clutch options?

[hasteranger]

swapping bp into stock festiva with 5 speed, everyone recommends upgrading the clutch.

1) what options are there?
2) where is the best place to order them?
3) how much are they?

Thanks!

[hasteranger]

guess it'll be the spec stage 2.

[gauge_half_inch]

Or trans swap and stock replacement.

[KingFish]

I have heard bad reviews for Spec clutches. Hopefully someone with hands on exp will chime in.

[hasteranger]

I dunno, are there any other options for the stock transmission? I searched pretty extensively and all I came up with are the spec ones.

[WTFestiva]

I just bought a SPEC Stage 2 for our BP swap, we are going to put it through the works at the end of Feb, I'll give a performance review of it after the 100 acre wood.

[M3NTAL]

I personally love my ACT

[gestiva]

I have always used Stock festiva clutches and never had much slipping unless I redlined 1st and 2nd.

My white car had a new Excedy clutch in it when I removed old B3, So Im using it on the BP with No problems at All! Time will tell, but Seems to be working,.

[denguy]

I put a Spec in my Mustang. The first time I power shifted with the race tires on I blew the stock T5 trans.

[DON SVO]

I have heard bad reviews for Spec clutches. Hopefully someone with hands on exp will chime in.

Used a Stage 4 unsprung behind a TKO600 in my SVO
Used a Stage 2 in my BP/E series Festiva
Using a Stage 2 in my BP/G series Festiva
Using a Stage 2 in my 2011 GT
Have a Stage 3.5 sprung in the notch

Half the cars in my sig have SPEC clutches currently... I have never ever ever had an issue with SPEC, and I'm 5 clutches deep.

[Aaronbrook37]

I think I have a Suzuki Swift GTi ACT 6-puck with a modified Festiva flywheel and E-series. It's definitely a 6 puck, just unsure whether it's the Swift one or Festiva. Grabs really, really hard... zero issues with my B6T.

[dragsterdave]

I've had a spec stage 2 in for 26000 miles with no problems so far. Bp swap with a little bottle of nos
E series aspire trans.

[bobbyspider]

I think I have a Suzuki Swift GTi ACT 6-puck with a modified Festiva flywheel and E-series. It's definitely a 6 puck, just unsure whether it's the Swift one or Festiva. Grabs really, really hard... zero issues with my B6T.

This is also what I was going to say. Do a search on a swift clutch here I pretty sure there are some instructions someone posted. Ill look for the link later and post it if I find it.

Here's 1 to get you started

http://www.fordfestiva.com/forums/showthread.php?43818-Suzuki-Swift-clutch&highlight=swift

[TominMO]

Used a Stage 4 unsprung behind a TKO600 in my SVO
Used a Stage 2 in my BP/E series Festiva
Using a Stage 2 in my BP/G series Festiva
Using a Stage 2 in my 2011 GT
Have a Stage 3.5 sprung in the notch

Half the cars in my sig have SPEC clutches currently... I have never ever ever had an issue with SPEC, and I'm 5 clutches deep.

Good info Don. I would add that a Stage 2 for a G series is a lot more clutch than for an E series, so for the newb they need to be aware that this is an apples-to-oranges comparison. I suspect that any brand-name clutch with a Stage 2 pressure plate will do fine under all but extreme circumstances, like high boost or hard launches.