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Shady195: (2008-11-24 13:53:23)
Alright, so im in the process of my NA2T and putting a few tricks up my sleeve in the process.
I never really cared for puck clutches, I ended up replacing them in my G20 and said fuck it and went back to OEM. I've driven quite a few cars with them but usualy their pretty ridiculous 3 puck unsprungs, and they suck!
Lately I've been driving around my friends 240SX with an RB25, he has a Sprung 6 puck. The clutch is a little harsh in traffic but it feels great and engagement is smooth, and is grabby as hell when you need it to be.
Now I know some of you are running "ebay" pucks if you will and have gotten a few thousand miles off them and still going, I was wondering which ones you were using as I looked for ones for a 300ZX and couldent come up with any?
I don't need something that lasts a couple years, if I can get a summer out of it ill be happy.
85NA2T: (2008-11-24 15:25:22)
Shady195: (2008-11-24 15:44:54)
Ahh thanks, when I searched for clutches I got some OEM discs but no pucks
Are the F1's what a few of you are running?
Shit for 120 bucks if this thing lasts a few thousand of me beating on it ill be happy
I swear im the master at swapping out clutches now :nanan?re
Not really but 3 hours isnt bad when your taking your time and on jackstands usings a scissors jack to prop it up in place
onefast87: (2008-11-24 22:25:24)
i dont know about that f1 clutch, looks way too cheap.
at least get a ACT clutch.
85NA2T: (2008-11-25 04:39:04)
He said he was looking on ebay and i gave him what he was looking for.Im sure it will work but i cant say how long it will last nor can i say that about any clutch.Depends on how you drive.
kenhill76: (2008-11-25 04:46:57)
6500 miles on a $100 f1 clutch from ebay.
I live in mountain country and there are a lot of lights on the sides of hills so you get into some goofy foot dances.
340 R.W.H.P. at last dyno -- more since then.
no slipping -- a little softer grab than I had hoped actually.
the only major issue is that there is NO pedal feel at all.
not even with the 280zx brake line mod.
it sucks for any precision work but works just fine on normal and dumping take offs.
no chatter.
Shady195: (2008-11-25 20:18:14)
is it stiffer compared to stock?
michaelp: (2008-11-25 21:44:06)
[quote]Shady195 wrote:
6500 miles on a $100 f1 clutch from ebay.
I live in mountain country and there are a lot of lights on the sides of hills so you get into some goofy foot dances.
340 R.W.H.P. at last dyno -- more since then.
no slipping -- a little softer grab than I had hoped actually.
the only major issue is that there is NO pedal feel at all.
not even with the 280zx brake line mod.
it sucks for any precision work but works just fine on normal and dumping take offs.
no chatter.
is it stiffer compared to stock?
I'll let you drive my hardbody, then your Z's clutch will feel stiff as hell :P
Shady195: (2008-11-26 16:23:12)
[quote]michaelp wrote: [quote=Shady195]
6500 miles on a $100 f1 clutch from ebay.
I live in mountain country and there are a lot of lights on the sides of hills so you get into some goofy foot dances.
340 R.W.H.P. at last dyno -- more since then.
no slipping -- a little softer grab than I had hoped actually.
the only major issue is that there is NO pedal feel at all.
not even with the 280zx brake line mod.
it sucks for any precision work but works just fine on normal and dumping take offs.
no chatter.
is it stiffer compared to stock?
I'll let you drive my hardbody, then your Z's clutch will feel stiff as hell :P
haha that already happens to me, After a winter of driving the G20 with the cable clutch that i could seriously push down with my pinky, even thou it grabs hard… i get into my z and feel like im doing leg presses.. then after a week it feels too soft
kenhill76: (2008-11-26 17:07:42)
not any harder or softer than stock -- just no feel at all.
engagement is about halfway up but it feels exactly the same from the floor to the top.
makes it harf to balance when taking off on a hill
michaelp: (2008-11-26 17:33:27)
Then its "softer" than stock, b/c I could feel when my stock clutch engaged :-
kenhill76: (2008-11-26 18:32:56)
no -- instead of softening the engagement it stiffened the rest of the travel -- so it evened out the pressure rather than increasing or decreasing it.
michaelp: (2008-11-26 18:35:01)
I see what you mean, it doesnt get stiffer at a certain spot in pedal travel like stock?
kenhill76: (2008-11-26 19:06:51)
not at all -- it feels the same at 1" as it does at floored.
I even took it out to make sure it was installed correctly.
it works well and does not slip so I can hardly justify another clutch until I smoke this one -- and I can't bitch about the price, but I will probably just get a good nismo after this.
nothing I have tried aftermarket for the z has worked well.
from now on it's all nissan,nismo or custom.
TurboZkid: (2008-12-16 03:31:22)
DXD
SteveZ: (2008-12-16 23:11:48)
Yea ill 2nd that
http://z31parts.com/drivetrain.html
mylittlez: (2008-12-23 01:28:15)
I just installed a DXD (southbend) clutch from http://www.z31parts.com/drivetrain.html i got the TZ and the aluminum flywheel, wonderful smooth engagement that you can feel. have a few more perker-uppers ready to install then it should feel like a million bucks. keep in mind at this point i'm an almost totally stock n/a. 86 z31 n/a: 11lb flywheel, Southbend TZ clutch, all new clutch parts (master cylinder, slave, and the 280z hose installed) electric fans from a 89 maxima butchered to fit and on toggle switch (almost never turn them on takes extented 20+ min. at idle during summer before temp starts rising), I've got poly spring seats and engine mounts but they aren't on the car yet..... Let the shopping continue.
michaelp: (2008-12-23 01:38:47)
You're wasting your time keeping your car NA. I had the same shit except the clutch and flywheel, along /w advanced ign timing, a 2.5" exhaust (no cat), and an intake…it was still slow as hell. Faster than stock, but still slow as hell.
mylittlez: (2008-12-23 04:26:19)
why thank you so much for your opinion that i don't care about.....now moving on without being off subject next please
85NA2T: (2008-12-23 16:00:57)
- fouet