new f1 clutch is a stocker! wtf

[Hot_Wheels]

do you have any pics of your clutch? someone on clubprotege.com is talking about buying a f1 clutch i pointed him to over here. By the way where did you read the bad reviews on the ETD clutch? i read good stuff on miataturbo.net, i tried to research and it seemed good at the time

[1988festivazoom]

It was the "xtd" clutch that had bad reviews, its stage 2 that I bought had all good reviews, I will take some pics and post them up tomorrow. Its just a painted blue pressure plate that has the kia stamp on it lol

[Aspire]

i read good stuff on miataturbo.net, i tried to research and it seemed good at the time

Like I said in a previous post, most of the NEW off-brand stuff sold on ebay seems to have quality control issues; the reviews can be all over the map.

Its just a painted blue pressure plate that has the kia stamp on it lol

The fact that it is stamped with Kia, doesn't actually mean that it is an OEM Kia part. It just means that the factory that made the pressure plate for F1 makes Kia pressure plates. But sadly, it won't tell you if it is built to a higher or a lower quality, since the factory may have used different material, treatment and/or tolerances.

I wouldn't judge it by the facts that you stated alone. But from the posts it sounds like you haven't had much confidence in the product from the beginning. Just keep your receipts and the box & if it goes bad, then don't admit to racing or running 16psi, but try to hit them up for the warranty.


BTW, it's always good to know your rights as a consumer. A lot of the reviews that I read of people bashing parts, seems that the people just throw it away instead of returning it for a replacement one or just getting their money back if it does break

[Rocketman]

It was the "xtd" clutch that had bad reviews, its stage 2 that I bought had all good reviews, I will take some pics and post them up tomorrow. Its just a painted blue pressure plate that has the kia stamp on it lol

I had an XTD Stage II clutch in my XR2 a while back, it held up pretty good no slipping. It was a simple OEM Daiken pressure plate, painted red with an "XTD" sticker over the Daiken stamp. I'm not sure if it had been modified for extra clamping force though. The disk was their own, with a carbon kevlar friction material. Like I said, held up good, b6t w/ Tbird turbo, FMIC, etc running 16-18lbs of boost. I ditched it for a Fidanza flywheel + ACT HDSS combo.
Clutch is actually still running in a friend's car that I built.

XTD doesnt really seem to be around anymore, maybe replaced by F1? same stuff different badge?