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GC8 clutch recommendation
Hi all,
Sorry if this has been covered before, did a bit of a search, but couldn't find the info I need. My clutch has finally died, after being on its way out for around a year, now it just slips whenever I hit boost, or even accellerate moderately. So I am trying to drive the car as little as possible (to prevent possible rivet damage to the stock flywheel). I have a lightened flywheel to go in, but wanted a recommendation on a clutch. I have been looking at Exceedy clutches off ebay, but am unsure of which to get. I saw on here in a few other threads that a lot of people use organic clutches, what is the difference between the Exceedy Sports Tuff HD and the Sports Organic? Any recommendations on which one to get? Any other brands that I should look at in preference to Exceedy? Power-wise the car is at 14psi, with STI intercooler, but I am looking at increasing the boost to 16psi and installing intercooler sprayers. The car is only really driven on road, because if I am going to the track/drags, I will be going on 2 wheels |
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For the sake of your gearbox. Go Exedy OEM replacement. Part No: FJK-7123
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what year is your GC8 the later models, had a slietly better gearbox in them, so can with stand the HD exeedy clutches a bit more, ive got a exeedy sports tuff clutch in my GC8, with a 98 or 99 box, seems to hold up nicely. just dont go too over board with it. any box will break if u treat it like a piece of shit.
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I go easy on it though, I haven't ever launched it (although I don't think my last clutch would have taken it). Still drive it fairly hard sometimes, just easy on the launches, slow on the clutch releases on downshifts. Usually slip the clutch a bit with the revs higher if I want to get a fast take off, rather than dropping it to launch. |
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its entirely up to you mate, what you decided, where just here to give you suggestions. where not your mum, we cant tell you what to do.
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Yeah, just looking for some advice from others who have done clutch changes, or know more about it than I do so that I can make an informed decision, rather than a random one.
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Search.
Insert Exedy full face here. Endeth the search. Dont go a button, and with the power levels your running... the OEM replacement will be fine. Done deal. (I have heard many a horror story about Xtreme... your call). I dont know about the GC8's, (didnt do a clutch on old car), but for comparisons sake, my Exedy replacement, new thrust bearing, 5.5keg flywheel, was around 1600-1800 rods for memory. Brent.
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$5-600 on ebay for parts only, put $100 aside for a exchange full faced flywheel, and $5-600 aside for labour, or more if you have a gay choice of clutch etc.
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Already have the lightened flywheel, so just looking at a clutch kit. From looking on ebay and doing further searches on here, I will probably get either a sports organic or an OEM type, depending on whether I think the gearbox can handle the sports organic. The Exedy OEM has 17% more clamp load than the early model clutches and is the same as fitted from '96 onwards. |
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