WHy Centerforce Dual Friction Clutches SUck.
 

well i was looking at a few old pics i had stored on a backup disc and i found these pics. There about the time my centerforce clutch took a ----. Apparently it didnt like 4k RPM launches with boost, so it ended itself, i ran this clutch on a 50-75 shot of nitrous, for 3 months then on boost for about 6 months, then one late night after work i was going to race a cowoker in his s10, and when i launched, the wheels kept spinning, then the engine kept reving, but i wasnt going anywhere, it stank like burnt ----. I limped the car home, never reving past 3k or the clutch would slip out.

Pulled the tranny then the clutch and this is what i found.

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The disc was wasted, the pressure plate toasted, and it tore the ---- out of the flywheel.
Needless to say i replaced it with a 6puck unsprung unit from mike at LSD and it was like night and day. This bitch would actually pull like a bastard at 15psi without slipping.

so in my honest opinion, centerforce clutches suck for imports, maybe theyre good for domestics? i dont know dont really care. total waste of 300$ or whatever they cost now.

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Thats pretty bad, Not as bad as the clutch I just did for a friend on a 96 avenger. the material part of the disk completely broke off and exploded. the whole bell housing was full of "fluffy stuff" that I couldnt figure out what it was before I saw the disk. I'll try and put a pic up later tonight.

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funny, I never had a problem with the USED one I got from Fowee.

7800 rpm clutch dumps on slicks with 75 shot.

Finally started slipping on a 3-4 power shift with 85 shot using 325 cc injectors, still went 13.40 @ 103 mph.

I used that clutch for another 2-3 years NA, then slipped in a Exedy OEM disc with the CF pressure plate. I ran that combo until last month.

I suspect you were riding the clutch out to limit wheelspin on street tires.

That would then be driver error :)

Re: WHy Centerforce Dual Friction Clutches SUck.
 

Ya but get an act and you can drive like you stole the damn thing without issues. My old clutch from like 6 years ago is in a turbo 12 sec car on 23 in slicks and doest slip a bit


That doesnt include the raping it got with me

Re: WHy Centerforce Dual Friction Clutches SUck.
 

Centerforces DF as meant for lightly modified cars, that thing does not have the clamping force to begin with. No wonder it ---- out on you.... ::)


How much torque where you making?

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typical turbo street d 180-210 depending on turboooooooooooo

Re: WHy Centerforce Dual Friction Clutches SUck.
 

i've heard a lot of horror stories from centerforce. My buddy had one on his celica with a boosted motor (3sgte with 5s tranny), and he actually broke the area around the hub and i believe it just separated :-X

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i miss that old green coupe... why did you get rid of it? oh wait i remember......

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This came off an LS I sold to a guy locally. the funny thing is that it was my LS and the day before I pulled it I was still driving it and there was no signs of wear, no smell and no noise. It still pulled without slipping.

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Re: WHy Centerforce Dual Friction Clutches SUck.
 

Clutchmasters FTW :6