4.77 Gears and Competition Clutch Impressions
03-27-2007, 06:12 PM
#31
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Originally Posted by dyhppy' date='Mar 27 2007, 04:46 PM
you get used to FI too and you're out much more money
03-27-2007, 07:21 PM
#32
Great review! Pardon my mechanical ignorance, but what is the cheapest way to do a simliar clutch upgrade as the OP? I'd like my clutch to have a "meatier" feeling, can I just upgrade the PP and get a light flywheel or do I need to get a whole new clutch in addition to the FW and PP? My stock clutch is in great shape, I just want to improve the feel...without spending too much money
03-28-2007, 06:08 AM
#33
Originally Posted by superjimbo' date='Mar 27 2007, 09:21 PM
Great review! Pardon my mechanical ignorance, but what is the cheapest way to do a simliar clutch upgrade as the OP? I'd like my clutch to have a "meatier" feeling, can I just upgrade the PP and get a light flywheel or do I need to get a whole new clutch in addition to the FW and PP? My stock clutch is in great shape, I just want to improve the feel...without spending too much money
For this reason, most people try to do an "all at once" approach to a clutch job.
You could get an aftermarket pressure place and flywheel and it would hold better. Keep in mind that the stock friction disk is only about $90 from a dealership so you really aren't saving much.
BTW -- You don't need the flywheel to get a "meatier" grab, the reason for upgrading a flywheel is to get a lighter one that will allow the motor to spin up more freely, typically when the clutch is NOT engaged (Bliping the throttle for a rev-matching down shift. for example.)
03-28-2007, 07:17 AM
#34
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Originally Posted by ruexp67' date='Mar 28 2007, 10:08 AM
Expect that 1/2 the cost of a clutch is in labor to install it. If you want to save money, install it yourself.
For this reason, most people try to do an "all at once" approach to a clutch job.
For this reason, most people try to do an "all at once" approach to a clutch job.
I think there is a fine line between mfg defect and install defect, and I wanted to make sure that blame was never pointed at me if something happened. Having someone with years of clutch and s2000 specific knowledge made that decision for me pretty simple.
Hope that helps.
03-28-2007, 09:15 AM
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Originally Posted by Mocky' date='Mar 28 2007, 11:17 AM
I didn't, however, go the route of installing it myself.. some people are probably more "wrench" savy than others.. for me, I wanted to know that it would be done right the first time, and on the off chance that something went wrong, they would be able to fix it.
03-28-2007, 01:00 PM
#37
Originally Posted by ruexp67' date='Mar 28 2007, 06:08 AM
Expect that 1/2 the cost of a clutch is in labor to install it. If you want to save money, install it yourself.
For this reason, most people try to do an "all at once" approach to a clutch job.
You could get an aftermarket pressure place and flywheel and it would hold better. Keep in mind that the stock friction disk is only about $90 from a dealership so you really aren't saving much.
BTW -- You don't need the flywheel to get a "meatier" grab, the reason for upgrading a flywheel is to get a lighter one that will allow the motor to spin up more freely, typically when the clutch is NOT engaged (Bliping the throttle for a rev-matching down shift. for example.)
For this reason, most people try to do an "all at once" approach to a clutch job.
You could get an aftermarket pressure place and flywheel and it would hold better. Keep in mind that the stock friction disk is only about $90 from a dealership so you really aren't saving much.
BTW -- You don't need the flywheel to get a "meatier" grab, the reason for upgrading a flywheel is to get a lighter one that will allow the motor to spin up more freely, typically when the clutch is NOT engaged (Bliping the throttle for a rev-matching down shift. for example.)
Sorry for the newbie questions - not much of a mechanical guy.
03-28-2007, 01:04 PM
#38
If you are not mechanically inclinded, I would NOT reccomend this to be your first DIY job. You have to drop the motor down so you can remove the transmission to replace the clutch.
You can do some searches to find deals on the competion clutch Mocky used. Most will come with a new friction disk, after the plastic alinment tool, it's the cheapest part of the clutch.
You can do some searches to find deals on the competion clutch Mocky used. Most will come with a new friction disk, after the plastic alinment tool, it's the cheapest part of the clutch.
03-28-2007, 01:06 PM
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03-28-2007, 01:08 PM
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Originally Posted by superjimbo' date='Mar 28 2007, 05:00 PM
Sorry for the newbie questions - not much of a mechanical guy.
Hope that helps! If you lived in the area, I'd let you go drive my car and see how it feels (the gears would probably make it feel a bit different, but you'd get the idea)
