I'm going to be changing my transmision this summer, and even though my clutch is still good I might change it to a stronger one for when I eventually go turbo. I drive over 100 miles a day so I can't deal with the short life of a high stage clutch. How long would a stage two clutch usually last and how much stronger is than stock? I don't see myself ever going higher than ~200-220 hp. Would the stock clutch still be able to hold at that level?

Talk to motofool. He has custom 2.5 clutch that sounds like it could handle everything thrown at it and still be a decent daily drive clutch. It even a 6 month warranty, so no worries.

What makes you think the high stage clutches don't last? Mine's been fine since day one, and still takes all the abuse i can throw at it.

I heard that stage three and four clutches had an average life span of around 20,000 miles due to the disk material. How many miles do you have on yours Dino? I drive alot and spend alot of time in stop and go traffic, and I heard slipping high stage clutches really takes tole on them.

Clutchmasters is the way to go, period.

I put 30,000 miles on a Clutchmaster Stage 3 and it held just the same the day I removed it to sell it as it did when I first got on it.

Sean, 420aturbo, has it now so once he gets the motor back together we can see how long it'll last.


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I don't know. I have had the stage 4 for 15K miles and I toasted it Friday night at the drag strip. Now I can't go over 5 psi without it slipping really bad. Too short for the 800 bucks I spent on it.:(

I also was driving my car around town back and forth to work everyday and over 300 HP so I guess it "ok" for the abuse I put on it.

The night it went I had drag radials on too.

Stage 3 can't hold over 300hp, according to CM and according to me

I know this because it slipped like a little fucking bitch last night. I also had one of my stage 4's go at about 13k and another go at 10k. I don't think I am a very good example though because I like to abuse it, especially w/ the Quaife and 20+psi

I went to the non-modular clutch so I only need to replace the disk @ ~250 a disk vs. 600.00 for the new modular.

The Stage 4 only has 4 pucks and they really aren’t all that big so they really don’t have a long life vs. stocks ~60-100K+ miles.

The life of the clutch is all going to depend on how you drive your car and what kind of power you are putting on it. A stage 4 clutch on a basic bolt on low boost car will last a lot longer than a higher HP car.

My new unfortunate opinion is that for a stage 4 car you need stage 4 clutch and no lower. I can’t even spin the tires in second and third w/ the stage 3 clutch just sky high rpms and no speed.

just one, so reading on what you say, you would go with stage 4?, I went with stage 3, and I will be wanting to push 15 psi daily, and maybe 18 at tracks and everything, think I will be fine with that?

I can only speak for my self and what conclusions I have made. I feel that if you are producing higher HP numbers 300+ you need the stage 4. It will hold all my power and NEVER slip under that power until it dies. When my last stage 4 went it was still holding 4k drops but would slip during normal driving?

I tried the stage down (on the car right now) and it slips at ~13 psi in second and third. I also had it slip at 20psi in fourth. This is a new clutch and fully broken in.

So it's either the material or the clamp load that isn't up to holding the hp.

My recommendation is above 15 psi w/ every bolt-on known to man get a stage 4. They dont have a long life (on my car) but they hold all till the very end.

Brian

Mine has lasted ~15,000 so far, and has shown no signs of dying anytime soon..

If any clutch dies that low, you might want 6to check the front seal on your trans - if it leaks fluid, it ends up in your clutch. Lubricated clutches don't grab so well ;-)

I drive in stop-and-go traffic every day without fail - i live in Houston. My clutch doesn't grab any less hard from the first day i ran it, either on the street or at the track.

so the survey says stage 3/4 clutchmasters..

any other clutches worth looking into..(im buyin a new clutch in less than a week)..

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I just bought a SPEC stage 3 modular clutch for $400 shipped. It's rated at 435 lb/ft and according to the Neon guys that number is an UNDERATING.

>>If any clutch dies that low, you might want 6to check the front seal on your trans - if it leaks fluid, it ends up in your clutch. Lubricated clutches don't grab so well

i know that situation all too well :(