Ebay clutches

[TorqueEffect]

Is there such thing as a good ebay clutch? cause i need one for my new project...

I mean xtd, or f1 racing, like a stage 2 or 3???? Id like to hear real reasons and real examples they failed not just because "they are cheap". China makes good stuff, like intercoolers, rads, and even cooling fans, turbo manifolds, and even blow off valves sometimes.

Usually it does just come down to "you get what you pay for", usually the cheaper you go the crappier the part gets.
Something as vital as a clutch, don't cheap out.

There are good quality Chinese made stuff out there, but usually it is by bigger companies that have much stricter quality control than, let's say a small sweat-shop factory in the slums of some Chinese city.

[festyfreak39]

Usually it does just come down to "you get what you pay for", usually the cheaper you go the crappier the part gets.
Something as vital as a clutch, don't cheap out.

There are good quality Chinese made stuff out there, but usually it is by bigger companies that have much stricter quality control than, let's say a small sweat-shop factory in the slums of some Chinese city.

I completely agree, "getting what you pay for" is always true. I just wanted someone to say i bought an ebay clutch, it did this, because of this. and yada yada yada.

-Cause a brand new HKS blow off valve is roughly $300, my chinese one was 50, and it's been working great for 30,000kms. Everyone has hated them but mine has worked.

-My chinese intercoolers/piping and rads have kept all my race cars cool over the years, I've also paid 1/4 the price.

-Chinese boost controller has never let me down either, etc etc

Depending on the brand, paying a reasonable amount for a reasonable clutch is what i'm looking for.

[rmoltis]

I replaced the clutch on my last aspire with an exedy and it did great. It was a good stock replacement. And lasted for over 120k miles still going when I sold the car. But then again whenever I replace the clutch I get a new flywheel, clutch plate, clutch disc, pilot bearing, and throwout bearing. Just so that I don't have to ever go back in there. Chances are the clutch that is so cheap your looking at is probably just the disc. You want the whole kit with new flywheel so all surfaces are machined flat so there are no uneven wear rates or glazed portions on the old plates. This brings the cost up but is well worth it.

Now that I think about it I still have a full kit from fms still new in the box along with a new flywheel when the time comes. It's got beefier pad on the disc and the disc springs are bigger with mini springs in the center of the springs. It will be nice whenever I need to use it.

[Ogrestiva]

Exedy is the only brand I have used and they are easy to put on once you get the ~13 or so bolts off the trans. I used a wooden scaffold system with ratchet straps at the top of the engine bay to hold the engine and dropped the trans just by holding it(I'm a big guy, you may want to use a jack or something) I didn't replace the flywheel or anything else and 2 years later it still works great(engine blew, but the trans still works like the day I put it in)

[kumalaba]

i tried a spec & it was terrible

[blkfordsedan]

No reason to replace the flywheel unless it has stress cracks. You can just deglaze it with a large sanding disc. If its bad or uneven you can have it resurfaced at a competent machine shop. I've never bought a new flywheel in 25 years, and I've done MANY clutch replacements (but never the same one twice).

[Prafeston]

Had my "new" transmission replaced by the technical school for free recently (my buddy is a student there and does all the work). He said they took the flywheel to O'Reilly's to have it resurfaced and apparently our flywheels don't fit on their machine... my buddy said it didn't look that bad though and he just put it back in. Been starting and shifting fine...I too went with the Exedy clutch.

[DON SVO]

I ordered a Spec Stg 2 and paid $280 shipped. It was for the BP.

[rmoltis]

Id rather not deglazing with sandpaper would leave you with uneven surface needs to be flat. Inline four cylinder engines have bad mechanical balance so they use heavy flywheels to help even things out. I know surfacing wouldn't remove much weight but every bit counts to me to keep my engine running as smooth as possible. That's another reason I would never buy a lightened flywheel or lighten mine. Everyone can say what can and can't be done. You can do anything you want. You could put a new disc on an uneven flywheel and it would run for years. But it won't last its optimum rate.. But when I replace things I like everything brand new. Nothing ever goes bad or wears out too soon or unevenly. I've also never had to replace the same clutch twice.