Change The Clutch Or Not...

[Aleckr33]

Hey everyone,

Im stuck whether or not i need to change my clutch to suit my car that will soon to make on or over 250rwkw. At the moment i have 203rwkw and the clutch is about half worn id say (guessing from the friction point on the pedal as it is starting to get a bit higher off the floor).

Iv been told it's a Xtreme heavy duty clutch when i bought it off the last owner. Its pretty light on the foot, still grips and grabs nicely. Iv been reading and not many people have mentioned they use these clutches for 250rwkw+...

Any advise? Should i leave it in the car and see what happens on the dyno then go from there or change it now?

Thanks,

Aleck

[kudos.motorsports]

Aleck,

You should definitely rip that Xtreme unit out and replace the Exedy Sports Organic sitting here for you. On a serious note try adjusting the clutch pedal, chances are that by doing so you'll be able to move the friction point to a more desired spot in the pedal swing.

[Aleckr33]

lol

Thanks, ill try that. Do you think i'll need to change it tho?

[joeyjoejoejuniorshabadoo]

just smash it till it breaks and then put in something better

[Aleckr33]

just smash it till it breaks and then put in something better

this is what im worried about... say it does 'break' is it going to do any harm to the box?

[Dobz]

An organic clutch will just start slipping, you'll notice when the revs start flaring after the clutch is engaged on full noise. If you notice it start to slip don't hammer it or try doing burnouts because you'll just glaze the clutch faces which if glazed bad enough it will slip so much you'll struggle to move anywhere.

If you plan to have 250rwkw and give it a bit of a hard time a cushioned button clutch would be a good idea because it can reliably hold the power you want and has good driveability on the street.