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Re: Clutch burnt up after 4k miles?!?!

do u rest your foot on the pedal pedal at all?

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I bought a Pro Clutch when my Civic was N/A. It slipped under stock power if you shifted hard. I took it out and compared it to the new clutch I got from Mike and the pressure plate was clearly machined wrong. I put in Mike's clutch and it never slipped again.

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yea, I think the homemadeturbogods might be frowning upon the fact that you didnt get your clutch from the HMT clutch guy!

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Originally Posted by daubleaaron

yea, I think the homemadeturbogods might be frowning upon the fact that you didnt get your clutch from the HMT clutch guy!

probably... i can't really argue with a clutch and 8 lb flywheel for 400 shipped tho.

And to donald - I have caught myself before with my foot resting on the pedal. but only like twice and I never smelled any burnt clutch after

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Originally Posted by alpalwal

Alright, so I've had my 89 hf for about 10k miles. about 5,000 have been boosted. When I was first turbo'ed I had a exedy street clutch that didn't last for long. After that I had a xtd stage 3 clutch and flywheel put in. The clutch should be able to hold 273 tq and 300 hp. I am not close to either of those with 7 psi on a d15.

This week I was driving on the freeway and I put it at about 1/2 throttle in fifth and the clutch slipped. I thought it was weird, but i ignored it and kept driving. It's just gotten worse and worse, and now It's getting pretty bad. It feels like a typical clutch going out.. but i have no clue how the hell a 300 hp clutch that should last at least 10k miles is going out on me?! I have been very nice to this clutch and haven't even done a single burnout on it. What else could be causing this?

Well being that this guy was local, i had to go visit his facility and check him out. Jimmy is a cool guy, however the products he sells are not made by him, xtd is just a sticker (stuff is made in korea) and he doesnt have a clutch rated for 300 hp. He only has diaphrams rated for 227 ft - lb as i recall. Worst thing was, he was asking me where Clutch Specialties heat treats their product.. not very smart to sell a diaphram that isnt heat treated? So.... being that the diaphram is not heat treated, would mean it would be weak in some points and lose its strength over time. So thats what i think may have happen, but it could be other things.

Re: Clutch burnt up after 4k miles?!?!

;D dumbs up to Mike.

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did u properly break in the clutch?? i have to go with oil maybe, or a glazed disk...your prollly gonna end up havin to take the clutch out AGAIN but if i were you..i'd go wit a more popular clutch next time..exedy, clutch masters etc.

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xtd pressure plates are daikin/exedy

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Originally Posted by Ravage70

xtd pressure plates are daikin/exedy

with a sticker over their stamp.

Re: Clutch burnt up after 4k miles?!?!

I think all of the other clutch manufacturers also use daiken pp, but they modify it to give more clamping force.
It's what's done on the inside that counts.