[DC5R CLUTCH] EXEDY Vs. ORC Vs. Toda

[wonton]

you can had ur HD clutch change without changing ur mount but you may find out your mount will broke after a few months or less..so better change ur mount and clutch together and save up the installation cost

[endymiony2k]

btw another point that i think i should bring up is when do you actually need to upgrade to a HD clutch? Would it be worth it to just get a lightened flywheel if not much major performance modification have been made to the car. And i guess the stock clutch can probably handle street driving if improve the responsiveness of the car is what i m after?

[wonton]

and my fren told me HD clutch are not neccessary when ur car with just I/H/E modification, and our stock clutch can last for 200whp

[endymiony2k]

thx, wonton. =)

[air23box]

btw another point that i think i should bring up is when do you actually need to upgrade to a HD clutch? Would it be worth it to just get a lightened flywheel if not much major performance modification have been made to the car. And i guess the stock clutch can probably handle street driving if improve the responsiveness of the car is what i m after?

I'll say the best time to change to HD clutch is when ur stock wear out....no point to spend extra while ur stock still doing the job.....if for me....I will get the clutch kit with fly wheel combo in the same time....save up time and $$ for installation.....

[VTECMACHINE]

Toda FTW

[endymiony2k]

i agree with you Eddie. i got quoted for changing the flywheel+clutch for $350 which isnt too bad i guess. Choose between header or HD clutch combo is so hard to decide ^^

[Tiu]

I'm looking for new clutch at the moment. I have GruppeM intake/ Trust TiC Catback/ Mugen N1 ECU for my performance parts on my dc5R.

I'm thinking of getting exedy clutch since their prices seem more reasonable over others, i want to get flywheel as well since the labour for it is not too much difference.

What's a good clutch+flywheel recommendation for me? It is mainly for street use with occasional track days once every 2-3months. How do you tell what's good and bad about a clutch, such as organic, ceramic, stage 1, 2 etc etc. What does it all mean?

[tinkerbell]

there are 3 major parts to a clutch (4 if you count the throw-out bearing)

1. flywheel
2. friction disc
3. pressure plate

the friction disk is made of (or covered in) organic or ceramic material, which is what sits between teh pressure plate and the flywheel.

the pressure plate and flywheel are usually steel. and the job of the pressure plate is to clamp or force teh friction disk onto teh flywheel when you release the clutch pedal...

organic material is more user friendly, ceramic material allows quicker shifting but harsher and is more liable to suffer from heat abuse.

for a road car, an organic "Heavy duty" clutch is perfect.

for a more dedicated circuit racing car, a ceramic firction disc *might* provide better performance if treated correctly...

HTH

[DrTran]

I would look in to competition engineering their clutches are pretty good but if you got money to burn buy a tilton clutch The saying goes it's the last clutch you will ever have to buy

[Tiu]

THANKS!!! FOR THE INFO really helped

I searched up exedy rsx on ebay. None of the kits have heavy duty on them, how do you decide which are heavy duty and what's not?

Exedy Racing Stage 1 consist of the organic material you talked about, and stage 2 has the ceramics. So i think i will take the stage 1 over the stage 2. Even tho it is only stage 1, it will be a better upgrade than stock, right?

I also want a flywheel to go with it since i'll be changing the clutch anyway, does anyone the weight of the stock AUDM dc5R flywheel? so i can compare to some of the exedy's one offer. THANKS

there are 3 major parts to a clutch (4 if you count the throw-out bearing)

1. flywheel
2. friction disc
3. pressure plate

the friction disk is made of (or covered in) organic or ceramic material, which is what sits between teh pressure plate and the flywheel.

the pressure plate and flywheel are usually steel. and the job of the pressure plate is to clamp or force teh friction disk onto teh flywheel when you release the clutch pedal...

organic material is more user friendly, ceramic material allows quicker shifting but harsher and is more liable to suffer from heat abuse.

for a road car, an organic "Heavy duty" clutch is perfect.

for a more dedicated circuit racing car, a ceramic firction disc *might* provide better performance if treated correctly...

HTH

[air23box]

Hey leon...I reckon exedy is more daily friendly....I am using ORC atm.....its great on track....but its such a pain if you drive it daily tho.....I mis count how many time I store when I pick my car up..... never try toda tho......

[Mashi]

I thought ORC was much harder to use as a daily driver, I heard an ORC clutch and fly combo and it was really loud. Like a railing kind of sound. Is this common?

the ORC pedal is just a tad heavier then the s2k pedal... but it still feel like stock... yes... ORC clutch are loud... but they have a silent type which is suppose to be "silent"... but infact its just just quieter... still makes some noise tho... padestrians will definitely hear it when u have ur clutch in...

OMG that noise... LOL i thought it was something wrong with my clutch everytime i clutch in/changing gears....
so i take it that it's 'normal'?

gosh i have pple telling me its the bearing on the gearbox...???

[tinkerbell]

OMG that noise...

you have an Ogura Racing Clutch installed?

[Mashi]

hehehe
Yes i do
hard to drive but....