Need A New Clutch, Advice?, Swapping 3sgte and need a new clutch Options

[jcbass7]

Hey,

I just got a 3sgte to go into my black hatchback, but i need to buy a new clutch before i can swap. I only have until july 20th to conplete the swap and money is available but a little tight. I plan on running the stock gt tranny casually for a year and then upgrading. I basically need something that will be good enough to handle the 3sgte, but not a stage 3 kit or anything since i need to focus the money in getting the car operational first. Any advice?
could i use something like this?

http://www.clutchcityonline.com/products/16-073.shtml

or am i REALLY going to be pushing my luck by getting a cheap clutch?

Thanks guys.

PS: can i use the flywheel from the AWD tranny i got with the 3sgte?

This post has been edited by jcbass7: May 16, 2006 - 11:36 AM

[hitcachi]

you hear this tweak? this is why ive been saying not to use an OEM clutch in a swap. i had pretty much the same problem as bboy after installing a new OEM PP with a act street disk after about 6 months of driving.

Call spec and get them to make you the custom disk. they pretty much know exactly what you need by now since i ordered mine, and got other people turned onto doing the same thing. do NOT go any higher then a stage 3, 6 puck disk.

a stage 2 disk is probably perfect for normal street driving, while still being able to hold the power of the 3sgte.

a stage 3 disk is less forgiving and wants to grab right away. its less streetable, but after you get used to it, youll really like it. if i had to give an honest opinion of mine, id say i love it, but i can see how its a little over kill for the power im making.

clutch masters is another good brand, but for some reason they want about 600$ for a clutch kit for us... it seems very over priced.

ACT is alright. one thing that i dont like about their higher end puck clutches is that the presure plate is very heavy giving you serious work out on your foot and their clutches are not spring loaded so they will not engage as smoothly .

as for the chirping you hear when u let the clutch out at idle, i have had the same thing. the problem happens from lack of lubrication to the fork, or throwout bearing. an easy fix is to adjust your clutch pedal freeplay untill the noise goes away .

This man knows what hes talking about. Trust me. You say that you have a 3S-GTE? Then pay close attention to the 2nd paragraph.