autozone clutches are FTL

[Insidious Surmiser]

didn't know where to put this, so i threw it in O/T, but as stated...autozone clutches cannot withstand more than 300 tq.... (hey, i'm a cheap bastard, and my stock clutch was toast :biglaugh: )

so, i raced a 350z again tonight... this time from a stop... honk three times, and i lauch at 2,500 rpm... i tried to modulate the clutch, eventally letting off clompletely... it wasn't grabbign at ALL, so after about a second, i just let off the throttle completely. later on after driving a while, i tried to launch from 2.5k rpms again w/ same results, drove around some more and tried to launch from 3k w/ same results:icon_conf guess when i take the tranny out for a re-build (will be very soon as syncro's do NOT work) i'll go w/ a better clutch.

anyone have a good suggestion for a good street clutch capable of holding about 450 tq? (should be making 400-425 tq in about 3-4 months)

 

[SupraOfDoom]

autozone clutches, lol. I dont need to read any further.

 

[Insidious Surmiser]

autozone clutches, lol. I dont need to read any further.

:rofl: :biglaugh: hey, it was like $90, lol....

 

[flubyux2]

you get what you pay for, prime example. cant say i feel sorry for ya. you shoulda known what you were getting yourself into. Stock clutches are good for stock power.

 

[Insidious Surmiser]

you get what you pay for, prime example. cant say i feel sorry for ya. you shoulda known what you were getting yourself into. Stock clutches are good for stock power.

hey, i got more than i paid for... the damn thing works... it actually WORKS :biglaugh:

 

[TurboWarrior]

Are you talking about just the disc for $90? Ive seen clutches online for that "even the toyota ones" just for the disc

 

[swaq]

Ouch, I didn't even know you could get autozone clutches...

 

[89Turbo]

Autozone period FTL

 

[Fuzz420]

Im disapointed in my exedy stock replacement clutch for my n/a. $150 i guess i got what i payed for

 

[Facime]

I paid 97 bucks for my stock replacement and it works great...at least on stock NA performance. If it was for anything other than a stock DD NA, I would have gotten a better one.

 

[Wills7MGTE]

cuz when I think performance, I think autozone (hopefully you can feel the dripping sarcasm).

Dude when its something like and engine part or a clutch I'd spend the extra and get an ACT or something good. but money is hard to come by so I can understand but ya should have seen it coming, better luck next time man.

 

[Insidious Surmiser]

cuz when I think performance, I think autozone (hopefully you can feel the dripping sarcasm).

Dude when its something like and engine part or a clutch I'd spend the extra and get an ACT or something good. but money is hard to come by so I can understand but ya should have seen it coming, better luck next time man.

well, here was the situation... i was 17, no job, going to high school, and the supra is my dd (before it broke)... better to have something than nothing

 

[s383mmber1]

I was gonna pick one up off supradan22 (?) on here for like 40 bucks or something and test the shit out of it and do a write up here.

I was gonna see how long it was before it gave out on me. Look like you spoiled all my fun!

:cry:

 

[Wills7MGTE]

I understand being broke and my supras a DD too, luckily its an auto LOL but itll be 5 speed soon and I am considering going 1jz maybe not sure yet

 

[91T breezen']

No surprise there!:icon_razz I would have given you my slipping Spec Stage II, and you would have done better! I paid almost $500.00 for it, and found out it wouldn't hold the power on ET streets and 19psi! I'm now on another $500.00 Spec, this time it's a Stage III, 6-puck! So far, so good.:icon_bigg You get what you pay for though. There are some places, you just flat out cannot cut corners.

 

[Insidious Surmiser]

update... now about 2.5k miles into usage ... the clutch doesn't hold well at all uder WOT in 1st, 4th or 5th... LOTS of slippage, and this is shiffting at or before 6k rpms, and shifting mighty conservatively, i might add... just think it's kinda funny... but i'll wait till it no longer works PERIOD until i get a new clutch... any recomendations btw? need a good clutch to hold about 425 tq (current numbers are around 330 tq, but that will change soon enough)

 

[suprafredde]

If you are reusing your flywheel dont drive around with a bad clutch.
My old stocker messed up my flywheel and even after turning/machining it there was still pits and a large groove on the surface.

suprafredde

 

[bigaaron]

Autozone period FTL

I like to "get in the zone", they're better the Pep Bitches or Krapgen.

 

[Insidious Surmiser]

If you are reusing your flywheel dont drive around with a bad clutch.
My old stocker messed up my flywheel and even after turning/machining it there was still pits and a large groove on the surface.

suprafredde

trust me... i don't give a shit right now, lol... my flywheel's already cracked... fuck it i'm in college... so i'm cheap as hell, and when it breaks, i'll get another one, trust me i can get ahold of a flywheel for free

 

[Insidious Surmiser]

I like to "get in the zone", they're better the Pep Bitches or Krapgen.

lol.... they're cheap... that's it... if i actually had money to spare... trust me, it would be spent elsewhere, lol... like i said... highschool + engine swap = NO money (when i got the clutch)