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Spook's_Skyline Mentor

Spook's_Skyline

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i replaced mine at about 80k, when it was all still stock

was coming back from nimbin to the tweed (awesome drive by the way)

could smell clutch burning most of the trip

got back to brisso and it started slipping in 3rd and 4th going up hills

replaced with exedy heavy duty clutch for 500 bux or so and havent had a drama since

Trust33 Grand Master

Trust33

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YES,

REVING-BUT NOT GOING ANYWHERE WOULD BE A GOOD SIGN.

SMELL-IS ANOTHER THAT YOU ARE BURNING THE CLUTCH.

My stock clutch seemed to be on it's way out showing these kind of symptoms.Then i added more 25rwkw more power took it to the drags,it couldnt handle the power and just slipped off the line.then in second so i gave up going for third.

At the moment the 5 puck ceramic HD clutch is great,though,i havent driven it more than 500klms in a year.

babyskyline Grand Master

babyskyline

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was driving my car one night and just put my foot down to over take someone and it started slipping. could smell some nice clutch smoke. so thats how mine went. just couldnt handle it any more.

when we replaced it we had a look at it and it was well and truely screwed (lived a pretty hard life)

it was replaced with an exedy etra heavy duty twin plate clutch and has been sweet ever since. :):)

siddr20 Grand Master

siddr20

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heheh well i only recently got the car.. NO mods except catback.. n the stock clutch slips in 4th n 5th..

But i have bought a heavy duty excedy clutch to go in there..

Seems like everyone is replacin stock clutch with excedy clutch.. hehe guess i did the right move n bought it for the best price ever (320-from C & B)

Edit: 78000ks.. im sure the clutch started slippin in japan probably a thousand or so ks b4..

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LO_R33 Proficient

LO_R33

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I paid $680 for an excede sports tuff clutch fitted here in canberra, it started to die around a year or so ago, you could tell because its friction point kept getting less and less.

Then 2 weeks ago it just died one morning on the way to work, ive got it sitting here now.. and it had hot spots all over it and was down to the rivets and it falls to bits if i pick it up.

The clutch that came out was an excede but a shit one at that, so my cars had 2 clutchs as far as im aware within its 145,000km journey.

Dayne

justin911 Grand Master

justin911

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my clutch died exactly a week after i put the exhaust and intercooler in :)

i was doing 100km/hr on the freeway and then suddenly the car quiet happily reved to 7000rpm in 5th gear :)

i got a exedy heavy duty clutch as a replacement for like $600-700 or so installed. I've had it for about 5 months.. Its starting to slip now so i'll probably get something abit better when finances permit :)

babyskyline Grand Master

babyskyline

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mine is an exedy twin plate extra heavy duty racing clutch and yes it hard to drive in traffic. defintely wouldnt recommend it on a daily driven car. was a very steep learning curve when i first got it.

cost me about $1800 including installed but its a bloody beast of a clutch. have had it in for about 5 months now and seems indestructable. :)

Haysey Grand Master

Haysey

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heheh well i only recently got the car.. NO mods except catback.. n the stock clutch slips in 4th n 5th..

But i have bought a heavy duty excedy clutch to go in there..

Seems like everyone is replacin stock clutch with excedy clutch.. hehe guess i did the right move n bought it for the best price ever (320-from C & B)

Edit: 78000ks.. im sure the clutch started slippin in japan probably a thousand or so ks b4..

i had a std broad minded personch in my car.... at 128,000 it was slipping... wouldnt grab when i did a quick shift... got a clutch from c& b and its awesome... can go mad launches... smells a bit tho but now its run in its all good......

had my car since 110,000km and dunno wat was the situation with the clutch...

but maybe it lasted a while because he had it since 70,000km and no recipts of a clutch being done....so maybe it was done in japan as there is writing on the origional one an shit...

Dee 33 Community Regular

Dee 33

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My car had done almost 120,000km (stock) when I noticed the clutch wasn't grabbing too well. It wouldn't slip in 4th or 5th but hard changes wouldn't grab.

I then bumped it up to 240rwkw. Subsequently, the day I picked it up not only was the clutch unable to hold even in 3rd, but it was also raining so I had a shithouse drive home in my newly modified toy.

Then to make things even worse, by the time I got back from the Gold Coast to Brisbane the clutch died completely (couldn't even move in first) 6km from home and I had to get it towed. It was a crap night, I'll tell ya that!

Spent $1300 on a heavy duty ceramic single plate. Was a bit rough at first but now it's worn in and I'm used to it it works perfectly. No probs. Grabs very hard as well. Chirping into 3rd is no problem at all. Been going solid for a few months now.

Next time I'll probably go heavy duty organic though considering I don't race the car. Ceramic = overkill for a pure daily driver.

cookie--monster Community Regular

cookie--monster

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got mine with around 88000 kms from japan,

i put a high-flow cat and dump pipe on at 105000 and then it started to slip.it slipps in evey gear except first,when i put my foot down hard.smells bad.

its got a really heavy pedal,which i would love to know why...im sure a heavy duty clutch can have a light pedal? anyone know?

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