I Need A Heavy Duty Clutch For My R-33!

[blitz r33]

i recently seen my mechanic to get a quote for a heavy duty clutch and he told me that it will cost $300 plus another $100 to install it.

then he says that it will damage different areas on my car and it can eventually crack my firewall.

do yous know what hes on about cause one of my friends says the clutch has nothing to do with a firewall .

also any ideas of what clutch i should get for it.

thanks.

[(B1) MR_fanny]

thats strange hey. does he work on skylines alot? and um $300 for a heavy duty clutch doesnt sound that heavy duty to me, especially if it will cause damage to other areas of the car. $100 is dirt cheap for labour, sounds like a small back yard job or super mates rates. id say find or at least ask another mech in my opinion.

good luck with it.

[charlie25T]

thats strange hey. does he work on skylines alot? and um $300 for a heavy duty clutch doesnt sound that heavy duty to me, especially if it will cause damage to other areas of the car. $100 is dirt cheap for labour, sounds like a small back yard job or super mates rates. id say find or at least ask another mech in my opinion.

good luck with it.

tell him to shut up ...............if the clutch in 300 then it aint heavy duty

plus i have had a heavy duty clutch in my car for over a year and nuthing has happened

[disco33]

hahahahahaha..... sorry mate hahahahaha.

a clutch that can damage the firewall.... now thats super heavy duty

[R31Nismoid]

Go find another mechanic.

If he is saying that, i wouldnt even trust him with a family Tarago.

[charlie25T]

i agree

[dmr]

crack is getting real cheap these days

[r33nut]

:laughing-smiley-014:

Im a mechanic and that is one of the funniest things i've ever heard. As for the $300 dollars, for my heavy duty clutch i spent $350, but i got it trade price. Spend $500 on the clutch and it will last unless you have big power, and as for labour I would expect $300-$400 for fitting.

Edited September 20, 2007 by r33nut

[joeyjoejoejuniorshabadoo]

The 300 is for the mechanics pocket and the 100 is the labour charge for him smashing your firewall with a sledgehammer and saying "see"

[funkymonkey]

yeah minimum for a brand new heavy duty is $350... at $300 he's probably putting a Nissan Patrol clutch in your car, which is technically heavier duty than your standard one. $100 labour's not bad tho.

As for firewall... wtf? unless the flywheel is machined down so much that it gets too light and somehow rips itself off and flys up through your bellhousing and into your firewall. likelyhood 0.00000000000001%

find a new mechanic.

[blitz r33]

thanks everyone,will find a new mech.

what brand of clutch should i ask to be installed?

[funkymonkey]

depends on how much torque/power your engine makes. A lightly modded car should be able to get by with a ceramic heavy duty.

[siddr20]

Excedy heavy duty clutch!! 340 only

This is what i have.. has been for last two years and still going strong!!

Supports up to 240kw..

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and yea your mech is a noob.. lol

A heavy duty clutch in mine hasnt caused any problems!!

[R34GTFOUR]

these are the type of so called "mechanics" that should be shot

i wouldnt let a guy that says that look at my car, let alone touch it...

Definately find another bloke, but changing a clutch isnt that hard and if your handy with the tools you can do it yourself. I would recommend exedy as a brand, anything with a stronger pressure plate, and depending on you power maybe some thing with a ceramic facing clutch plate

[joeyjoejoejuniorshabadoo]

As for firewall... wtf? unless the flywheel is machined down so much that it gets too light and somehow rips itself off and flys up through your bellhousing and into your firewall. likelyhood 0.00000000000001%

there's a guy on here that managed to do that. The flywheel literaly exploded and tore the car to pieces!

[R34GT-t_07]

if u were to get a havy duty clutch it wont damage anything in your car but if u were to get a brasbutton clutch then u could pop ur box unles ur car is extreamly moded. normal hevy duty wont do any damage