CLUTCHES! favorites and ones to avoid

[Croustibat]

Originally Posted by Dr. Moreau

I'm really in a bind on what clutch I'd like to get. On eBay, the clutchmasters fx500's are cheaper than the lower stages (O.o) like more than $100 cheaper. I've got a pretty much stock s14 w/ ka. I MIGHT eventually slap a t28 on it but not any time soon. Car is daily driven and will be drifted. I'm very particular when it comes to clutches and feel. Chatter doesn't bother me. Stiffness isn't a huge deal, but I'm not trying to pull a hamstring every time I drive around town, although I do like a bit stiffer pedal feel. What I want in a clutch (what I care about) is that it grabs. HARD. I like the way pucked clutches grab, having at one time had a 6-puck clutch masters stage 3 sprung on my s13 w/ ka (nice stiff pedal feel, but not too stiff, and amazing grab). And when I went SR I had the RPS Max 6-puck, not as stiff a pedal as with the CM, but great grab.

So my question is, do I get the cheapo f1 stage 3 or 4 since I'm not looking at making enough power to really negate having a stage 5 unsprung, or do I say f**k it, and get the quality clutch for $100 or so more and just deal with whatever chatter and stiffness may come with it?

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Do you pay for labor, or can you change the clutch yourself ? If changing the clutch often is not a problem, then you could go with an ebay clutch.

If it bothers you or you pay someone to do it, then it will be cheaper to get a good one from the start.

also, there is a break in period with clutch. From 500 to 1000 miles. That in itself sucks when you spend 10% of the clutch life breaking it in.