clutch but im trying to put a nice clutch that has a soft pedal and grabs seriously. My current mods are INJEN CAI, with STS and i wanted a bad *** clutch i was looking around the stage 1 and stage 2 with a soft feel or a lil harder then stock any suggestions?

 

the SPec stage 1 or 2 depending on whether you are going to boost later

 

now would he beable to notice the difference when he drives the car? like badly?

 

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i just realized i forgot to get flywheel resurfaced when putting this spec stage II in. I had old clutch on for like 10-15k miles tops but never resurfaced flywheel. Seeing what iansw said, could that be why its taking so long to properly adjust with no chatter?

 

probably.....sometimes the clutch system just needs to be bled and other times the shop that installed your clutch gets some kind of oil or grease on it (apparently even hand oil can make a minute difference)....

 

I'm guessing all the stories are from people who don't know how to drive a stick or those that didn't wear in their clutch properly.

 

I just put in a Clutchnet 6 puck. I barely have a 100 miles on it and i have virtually no chatter. I did however have an ACT HD clutch in before so it may be my driving style (The ACT chattered like crazy all the time, everytime).

P.S. I installed a new fly wheel insert for my stillen flywheel during the clutch install.

 

Thats comforting, my clutch/tranny will be going in this weekend - and possibly boost...I think i made the right choice w/ clutchnet.

 

My stage 2 SPEC starting slipping at 12-13psi, about 330-350whp. I wasnt happy. I killed a e46 M3 when it started slipping though. That made me kinda happy.

 

your stage 2 spec started slipping at that low of power? definitely not gonna get a spec then.....how miles did you have on the clutch? did you abuse it? makes me worried about running the same amount of power on an exedy stage 1....although requin is having no trouble abusing his clutch with 320whp on the exedy stage 1...although he only has 5K miles on it I think...

 

How many miles on the clutch?

 

Yea, I had the clutch for a total of 5k miles, and definitely broke it in properly. I installed the clutch right as I finished rebuilding the motor, so I had no choice but to go nice on her due to both the fresh motor and new clutch. Probably did that for about 1k miles. After it started slipping, I turned the turbo down to about 9, but it still slipped after that.

 

UPDATE!!! Clutchnet 6 Puck sprung hub is IN and its awesome. IANSW was 100% right , PM me for details!

 

I've got the ACT street/strip - I've sc'd @ 11 lbs, race regularly - went NA for a few months and now im turbo'd @ 16 psi.... so its seen power in the range of 180 fwhp up to mid 300's, now up to 400 fwhp and it has no slipping at all. Pedal is pretty firm - but I don't mind too much. I've had this clutch for almost 2 years now.

 

I also installed the clutchnet 6 puck and so far i am pleased.

 

How much do they sell for?

 

400 beans shipped w/ PP and TO bearing...

 

thanks for the help chris. your confidence in it just commited me to buy it. by the way...where did you get yours from?

 

i knew you would like it man

 

by the way...NEVER BUY A CLUTCH FROM UNORTHODOX!!!!! i have had 2 in so far and they are both junk. they slip and chatter like you wouldnt believe. i put a new flywheel in so i know its the clutch. got ripped off for 489 freekin dollars!!!

 

ordered the clutchnet setup this afternoon thanks to some pretty solid info on this thread. i will be installing it next friday. let you know how it goes.

 

Yeah it should be really smooth, i love it got like 200 miles on it with a little chatter here and there...

 

Told ya so.

 

i hate my SPEC Stage II, does its job, grabs sooo well but its so rough to get out of first gear....

 

what does that mean, I have no problems.

 

I was wondering what pressure you guys ordered for your plates and such. I know that they make to order, so you can basically pick what pressure you want/for application. Maybe its just a situation where you tell him how much power you expect, and he does the figuring. Just curious, thanks.

 

I have 45k miles on my act stage 1 running 10psi !! No slip.

 

Spec stage 1 is a POS. Mine is fine in gear but it slips on every WOT shift and I'm not even boosted.

I broke it in properly, (chattered like crazy for a while) and it's mated to a fidanza flywheel.

Once this goes I'm tempted to go clutchnet or spec stage 2, but if I throw my money at another slipping spec clutch I swear I will shoot myself.

 

Yeah, I am so glad I went with Clutchnet (at 200 miles now). The guys asked me how much HP i would be making and I said around 300, just to give me some room incase I go mevi and he set it all up. I HIGHLY recommend it, pedal feel is AWESOME - little heavier then stock but I feel l have a WAY better sense for when it's engaging etc. as compared to the sloppy feel of the stock...just get a Clutchnet - I think everyone that has the 6 puck Sprung Hub loves it...right? (Iansw, mardi)

 

Yup.