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Hello there,

My clutch release bearing is a bit noisy, so I want to replace it.

While at it I thought it might be a good idea to replace the whole clutch anyhow.

Could somebody recommend a brand/make/model?

The car is not heavily tuned, making about 310HP.

My secret aim is the 400HP mark, so ideally the clutch should be able to cope with that.

Also, the clutch should be easy to moderate to operate, so heavy clutch operation would not be preferred.

(the car is also a grocery getter :))

Is Excedy any good?

Thanks in advance,

Andrew

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The clutch that is best for you depends on what you are going to use the car for, not so much how much power you are making. Drag racing/Drifting and you should choose a carbotic button clutch. If you are just using it for street use then you will need something NPC's Bigmouth street clutch which will easily hold 400hp at the wheels but it's an organic plate so not as good for the drag launches. Circuit racing you can choose either. A HD Exedy will hold it for a month or so but they are not so good over 240rwkw. If you want an off the shelf clutch from Exedy that will hold 400hp then it will have to be at least the 5 puk ceramic button clutch. Exedy are the largest manufacturer of clutches in the world, so yes, they are good quality

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I got an excedy HD and 240kw seems to be holding up fine so far,(daily car also cops some abuse) feels firm but not to heavy.

On another note my release bearing started making those noises one time, for the couple of weeks it was doin it i stressed thinking $$$, then it fixed itself and i never had a problem again..Sometimes you just get lucky.. :thumbsup: GL

Hello,

Thanks for the input.

As said, the car is not used often on a track or something.

Once or twice a month it will do a quarter mile - maybe some track ..

What other clutch manufacturers are out there?

This looks interesting:

http://www.ogura-racing.com/light_clutch.html

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