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

[lagos]

Lagos wrote:
Clutch:
if using the gt tranny with the 3sgte motor, you will need:
5sfe disk (or a custom made 3sgte disk, with the splines for the 5sfe tranny)
5sfe throwout bearing
5sfe alignment tool
3sgte pressure plate
3sgte flywheel (or just get your stock one resurfaced)

if you are going to use an mr2 turbo tranny, then all you need to do is buy a clutch kit for a 90-93 turbo mr2.

be carefull when buying clutch disks for the 5sfe tranny. a stage 1 disk for the 5sfe is not the same thing as a stage 1 disk for the 3sgte. so if you get something like a stock oem clutch or a ACT street disk, it probably will not hold the power you need to put down.
if you call up a company like Spec or Clutchmasters and tell them about your project, they can make you a custom disk that can hold the power you will make and have the correct spline count that you need.