anyone know what the stock clutch is rated at HP and torque wise? and what is the most power anyone has held with the stock clutch? thanks!
stock clutch power capabilities?
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i have heard several stories about people with only about 280 crank making it about 5,000 before the stocker toasted.
ok, thats kinda what i figured, i mean my clutch is like 21 years old its the original and im making right around 300hp and alittle more torque and mines been slipping on me. so time for a new one 
wish it didnt cost so much to get them installed.. gerr.
wish it didnt cost so much to get them installed.. gerr.
Do it yourself. It's less than 6 hours work with a buddy to remove and replace a clutch on a mk3.
It's only 1 hr - 6 hrs, if you are mechanically inclined (hell i ll even say if you know BASICS). For the rest of the world, a mechanic might be needed. Not everyone who owns a supra = Mechanic. And swapping a clutch is not something i recommend doing on your own if you know little to nothing about what you are doing. Call a friend / relative who may know their stuff, pay him / her a cpl of dollar have some beer and get your hands dirty. If you have to bring it to a mechanic, see if they will be cool enough to let you watch( you will have to really know them for them them to let you be there). Practice makes perfect, so doing it on your own is experience indeed, but If this is your first time, id have a buddy who knows what their doing there to guide you.
PEace........
PEace........
LOL - sure it is, dude, sure. This I'd love to see. Unless your removal process includes thermite...MK3PIMP;968429 said:
Maybe they never put the top bellhousing bolts and the top starter bolt back on last time, so they don't have to get it off again?
Even ignoring those bolts, I can only shave ~ 15 minutes off the time.
Seriously, you have to drain the tranny, drop the exhaust, driveshaft, starter, clutch slave, and pull apart the dash and remove the gearshift on the inside.
Then pull the tranny wing bolts, bellhousing bolts, crossmember bolts, remove the inspection plate and pull the fork, then pull and drop the tranny.
Pull the tranny out from under the car, then pull out the clutch and slide back under to unbolt the flywheel and pound the input shaft bearing out of the crank.
Disassemble the release bearing assembly, and you're now exactly 50% done.
Who can do that in less than 30 minutes? I count 46 bolts or screws, minimum, if you don't touch the motor mounts, 10 of which require cooperation between two people.
Seriously, you have to drain the tranny, drop the exhaust, driveshaft, starter, clutch slave, and pull apart the dash and remove the gearshift on the inside.
Then pull the tranny wing bolts, bellhousing bolts, crossmember bolts, remove the inspection plate and pull the fork, then pull and drop the tranny.
Pull the tranny out from under the car, then pull out the clutch and slide back under to unbolt the flywheel and pound the input shaft bearing out of the crank.
Disassemble the release bearing assembly, and you're now exactly 50% done.
Who can do that in less than 30 minutes? I count 46 bolts or screws, minimum, if you don't touch the motor mounts, 10 of which require cooperation between two people.
haha. ya theres no way i can do this job wish i could. i also dont have any friends that know how to either. what would the average shop charge?
wish i could. i also dont have any friends that know how to either. what would the average shop charge?
anybody in IL or surrounding states that would be willing to do this job for me? i can drive my car to you. if anyone could help me out please let me know!! thanks!
Installing a new clutch = not that much fun, after the clutch completly going out on me, while on the way to my dad's shop, we started working at 7:30-:45ish, didnt get done till 2AM. wasnt all that bad, but had a lift and a pretty hefty set of tools, and it was my first time pulling the tranny on an MK3.:biglaugh:
GrimJack;968618 said:
I can MAYBE see getting it done quick with two people working on it that are good at it.
But you're forgetting the throwout bearing assembly which in itself takes a while...
Stock clutch is crap LOL
Right around 5K miles on 8 PSI and a bit of racing and it was toast...
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Even with good people, I don't think so.
Last time I dropped a tranny was Duane's when we put in the Spec multi-plate setup. We had FOUR people on the job who knew what they were doing (one of whom is a professional Toyota wrench) and Duane's setup has a lot more room to work than most. Still took us ~5 hours.
Admittedly, there was a professional photographer underfoot for most of that as well, but we only tripped over him a few times.
Last time I dropped a tranny was Duane's when we put in the Spec multi-plate setup. We had FOUR people on the job who knew what they were doing (one of whom is a professional Toyota wrench) and Duane's setup has a lot more room to work than most. Still took us ~5 hours.
Admittedly, there was a professional photographer underfoot for most of that as well, but we only tripped over him a few times.
the stocker did pretty well for me on my 2j but i really havent had many miles on it yet, i would guess it is around 350ft lbs right now
its hard to fit 4 people under a car i would think its more practical with 3, 2 working on the car and 1 handing you the tools you need hehe 5 hours is a good estimate IMHO it took me a good weekend to do my clutch by myself working at a slow pace
its hard to fit 4 people under a car i would think its more practical with 3, 2 working on the car and 1 handing you the tools you need hehe 5 hours is a good estimate IMHO it took me a good weekend to do my clutch by myself working at a slow pace
We had 2 guys underneath, one guy one the engine bay, and one guy traded off between sourcing wrenches and working in the cabin.
116k with the mods listed in my sig toasted my clutch in 2k miles. This was the second clutch the car has seen. I'm at 118k now and my new stage two just arrived today!! :icon_bigg
MK3PIMP;968429 said:
LOL! Removing the R154 in one hour!
It takes that long just to take the bolts off the PP to Flywheel.