good street clutch

[jacko2]

I have looked at about 50 threads this afternoon and have come up with nothing. This afternoon my vy clubbys clutch died when i was as a set of lights. basically went to take off and lost all pressure. i knew it was on the way out so its not a surprise. the only thing that did surprise me is it didnt start to slip or anything, just late on the uptake then..... dead. so i guess its the pressure plate, luckily my mechanic was at his workshop when it went.

So more to the point what is a good street clutch for a car with 250rwkw? i don't drag this car, i just want a nice clutch that will last, but is not a pig to drive. should i do everything, pressure plate, flywheel etc? cheers for the reply's.

[jacko2]

looking at the exedy HD clutch. read a few good things about them, does anyone know what the feel is like on release with this clutch?

[Grennan]

The Xtreme clutches are really good, highly praised.

So are the Textralia clutches.

[Lumps of cheese]

Mal wood do a good clutch for these. Brother had one and it felt like a stock clutch to drive but was nice and strong.

[GRPABT1]

Wouldn't go near textralia, run by a bunch of morons and they shudder like a bitch on 90% of them. Call Mal Woods, highly recommend him

[Kingston_99]

Wouldn't go near textralia, run by a bunch of morons and they shudder like a bitch on 90% of them. Call Mal Woods, highly recommend him

first time i have read a neg comment about Tex.....
real men drive Z grip clutches.... but if you want stock feel. get the X grip.

NPC do a good kit too.
i would use Tex or NPC.
i run a single Tex Z grip and its holding up good with 500hp going through it.

[Decicrate]

If you want a clutch that works and lasts you can't go past NPC NPC Performance Clutches: Home

[WogBoyz]

The Xtreme clutches are really good, highly praised.

So are the Textralia clutches.

I have a Textra x grip i think it is with my cam and im making between 340 - 60rkw and its awsome much much better then standard one, and piss easy to drive with, i love it

[jacko2]

Yeh there is no point me getting a ridiculously heavy clutch when i do alot of city driving. problem is my mechanic needs his workshop so i need to try and buy one tomorrow, at this stage its between the exedy heavy duty and RPM 2002. if i had the extra money i would get textralia x grip, but to be honest i don't have an extra $500 floating around and with the way i drive i don't think i need it. both these clutches are around the $1000 mark, any opinions on either? also should i get a new spigot bearing?

[WogBoyz]

Yeh there is no point me getting a ridiculously heavy clutch when i do alot of city driving. problem is my mechanic needs his workshop so i need to try and buy one tomorrow, at this stage its between the exedy heavy duty and RPM 2002. if i had the extra money i would get textralia x grip, but to be honest i don't have an extra $500 floating around and with the way i drive i don't think i need it. both these clutches are around the $1000 mark, any opinions on either? also should i get a new spigot bearing?

Oh ok fair enough mate, yeah the x grip is great, i didnt get a new bearing in mine as i only have 40,000kms i was told if i had 70,000 + they would replace it so depends how many kms its got and if it has been thrashed heaps i suspose, i was quoted $300 fitted for the new bearing so it deff isnt cheap

[jacko2]

Ok so i have ended up going with an RPM heavy duty as that is the only clutch kit available up here today. doesn't come with a slave cylinder so when its out if it looks like i need a new one i will order one in. i will change the thrust bearing though. hopefully not as it has to be done by tomorrow morning. i got the kit for $690 trade price, normally $900 so that's pretty good. im a bit skeptical what its performance will be like, however i will write back here once its done.

[SirNemesis]

Z-grip. I've used one on the street for years. If you can't handle it buy a ####ing Getz.

[jacko2]

Z-grip. I've used one on the street for years. If you can't handle it buy a ####ing Getz.

Congratulations mate you are the hardest bloke on this forum.

Got the car back this afternoon, new clutch feels good, a little bit heavier, really like the engagement now. Just need a few revs and can pretty much pull it straight out and away she goes. Pretty happy with the cost, ended up being 1100 installed which is $1000 bucks less than a textralia installed. from all reports ive read, with the power i have it should last for a long time, thanks for the advice fellas, Jacko

[Kingston_99]

Z-grip. I've used one on the street for years. If you can't handle it buy a ####ing Getz.

Congratulations mate you are the hardest bloke on this forum.

pitty what he said he very true. cant handle a Z grip... may as well sell the car and buy a Getz.

also its not what rating power the clutch will hanlde that makes it last longer.... its the driver.....

[WogBoyz]

Wouldn't go near textralia, run by a bunch of morons and they shudder like a bitch on 90% of them. Call Mal Woods, highly recommend him

I never had any problems with them and mine is perfect, no shudder and is even easier then the standard clutch

[jacko2]

pitty what he said he very true. cant handle a Z grip... may as well sell the car and buy a Getz.

also its not what rating power the clutch will hanlde that makes it last longer.... its the driver.....

Ok mate explain to me the point of paying an extra $1000 plus for a Z grip on a car that has minimal power and is used as a daily? And if I'm not mistaken when I was looking through the search menu for clutches I found a Post from you whinging about how rough the Z grip was? And now because textralia told you your not a man if you dont have a Z grip your running with it. What a load of pi55.
Anyway If it had more power I would get a Z grip for sure, but I don't.

[WogBoyz]

Ok mate explain to me the point of paying an extra $1000 plus for a Z grip on a car that has minimal power and is used as a daily? And if I'm not mistaken when I was looking through the search menu for clutches I found a Post from you whinging about how rough the Z grip was? And now because textralia told you your not a man if you dont have a Z grip your running with it. What a load of pi55.
Anyway If it had more power I would get a Z grip for sure, but I don't.

totally agree, not even mine with the cam needs the z grip, the x can handle it easily

[Kingston_99]

Ok mate explain to me the point of paying an extra $1000 plus for a Z grip on a car that has minimal power and is used as a daily? And if I'm not mistaken when I was looking through the search menu for clutches I found a Post from you whinging about how rough the Z grip was? And now because textralia told you your not a man if you dont have a Z grip your running with it. What a load of pi55.
Anyway If it had more power I would get a Z grip for sure, but I don't.

if you read that thread properly... you would of seen after some time of bedding in it smoothed out. i just opened my mouth to early and complained about the bedding in bit.
its perfect now.
you can run what ever clutch you like mate, in my mind the Z is the best. it realy teaches you how to drive a manual.

And now because textralia told you your not a man if you dont have a Z grip your running with it whats that meant to mean? i only once contacted Tex after i fitted the clutch and asked if it should shudder bad at start. he told me yes it is wil shudder, jsut gota give it alittle abuse to bed it in faster. he also told me X is for girls and Z for men LOL.

[SirNemesis]

lol, $1000 extra, alright mate, whatever you have to say to justify it to yourself!

[Kingston_99]

i'd like to see how this RPM heavy duty (piss weak) clutch goes. i'd fry it in no time in my car. 1K more and you could have a clutch that will last alot longer in your car.

[SirNemesis]

I never had any problems with them and mine is perfect, no shudder and is even easier then the standard clutch

Kinda pointless arguement, I know a guy with a stock clutch with a twin turbo LS2, works fine too... Just means you both drive like softcocks and worry more about burning out your clutch than driving it the way it should be driven.

[WogBoyz]

Kinda pointless arguement, I know a guy with a stock clutch with a twin turbo LS2, works fine too... Just means you both drive like softcocks and worry more about burning out your clutch than driving it the way it should be driven.

Drive like soft cocks? you dont know shit about how i drive, so dont go throwing assumptions. I just wanted a peice of mind knowing the clutch will be fine after some abuse

[one_and_only2004]

i'd like to see how this RPM heavy duty (piss weak) clutch goes. i'd fry it in no time in my car. 1K more and you could have a clutch that will last alot longer in your car.

No one cares. His car isn't a 383ci LS1 with a Harrop HTV2300 so it'll probably be fine, and he saved $1000.

[Kingston_99]

No one cares. His car isn't a 383ci LS1 with a Harrop HTV2300 so it'll probably be fine, and he saved $1000.

and your point is what? no need to post in here mate if you dont have anything to say....

[one_and_only2004]

My post was about as relevant as telling the OP his cheaper clutch won't survive in my Harrop blown, stroked V8. It seems that if you buy anything that isn't Difillipo or Textralia you're quite happy to tell everyone it's shit.